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The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1988

Amendment Act · 19883,429 characters of text

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TypeAmendment Act
Year1988
StatusIn force as published by the source
TextPublished as one document, as the source published it
Subjectsconstitutional

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REGISTERED No. D(DN)127/88 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 26] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989/JYAISTHA 2, 1911 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 23rd May, 1989/Jyaistha 2, 1911 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 22nd May, 1989, and is hereby published for general information: — THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1989 No 21 OF 1989 [22nd May, 1989.] An Act further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fortieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —

1. This Act may be called the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1989. 2, In section 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely — "(aa) make such amendments in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for consolidating with that Order any notification or order relating to delimitation of parliamentary or assembly constituencies (including reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in such constituencies) issued under any Central Act;". 43 of 1950 Short title. Amendment of section 9.

( 1 ) s -[TOE MMXETOJE <©F INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART H—SEC 1] Amondment of section

14. Amendment of section 19. Amendment of Fourth Schedule. Validation.

3. In section 14 of the principal Act, to clause (b), the following proviso shall be added and shall be deemed to have been so added with effect from the 28th day of March, 1989, namely: — 'Provided that "qualifying date", in relation to the preparation or revision of every electoral roll under this Part, in the year 1989, shall be the 1st day of April, 1989.'.

4. In section 19 of the principal Act, in clause (a), for the words "twenty-one years", the words "eighteen years" shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been so substituted with effect from the 28th day of March, 1989.

5. In the Fourth Schedule to the principal Act, under the heading "Maharashtra", the entry "3. Town Committees." shall be omitted.

6. All things done and all steps taken, before the commencement of this section, in relation to the preparation or revision of electoral rolls under Part III of the principal Act in the year 1989 shall, in so far as they are in conformity with the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by sections 3 and 4 of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by those sections as if the principal Act as so amended was in force at the time such things were done oi such steps were taken. V. S. RAMA DEVI, Secy, to the Govt. of India. CORRIGENDA In the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (No. 68 of 1988) as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 1, dated the 19th December, 1988 (Issue No. 92) —

(1) at page 4, in line 18, for "Governmtnt" read "Government".

(2) at page 7—

(i) in line 15, for "dishcarging" read "discharging";

(ii) in line 28, for "maintaintd" read "maintained". PRINTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF TNDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DILHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1989

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