President (Discharge of Functions) Act : SHORT TITLE Indian Bare Acts :

President (Discharge of Functions) Act,1969

Act No : 16

Section : SHORT TITLE

PRESIDENT (DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS) ACT, 1969
16 of 1969
28th May, 1969

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Under Article 70 of the Constitution, Parliament may make such provisions as it thinks fit for discharge of the functions of the President in any contingency not provided for in Chapter 1 of Part V of the Constitution. Article 65 provides for the Vice-President acting as President or discharging his functions during casual vacancies in the office or during the absence of the President. The Constitution does not provide for cases where a vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-President or where the Vice-President is unable to discharge his functions while acting as President or discharging the functions of the President. Government, therefore, consider it necessary to make provision to cover such cases. The Bill accordingly seeks to provide that in such cases, the Chief Justice of India or, in his absence the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court available shall discharge the functions of the President."-Gazette of
India, 14-5-1969, Pt. II, section 2, Extra., p. 459.

An Act to provide for the discharge of the functions of the President in certain contingencies. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

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This Act may be called The President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969.