Section 2: Definitions.

The Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987Central Act · Act 18 of 1987

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Administrator" means the administrator appointed by the President under article 239;

(b) "appointed day" means the day which the Central Government may, by notification, appoint;

(d) "assembly constituency" and "parliamentary constituency" have the same meanings as in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950);

(e) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324;

(f) "existing Union territory" means the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu as existing immediately before the appointed day;

(g) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having immediately before the appointed day, the force of law in the whole or any part of the existing Union territory;

(h) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;

(i) "population ratio", in relation to the State of Goa and the Union, means the ratio of 42: 3.25;

(j) "sitting member", in relation to the House of the People or of the Legislative Assembly of the existing Union territory means a person who, immediately before the appointed day, is a member of that House or that Assembly;

(k) "treasury" includes a sub-treasury.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987
Section	2
Marginal note	Definitions.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

other. 30th May, 1987, vide notification No. S.O. 518(E), dated 26th May, 1987, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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