The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 41] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1979/ASVINA 3, 1901
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MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 25th September, 1979/Asvina 3, 1901 (Saka)
THE GOVERNMENT OF UNION TERRITORIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1979
No- 8 OF 1979
Promulgated by the President in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic
of India.
An Ordinance further to amend the Government of Union Territories
Act, 1963.
WHEREAS the House of the People has been dissolved and the Council of States is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him. to take immediate action;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance: —
1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Government of Union Terri- Short title lories (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979. and com-
mence-
3oo THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [pAttt II—Sac. i]Insertion 3. After section 51 of the principal Act, the following section shall be of new inserted, namely: — section 52.
Authorise- "52. Whore the Legislative Assembly of a Union territory is dis- ftion of solved, or its functioning as such Assembly remains suspended, on fcxpendi- account of an order under section 51, it shall be competent for the President President to authorise when the House of the People is not in session expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of that Union territory pending the sanction of such expenditure by Parliament.".
N. SANJIVA REDDY,
President.
R. V. S. PERI SASTRI, Secy, to the Govt. of India.