Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991,1992
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Section : SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT
GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI ACT, 1991
1 of 1992
2nd January, 1992
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Under the new
Article 239-AAproposed to be inserted by the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1991, a Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers will be established for the National Capital Territory. Clause (7)(a) of the said article provides that Parliament may by law make provisions for giving effect to, or supplementing the provisions contained in that article and for all matters incidental or consequential thereto. 2. In pursuance of the said clause this Bill seeks to make necessary provisions in respect of the Legislative Assembly and its functioning, including provisions relating to the Speaker, Deputy Speaker qualifications or Disqualification's for membership, duration, summoning, prorogation or dissolution of the House, privileges, legislative procedures, procedure in financial matters, address by the Lieutenant Governor to the Legislative Assembly, Constitution of consolidated fund for the National Capital Territory. Contingent fund, etc. These are on the lines of the provisions made in respect of a Legislative Assembly of a State with suitable modifications. 3. Under the Bill the delimitation of constituencies will be made by the Election Commission in accordance with the procedure set out therein. Having regard to the special conditions prevailing in Delhi, it has been provided that in respect of the first Constitution of the Assembly, such delimitation will be on the basis of provisional figures of population in relation to 1991 census, if final figures have not been published by them. 4. The Bill seeks to give effect to the above proposals.-Gaz. of Ind., 16-12-91, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p. 47 (No. 49).
An Act to supplement the provisions of the Constitution relating to the Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers for the National Capital Territory of Delhi and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-second year of the Republic of India as follows:-
SECTION 01: 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 date1as 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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