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In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 370 of the Constitution of India, the President, in consultation with the Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, is pleased to make the following Order, namely:—

 This Order may be called the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1950. It shall come into force at once.  For the purposes of sub-clause (b) (i) of clause (1) of article 370 of the Constitution, the matters specified in the First Schedule to this Order, being matters in the Union List, are hereby declared to correspond to matters specified in the Instrument of Accession governing the accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to the Dominion of India as the matters with regard to which the Dominion Legislature may make laws for that State; and accordingly, the power of Parliament to make laws for that State shall be limited to the matters specified in the said First Schedule. In addition to the provisions of article 1 and article 370 of the Constitution, the only other provisions of the Constitution which shall apply in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be those specified in the Second Schedule to this Order, and shall so apply subject to the exceptions and modifications specified in the said Schedule.

[Note.—The number of each entry in this Schedule is the number of the corresponding entry in the Union List.]

<li>Defence of India and every part thereof including preparation for defence.</li> <li>Naval, military and air forces; and other armed forces of the Union.</li> <li>Delimitation of cantonment areas, local self-government in such areas, the constitution and powers within such areas of cantonment authorities and the regulation of house accommodation (including the control of rents) in such areas.</li> <li>Naval, military and air force works.</li> </ol>