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The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

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An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
34 of 2019
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs
Enacted
9 Aug 2019

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107 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Formation of Union territory of Ladakh without Legislature.
  4. Section 4Formation of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Legislature.
  5. Section 5Governor of existing State of Jammu and Kashmir to be common Lieutenant Governor.
  6. Section 6Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.
  7. Section 7Saving powers of the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  8. Section 8Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution.
  9. Section 9Allocation of sitting members.
  10. Section 10Representation in House of the People.
  11. Section 11Delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies Order, 1976.
  12. Section 12Provision as to sitting members.
  13. Section 13Applicability of article 239A of Constitution.
  14. Section 14Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and its composition.
  15. Section 15Representation of women.
  16. Section 15ANomination of Kashmiri Migrants.
  17. Section 15BNomination of displaced persons.
  18. Section 16Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.
  19. Section 17Duration of Legislative Assembly.
  20. Section 18Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
  21. Section 19Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
  22. Section 20Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  23. Section 21Special address by Lieutenant Governor to Legislative Assembly.
  24. Section 22Rights of Ministers and Advocate General as respects Legislative Assembly.
  25. Section 23Rights of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to the Legislative Assembly.
  26. Section 24Oath or affirmation by members.
  27. Section 25Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  28. Section 26Vacation of seats.
  29. Section 27Disqualifications for membership.
  30. Section 28Disqualification on ground of defection for being a member.
  31. Section 29Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  32. Section 30Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
  33. Section 31Salaries and allowances of members.
  34. Section 32Extent of legislative power.
  35. Section 33Exemption of property of the Union from taxation.
  36. Section 34Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters.
  37. Section 35Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by Legislative Assembly.
  38. Section 36Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  39. Section 37Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
  40. Section 38Assent to Bills.
  41. Section 39Bills reserved for consideration.
  42. Section 40Requirements as to sanction and recommendations to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
  43. Section 41Annual financial statement.
  44. Section 42Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
  45. Section 43Appropriation Bills.
  46. Section 44Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  47. Section 45Votes on account.
  48. Section 46Rules of procedure.
  49. Section 47Official language or languages of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly thereof.
  50. Section 48Language to be used for Acts, Bills, etc.
  51. Section 49Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
  52. Section 50Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
  53. Section 51Secretariat of the Legislative Assembly.
  54. Section 52Power of Lieutenant Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly.
  55. Section 53Council of Ministers.
  56. Section 54Other provisions as to Ministers.
  57. Section 55Conduct of business.
  58. Section 56Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Lieutenant Governor, etc.
  59. Section 57Abolition of Legislative Council of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
  60. Section 58Appointment of Lieutenant Governor of Union territory of Ladakh.
  61. Section 59Definitions.
  62. Section 60Delimitation of constituencies.
  63. Section 61Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to date.
  64. Section 62Special provision as to readjustment of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies on the basis of 2011 census.
  65. Section 63Special provisions as to readjustment of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies.
  66. Section 64Procedure as to delimitation.
  67. Section 65Applicability of Scheduled Castes Order.
  68. Section 66Applicability of Scheduled Tribes Order.
  69. Section 67Consolidated Fund of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  70. Section 68Public Account of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and moneys credited to it.
  71. Section 69Contingency Fund of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  72. Section 70Borrowing upon the security of Consolidated Fund of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  73. Section 71Form of accounts of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  74. Section 72Audit reports.
  75. Section 73Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
  76. Section 74Authorisation of expenditure by President.
  77. Section 75High Court of Jammu and Kashmir to be common High Court.
  78. Section 76Special provision relating to Bar Council and advocates.
  79. Section 77Practice and procedure in common High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.
  80. Section 78Savings.
  81. Section 79Advocate General for Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  82. Section 80Authorisation of expenditure of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  83. Section 81Authorisation of expenditure of Union territory of Ladakh.
  84. Section 82Reports relating to accounts of Jammu and Kashmir State.
  85. Section 83Distribution of revenue.
  86. Section 84Application of this Part.
  87. Section 85Advisory Committee(s).
  88. Section 86Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
  89. Section 87Special provision as to income-tax.
  90. Section 88Provisions relating to All India Services.
  91. Section 89Provisions relating to other services.
  92. Section 90Other provisions relating to services.
  93. Section 91Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.
  94. Section 92Provision for employees of Public Sector Undertakings, etc.
  95. Section 93Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.
  96. Section 94Amendment of section 15 of Act 37 of 1956.
  97. Section 95Territorial extent of laws.
  98. Section 96Power to adapt laws.
  99. Section 97Power to construe laws.
  100. Section 98Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
  101. Section 99Legal proceedings.
  102. Section 100Transfer of pending proceedings.
  103. Section 101Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
  104. Section 102Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
  105. Section 103Power to remove difficulties.
  106. Section 14AReservation of seats for women in Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  107. Section 14BReservation of seats for women to take effect.