The Constitution of India
Clause (4) was inserted by the Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1978, s.4 (retrospectively) and omitted
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Official sourceby the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s.32 (w.e.f. 20.6.1979).
123 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part VIII. — The Union Territories)
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[240. Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories:- (1) The
President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union
territory of—
(a) the Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
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[(b) Lakshadweep;]
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[(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;]
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[(d) * * * *;]
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[(e) 6[Puducherry];]
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[(f) * * * *;]
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[(g) * * * *]
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[Provided that when anybody is created under article 239A to function as a Legislature
Legislature for the 10[Union territory of 6[Puducherry]], the President shall not make any
regulation for the peace, progress and good government of that Union territory with effect
from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Legislature:]
1. Substituted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.17, for article 240 (w.e.f. 1.11.1956).
2. Substituted by the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (34 of 1973), s.4, for
entry (b) (w.e.f.1.11.1973).
3. Inserted by the (Tenth Amendment) Act, 1961, s.3 (w.e.f. 11.8.1961).
4. Substituted by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s.63, for entry (d) (w.e.f. 30.5.1987).
Entry (d) was inserted by the Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Act, 1962, s.3 (w.e.f. 20.12.1961).
5. Inserted by the Constitution (fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, s.5 and 7 (w.e.f. 16.8.1962).
6. Substituted by Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006) s.4, for “Pondicherry” (w.e.f. 1.10.2006).
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