REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Snb-seetion (ii)
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th March, 1974
S.O. 217 (E).—The following Order made by the President is published for general information: —
ORDER
WHEREAS I, V. V. Giri, President of India, have received a report from the Administrator of the Union territory of Pondicherry 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 Union territory of Pondicherry cannot be carried on In accordance with the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963) (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 territory of Pondicherry, the operation of the following provisions of the Act, namely: —
sub-section (1), and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 6;
in section 7, sub-sections (1), (3) and (4), clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) and the first proviso to that sub-section, and so much of sub-section (5) as relates to the salaries and allowances of the Deputy Speaker;
sections 8 to 12 (both inclusive), sections 15 to 17 (both inclusive), section 22 and section 24:
(491)
492 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—so much o* sub-section (1) of section 30 as requires the previous approval ^JT the President and so much of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of the same section as relates to the salaries and allowances of the Deputy Spaaker;
so much of sub-section (1) of section 30 as requires the previous approval of the President;
section 33, sub-section (2) of section 34 and section 36;
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
so much of section 50 as relates to the Council of Ministers; and
(b) make the following incidental and consequential provisions which appear to me to be necessary and expedient for administering the Union territory of Pondi- cherry 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 in hereby dissolved;
(II) in relation to the said Union territory, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in sections 6. 23, 27, 28, 30 and 49 of the Act to the Administrator shall be construed as a reference to the President and any reference in sections 23, 27 to 31 (both inclusive). 48 and 49 to the Legislative Assembly of a Union territory by whatever form of words shall, in so far as it relates to the function* and power? thereof, be construed as a reference to Parliament;
(iii) in relation to the said Union territory, the reference to the Legislative Assembly of Union territory in section 26 shall be construed a* Including a refererv:e to Parliaent.
V. V. GIRI,
Dated the 28th March. 1974.
President.
[No. F. U-11012/2/74-UTL]
K. R. FflABHU, Addl. Secy.
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