The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 404] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3,1966/AGRAHAYANA 12, 1888
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd December 1966
S.O. 3669—The following Order made by the President is published for general information:—
ORDER
Whereas I, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, have received a report from the Administrator of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and after considering the report and other information received by me, 1 am satisfied that for the proper administration of the Union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu it in necessary and expedient to suspend the operation of certain provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963), (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), in relation to that Union territory and to make certain incidental and consequential provisions;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51 of the Act and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby—
(a) suspend the operation of the provisions of,~
sub-section (1), and clause (a) of sub-section (2), of section 6, sections 7 to 12, sections 15 to 17 and sections 19 to 22. sections 24 and 25;
so much of sub-section (1) of section 27 as requires the previous approval of the President and clause (c) of sub-section (3) of the same section;
!<566 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(H>]sections 44 and 45; sub-section (1), and the following provision, namely, "whether taken on the advice of his Ministers or otherwise" in sub-section (2), of •section 46; and
ao much of section 50 as relates to the Council of Ministers,
toi a period of six months; and
(b) make the following incidental and consequential provisions which appear to me to be necessary and expedient for administering the Union territory of Gon, Daman and Diu in accordance with the provisions of article 239 of the Constitution during the aforesaid period, namely:—
(i) the Legislative Assembly of the said Union territory is hereby dis- solved;
fii) in relation to the said Union territory, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in sections 6, 23, 2? to 31 and section 49 of the Act to the Administrator shall be construed as a reference to the President and any reference in those sections and in section 48 to the Legislative Assembly of a Union territory shall, in so far as it relates to the functions and powers thereof, be construed as a reference to Parliament;
(lil) in relation to the said Union territory, the reference to the Legislative Assembly of a Union territory in section 26 shall be construed as including a reference to Parliament.
NKW DHLHI;
The 3rd December, 1966.
S. RADHAKBISHNAN,
President