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WHEREAS full and exclusive authority, jurisdiction and powers for and in relation to the governance of the Indian States specified in the Schedules annexed hereto are exerciseable by the Dominion Government;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide by order made under section 290A of the Government of India Act, 1935, for the administration of the said States together with the adjoining Governors’ Provinces;

AND WHEREAS the views of the Governments of the said Provinces have been ascertained both with respect to the proposal to make such an Order and with respect to the provisions to be inserted therein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in the exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 290A, the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order:—

2. In this Order, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—