The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991
Central Act · Act 1 of 199268 provisions3 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | 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. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 1 of 1992 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 68 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Legislative Assembly and its composition.
- Section 4 Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly.1 citing judgment
- Section 5 Duration of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 6 Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
- Section 7 Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 8 Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to provide while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
- Section 9 Right of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
- Section 10 Special address by the Lieutenant Governor.
- Section 11 Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
- Section 12 Oath or affirmation by members.
- Section 13 Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
- Section 14 Vacation of seats.
- Section 15 Disqualifications for membership.
- Section 16 Disqualification on ground of defection.
- Section 17 Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
- Section 18 Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
- Section 19 Salaries and allowances of members.
- Section 20 Exemption of property of the Union form taxation.
- Section 21 Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters.
- Section 22 Special provisions as to financial Bills.
- Section 23 Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
- Section 24 Assent to Bills.
- Section 25 Bills reserved for consideration.
- Section 26 Requirements as to sanction, etc.
- Section 27 Annual financial statement.
- Section 28 Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
- Section 29 Appropriation Bills.
- Section 30 Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
- Section 31 Votes on account.
- Section 32 Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
- Section 33 Rules of procedure.
- Section 34 Official language or languages of the Capital and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly.
- Section 35 Language to be used for Bills, Acts, etc.
- Section 36 Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
- Section 37 Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 38 Election Commission to delimit constituencies.
- Section 39 Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
- Section 40 Elections to the Legislative Assembly.
- Section 41 Matters in which Lieutenant Governor to act in his sole discretion.1 citing judgment
- Section 42 Advice by Ministers.
- Section 43 Other provisions as to Ministers.
- Section 44 Conduct of business.
- Section 45 Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Lieutenant Governor, etc.1 citing judgment
- Section 45A Definitions.
- Section 45B Public Service Commissions for National Capital Territory of Delhi.
- Section 45C Power of Central Government to make rules under this Part.
- Section 45D Power to appoint authorities, boards, commissions or statutory bodies.
- Section 45E Constitution of National Capital Civil Service Authority.
- Section 45F Meetings of Authority.
- Section 45G Appointment of officers and other staff of Authority.
- Section 45H Powers and functions of Authority.
- Section 45I Disposal of matters by Minister.
- Section 45J Duties of Secretaries.
- Section 45K Power to make rules.
- Section 46 Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
- Section 46A Public Account of the Capital and moneys credited to it.
- Section 47 Contingency Fund of the Capital.
- Section 47A Borrowing upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
- Section 47B Form of accounts of the Capital.
- Section 48 Audit reports.
- Section 49 Relation of Lieutenant Governor and his Ministers to President.
- Section 50 Period of order made under article 239AB and approval thereof by Parliament.
- Section 51 Authorisation of expenditure by President.
- Section 52 Contracts and suits.
- Section 53 Power of President to remove difficulties.
- Section 54 Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly.
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