The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II~Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 463] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1978/ASVINA 27, 1900
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1222 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th October, 1978
S. O. 60IKE).—Whereas under sub-section (1) of section 72 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), read with sub-section (3) thereof, the Board constituted under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 (Punjab Act 8 of 1925) shall, on and from the 1st day of November, 1966, continue to function and operate in those areas in respect of which it was functioning and operating immediately before that day, subject to such directions as may, from time to time, be issued by the Central Government until other provision is made by law in respect of the said Board;
And whereas under sub-section (2) of the said section 72, any such direc- tion may include a direction that any law by which the said Board is govern- ed shall, in its application to that Board, have effect, subject to such excep- tions and modifications as may be specified in the direction;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-sections (2) and (3), of the said section 72, the Central Government hereby directs that the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 (Punjab Act 8 of 1925) shall have effect, as from the date of issue of this notification, subject to the following further modifications, namely :—
Tn sections 70, 71, 74, 78, 79 and 80 for the words "the State Govern- ment", wherever they occur, the words "the Government of the State of Punjab" shall be substituted1.
[No. S-13013/2/78-SR]
B. G. DESHMUKH, Additional Secy.