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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 11th November, 1978

S.O. 644 (E)—The following Order made by the President

is published for general information:—

ORDER

: Whereas I, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, have

received a report from the Administrator of the Union terri-

tory of Mizoram and after considering the report, I am

satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the administration

of the Union territory of Mizoram cannot be carried on in

accordance with the provisions of the Government of Union

Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963), (hereinafter refered to

as "the Act");

Now, therefore, hi 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 from the date of

tbis order, in relation to the said Union territory of Mizoram,

the operation of the following

provisions of the

Act,"¹"

namely :—

sub-section (1) and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of sec-

tion 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;

so much of sub-section (1) of section 27 as requires the

previous approval of 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

Speaker;

so much of sub-section (1) of section 30 as require*

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

the Council of

Ministers; and

(b) make the following incidental and consequential pro-

visions which appear to me to be necessary and expedient

for administering the Union territory of Mizoram in accord-

ance with the provisions of artlclo 239 of the Constitution

during the aforesaid period, namely:—•

(i) the Legislative Assembly of the said Union territory

Js hereby dissolved;

(ii) the Chief Minister and the other Ministers appoint«d

under sub-section (1) of section 45 of the Act shall

cease to hold office as such;

(iii) in relation to the said Union territory, unless the

context otherwise requires, any reference In sec-

tions 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 hi 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 func-

tions and powers thereof, be construed as a reference

to Parliament.

Sd/-

NEELAM SANJIVA REDDY, President of India

New Delhi,

the 11th November. 1978.

[No. U-11012/13/78-UTL]

M. L. KAMPANI, Addl. Secy.

MUNTBD BY THB MANAGER, 00VT. OF INDIA PRESS, RINO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110064

AND PUBUSOTD BY THB CONTROIXHl

OF PUBLICATIONS.

DELHI-110054,

1971