The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991

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The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991

THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI ACT, 1991 NO. 1 OF 1992

[2nd January, 1992.]

An Act to supplement the provisions of the Constitution relating to the Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers for the National Capital Territory of Delhi and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

PART

PRELIMINARY

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1.

Short title and commencement.

1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991.

(2) It shall come into force on such date*1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

The Provisions of section 56 of this Act, shall come into force on 29.11.1993 vide Notification No.S.O. 910 (E), dated 29.11.1993.

The provisions of sections 46,47 and 48 of this Act, shall come into force on 25.11.1993 vide Notification No. S.O. 894 (E), dated 25.11.1993.

The provisions of sections 4 to 37 (both inclusive), 41 to 45 (both inclusive), 49 to 52 (both inclusive), 54 and 55 of this Act, shall come into force on 2.10. 1993; vide Notification No. S.O. 735 (E)

dated 30.9.1993.

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2.

Definitions.

2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "article" means an article of the Constitution;

(b) "assembly constituency" means a constituency provided under this Act for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly;

(c) "Capital" means the National Capital Territory of Delhi;

(d) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission referred to in article 324;

(e) "Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi;

(f) "Scheduled Castes" , in relation to the Capital, means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as are deemed under article 341 to be Scheduled Castes in relation to the Capital.

PART

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

PART II

LEGISLALTIVE ASSEMBLY

3.

Legislative Assembly and its composition.

3. Legislative Assembly and its composition. (1) The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies shall be seventy.

(2) For the purpose of electio...

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