The GOVERNMENT OF UNION TERRITORIES ACT, 1963

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that it shall come into force in the Union territory of Mizoram on such date, being a date not earlier than the date of commencement of the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1971 (83 of 1971), as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided further that it shall come into force in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh on such date, being a date not earlier than the date of commencement of the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1975 (29 of 1975), as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided also that, subject to the preceding provisos, different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different Union territories 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 and interpretation.
  3. 3.Legislative Assemblies for Union territories and their composition.
  4. 4.Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.
  5. 5.Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
  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 preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  9. 9.Right of Administrator to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
  10. 10.Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
  11. 11.Oath or affirmation by members.
  12. 12.Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  13. 13.Vacation of seats.
  14. 14.Disqualifications for membership.
  15. 14A.Disqualification on ground of defection for being a member.
  16. 15.Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  17. 16.Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
  18. 17.Salaries and allowances of members.
  19. 18.Extent of legislative power.
  20. 19.Exemption of property of the Union from taxation.
  21. 20.Restrictions or laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters.
  22. 21.Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by Legislative Assembly.
  23. 22.Sanction of the Administrator required for certain legislative proposals.
  24. 23.Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  25. 24.Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
  26. 25.Assent to Bills.
  27. 25A.Bills reserved for consideration.
  28. 26.Requirements as to sanctions and recommendations to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
  29. 27.Annual financial statement.
  30. 28.Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
  31. 29.Appropriation Bills.
  32. 30.Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  33. 31.Votes on account.
  34. 32.Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
  35. 33.Rules of procedure.
  36. 34.Official language or languages of Union territory and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly thereof.
  37. 35.Language to be used for Acts, Bills, etc.
  38. 36.Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
  39. 37.Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
  40. 38.Definitions.
  41. 39.Assembly constituencies.
  42. 40.Representation of Pondicherry in the House of the People.
  43. 41.Duties of Delimitation Commission.
  44. 42.Associate members.
  45. 43.Procedure as to delimitation.
  46. 43A.Special provision for delimitation of constituencies of Mizoram Legislative Assembly.
  47. 43B.Representation of Arunachal Pradesh in the House of the People.
  48. 43C.Special provisions for delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh and constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
  49. 43D.Special provision for determination of constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
  50. 43E.Special provisions as to readjustment of territorial constituencies.
  51. 43F.Special provision as to readjustment of territorial constituencies on the basis of 2001 census.
  52. 44.Council of Ministers.
  53. 45.Other provisions as to Ministers.
  54. 46.Conduct of business.
  55. 47.Consolidated Fund of the Union territory.
  56. 47A.Public Account of the Union territory and moneys credited to it.
  57. 48.Contingency Fund of the Union territory.
  58. 48A.Borrowing upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of the Union territory.
  59. 48B.Form of accounts of the Union territory.
  60. 49.Audit reports.
  61. 50.Relation of Administrator and his Ministers to President.
  62. 51.Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
  63. 52.Authorisation of expenditure by President.
  64. 53.Provisions for election to Parliament from Goa, Daman and Diu, and Pondicherry.
  65. 54.Transitional provisions for administration of justice in certain areas in the Union territory of Mizoram.
  66. 54A.Provision as to provisional Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh.
  67. 55.Contracts and suits.
  68. 56.Power of President to remove difficulties.
  69. 57.Amendment to certain enactments.
  70. 58.Repeal and savings.
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