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 REGISTERED No. D- 28

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1949 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LAW New Delhi, the 23rd May, 1949 The following Act of the Constituent Assembly has been authenticated by the President of the Constituent Assembly by his signature on the 20th May, 1949, and is hereby published for general information: — CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ACT NO. II OF 1949

An Act further to amend the Government of India Act, 1935. 20 Geo. 5, c. 2.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Govern ment of India Act, 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 (Second Amendment) Act, 1949.

(2) It shall come into force on the 25th day of May, 1949.

Interpretation.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1889, 52 & 53 Vict, c. 63. applies for the interpretation of this Act as it applies for the Interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Amendment of section 97 of Govt of India Act, 1935.

3. In section 97 of the Government of India Act, 1935, (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), for the words, the brackets and figures " by or in accordance with a law made of by the Constituent Assembly under sub-section (1) section 8 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 " the words "by Order of the Governor-General "shall be substituted.

Amendment of the Seventh Schedule.

4. In the Seventh Schedule to the said Act,—

(a) in paragraph 1 of the Federal Legislative List, after the words " Acceding States " a semi-colon and the words " persons subjected to such detention " shall be added :

(b) for paragraph 3 of the Concurrent Legislative List, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely :—

" 3. Removal from one unit to another unit of prisoners, accused persons and persons subjected to preventive detention for reasons connected with the maintenance of public order.";

(c) paragraph 34 of the Concurrent Legislative List shall be omitted.

K. V. K. SUNDARAM, Secy. (831)

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