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 REGISTERED No. D-28

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1949

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LAW New Delhi, the 12th January 1949

The following Act of the Constituent Assembly has been authenticated by the President of the Constituent Assembly by his signature on the 10th January, 1949, and is hereby published for general information:—

CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ACT NO. I OF 1949

An Act to amend the Government of India Act, 1935. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Government of India Act, 26 Geo. 5, c.2. 1935, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted as follows;—

Short title and commencement.

1 (1) This, Act may be called the Government of India (Amendment) Act, 1949.

(2) It shall come into force on the l5th day of January, 1949.

Interpretation.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1889, applies for the interpretation of this Act as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Amendment of section 8 of the Government of India Act, 1935. 3. In section 8 of the Government of India Act, 1935 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act).—

(a) in clause (i) of the proviso to sub-section (1), after the words "in this Act", the words "or in any law made by the Dominion Legislature with respect to any of the matters specified in the next succeeding sub-section" shall be inserted; and

(b) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely.—

"(1A) The matters referred to in clause (i) of the proviso to sub-section (1) of this section are—

(a) industrial and labour disputes,;

(b) trade and commerce in and production, supply and distribution of, products of industries the development of which is declared by Dominion law to be expedient in the public interest;

(c) the sanctioning of cinematograph films for exhibition ; and

(d) inquiries and statistics, for the purpose of any of the matters in the Concurrent Legislative List." ( 29 )