(1) The Government may establish a State Capital Region comprising of such area in and around State capital as it may determine by notification and other Regions comprising of such other area in the State as it may determine by notification by defining their limits and such regions shall be a Region for the purposes of this Act, and may name and alter the name of any such Region. In any case, where any Region is renamed, then all references in any law or instrument or other document to the Region shall be deemed to be a reference to the Region as re-named, unless expressly otherwise provided or unless the context so requires. Lucknow shall be the headquarter of the State Capital Region whereas, headquarters of other regions shall be determined by the Government.
(2) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette , -
(a) alter the limits of a Region, so as to include therein or to exclude therefrom such area as may be specified in the notification; or
(b) amalgamate two or more Regions so as to form one Region; or
(c) split up any Region into two or more Regions; or
(d) declare that the whole or part of the area comprising a Region shall cease to be a Region or part thereof.