The GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI ACT, 1991

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

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  1. 1.Short title and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Legislative Assembly and its composition.
  4. 4.Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly.
  5. 5.Duration of Legislative Assembly.
  6. 6.Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
  7. 7.Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
  8. 8.Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to provide while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  9. 9.Right of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
  10. 10.Special address by the Lieutenant Governor.
  11. 11.Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
  12. 12.Oath or affirmation by members.
  13. 13.Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  14. 14.Vacation of seats.
  15. 15.Disqualifications for membership.
  16. 16.Disqualification on ground of defection.
  17. 17.Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  18. 18.Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
  19. 19.Salaries and allowances of members.
  20. 20.Exemption of property of the Union form taxation.
  21. 21.Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters.
  22. 22.Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  23. 23.Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
  24. 24.Assent to Bills.
  25. 25.Bills reserved for consideration.
  26. 26.Requirements as to sanction, etc.
  27. 27.Annual financial statement.
  28. 28.Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
  29. 29.Appropriation Bills.
  30. 30.Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  31. 31.Votes on account.
  32. 32.Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
  33. 33.Rules of procedure.
  34. 34.Official language or languages of the Capital and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly.
  35. 35.Language to be used for Bills, Acts, etc.
  36. 36.Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
  37. 37.Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
  38. 38.Election Commission to delimit constituencies.
  39. 39.Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  40. 40.Elections to the Legislative Assembly.
  41. 41.Matters in which Lieutenant Governor to act in his discretion.
  42. 42.Advice by Ministers.
  43. 43.Other provisions as to Ministers.
  44. 44.Conduct of business.
  45. 45.Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Lieutenant Governor, etc.
  46. 46.Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
  47. 46A.Public Account of the Capital and moneys credited to it.
  48. 47.Contingency Fund of the Capital.
  49. 47A.Borrowing upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
  50. 47B.Form of accounts of the Capital.
  51. 48.Audit reports.
  52. 49.Relation of Lieutenant Governor and his Ministers to President.
  53. 50.Period of order made under article 239AB and approval thereof by Parliament.
  54. 51.Authorisation of expenditure by President.
  55. 52.Contracts and suits.
  56. 53.Power of President to remove difficulties.
  57. 54.Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly.
  58. 55.[Repealed.]
  59. 56.Repeal of Act 19 of 1966.
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