REGISTERED NO. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 31]

NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1966/BHADRA 7, 1888

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF LAW

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 29th August. 1966/Bhadra 7, 1888 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the Presi-

dent on the 27th August, 1966, and is hereby published for

general

information: —

THE CONSTITUTION (EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT)

ACT, 1966

[27th August, 1966]

An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows:—

1, This Act may be called the Constitution (Eighternth Amend Short title.

ment) Act, 1966.

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 1]

Amendment

of article 3.

2. In article 3 of the Constitution, the following Explanation*

shall be inserted at the end, namely: —

'Explanation I.—In this article, in clauses (a) to («), "State"

includes a Union territory, but in the proviso, "State' does not

include a Union territory.

Explanation II.—The power conferred on Parliament by

clause (a) includes the power ^ form a new State or Union

territory by uniting a part of any State or Union territory to

any other State or Union territory.'.

S. P. SEN-VARMA,

Secy, to the Govt. of India.

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HEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS,

DELHI,

1966