Assam State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1980

No: 38 Dated: Jul, 19 1980

THE ASSAM STATE LEGISLATURE (DELEGATION OF POWERS) ACT 1980.

Act No. 38 of 1980

    An Act to confer on the President the power of the Legislature of the State of Assam to make laws.

    Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title:- This Act may be called the Assam State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1980.

2. Definition:- In this Act. "Proclamation" means the Proclamation issued on the 12th day of December, 1979 under artJicle 356 of the Constitution, by ithe President, and published with the notificaition of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs, No.GSR.688(E) of the said date

3. Conferment on President of the power of the State Legislature to make laws:- (1) The power of the Legislature of ithe State of Assam to make laws, which has been declared by the Proclamation to be exercisable by Ol' under ithe authority of Parliament. is hereby conferred on the president.

(2) In the exercise of the said power. the President may from time ito time, whether Parliament is or is not in session, enact, as a President's Act. a Bill containing such provisions as he considers necessary :

Provided thatJ before enacting any such Aot the President shall whenever he considers its practicable to doso, consult a Committee constituted, for fhe purpose consisting· of thirb members of the House of the People nominated by the Speaker and fiJlteen members of the Council of States nominated by the Chairman

(3) Every Act enadted by the President under sub-sec:tion (2) shall as soon as may be aftler enadtment be said before each House of Pariamentl;

(4) Either House of Parliament may, by resolution passed within !thirty days from the date on which the Act has been said before it under sub-seotion (3) which period may be comprised on one session or in to successive sessions, direct any modifications to be made in the Act and if the modifications are agreed tp by the other House of Parliament during the session in which the Act has been so said before it or the session succeeding such modifications shall be given effect to by tJhe President by enacting an amending Act under sub-section (2) :

Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall atfeai the validity o! the Act or of any action taken there under before it is so amended.