The Constitution of India
Special procedure in respect of Money Bills
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 198
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceintroduced in a Legislative Council.
(2) After a Money Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State having a
Legislative Council, it shall be transmitted to the Legislative Council for its
recommendations, and the Legislative Council shall within a period of fourteen days from
the date of its receipt of the Bill return the Bill to the Legislative Assembly with its
recommendations, and the Legislative Assembly may thereupon either accept or reject all or
any of the recommendations of the Legislative Council.
(3) If the Legislative Assembly accepts any of the recommendations of the Legislative
Council, the Money Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses with the
amendments recommended by the Legislative Council and accepted by the Legislative
Assembly.
(4) If the Legislative Assembly does not accept any of the recommendations of the
Legislative Council, the Money Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses in
the form in which it was passed by the Legislative Assembly without any of the amendments
recommended by the Legislative Council.
(5) If a Money Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly and transmitted to the
Legislative Council for its recommendations is not returned to the Legislative Assembly
within the said period of fourteen days, it shall be deemed to have been passed by both
Houses at the expiration of the said period in the form in which it was passed by the
Legislative Assembly.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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