The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 505] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1967/KARTIKA 3 1889
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th October 1967
S.O. 3879.—The following Order made by the President , is published for general information:—
ORDER
Whereas I, Zakir Husain, President of India, have received a report from the Administrator of the Union territory of Manipur and after considering the report and other information received by me, I am satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the said Union territory cannot be carried on in accordance with the. provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1983) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act");
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, for a period of six months in relation to the said Union terri- tory of Manipur, the operation of the following provisions of the Act, namely:—
tSo^d THE GAZETTJfc. OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I I - S EC S(ii)]sections 33, 34(2) and 36; sections 44 and 46; 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;
so much .of section 50 as relates to the Council of Ministers, and section 52; and
(b) make, in relation to the said Union territory of Manipur, the following incidental and consequential provisions which appear to me to be necessary and expedient for administerinK the said Union territory in accordance with tne provisions of article 239 of the Constitution during the aforesaid period, namely:—
(I) the Chief Minister and other Ministers appointed under sub-section (1)
of section 45 of the Act shall cease to hold office as such;
(II) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference In sections 6, 23, 27 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 (except section 6), and in section 48 to the legislative Assembly of a Union territory hy whatever form of words, shall, in so far as It relates to the functions and pcwers thereof, be const uad as a reference to Parliament;
(Hi) the reference to the Legislative Assembly of a Union territory In section 26 shall be construed as Including a reference to Parliament.
NP.W DELHI;
2AKIR HUSAIN,
Hie 25th October, 1967-
President.
[No. F. 10/41/67-SR(R).l K- R. PRABHU, Jt. Secy.