The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 18] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 39, 1970/ VAISHAKHA 9, 1892 (Saka)
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MINISTRY OF LAW (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 29th April, 1970| Vaisakha 9, 1892 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 29th April, 1970, and is hereby published for general informa- tion:—
THE WEST BENGAL STATE LEGISLATURE (DELEGATION OF POWERS) ACT, 1970 No. 17 OF 1970
29th April, 1970 An Act to confer on the President the power of the Legislature of the State of West Bengal to make laws BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-first year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. This Act may be called the West Bengal State Legislature (De- Short title.
legation of Powers) Act, 1970.
Defini tion.
2. In this Act, "Proclamation" means the Proclamation issued on the 19th day of March, 1970, under article 356 of the Constitution, by the President, and published with the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs No. G.S.R. 490 of the said date.
3. (1) The power of the Legislature of the State of West Bengal to make laws, which has been declared by the Proclamation to be exer- cisable by or under the authority of Parliament, is hereby conferred on the President.
234 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAHT II—Sac. 1(2) In the exercise of the said power, the President may, from time to time, whether Parliament is or is not in session, enact, as a Presi- dent's Act, a Bill containing such provisions as he considers necessary:
Provided that beJ'ore enacting any such Act, the President shall, whenever he considers it practicable to do so, consult a Committee constituted for the purpose, consisting of forty members of the House of the People nominated by the Speaker arid twenty members of the Coun- cil of States nominated by the Chairman.
(3) Every Act enacted by the President under sub-section (2) shall, as soon as may be after enactment, be laid before each Hnuse of Parlia- ment.
(4) Either House of Parliament may, by resolution, passed within thirty days from the date on which the Act has been laid before it under sub-section (3), which period may be comprised in one session or in twu successive sessions, direct any modifications to be made in th^ Act and if the modifications are agreed'to by the nther House of Parlrj- meni during the session in which the Act has been so laid before it or the ses-rion succeeding, such modifications shall be given effect to by the President by enacting an amending Act \nder sub-section (2)'
Provided that nothing in this sub-section snail affect the validity of the Act or of any action taken thereunder before it is ^i amended.
N. D. P. NAMBOODIRIPAD,
Joint Secy, to the Govt. of India.