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The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991

Central

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.

Act number
1 of 1992
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
2 Jan 1992

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70 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Legislative Assembly and its composition.
  4. Section 4Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly.
  5. Section 5Duration of Legislative Assembly.
  6. Section 6Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
  7. Section 7Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
  8. Section 8Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to provide while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  9. Section 9Right of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
  10. Section 10Special address by the Lieutenant Governor.
  11. Section 11Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
  12. Section 12Oath or affirmation by members.
  13. Section 13Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  14. Section 14Vacation of seats.
  15. Section 15Disqualifications for membership.
  16. Section 16Disqualification on ground of defection.
  17. Section 17Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  18. Section 18Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
  19. Section 19Salaries and allowances of members.
  20. Section 20Exemption of property of the Union form taxation.
  21. Section 21Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters.
  22. Section 22Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  23. Section 23Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
  24. Section 24Assent to Bills.
  25. Section 25Bills reserved for consideration.
  26. Section 26Requirements as to sanction, etc.
  27. Section 27Annual financial statement.
  28. Section 28Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
  29. Section 29Appropriation Bills.
  30. Section 30Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  31. Section 31Votes on account.
  32. Section 32Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
  33. Section 33Rules of procedure.
  34. Section 34Official language or languages of the Capital and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly.
  35. Section 35Language to be used for Bills, Acts, etc.
  36. Section 36Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
  37. Section 37Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
  38. Section 38Election Commission to delimit constituencies.
  39. Section 39Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  40. Section 40Elections to the Legislative Assembly.
  41. Section 41Matters in which Lieutenant Governor to act in his sole discretion.
  42. Section 42Advice by Ministers.
  43. Section 43Other provisions as to Ministers.
  44. Section 44Conduct of business.
  45. Section 45Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Lieutenant Governor, etc.
  46. Section 45ADefinitions.
  47. Section 45BPublic Service Commissions for National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  48. Section 45CPower of Central Government to make rules under this Part.
  49. Section 45DPower to appoint authorities, boards, commissions or statutory bodies.
  50. Section 45EConstitution of National Capital Civil Service Authority.
  51. Section 45FMeetings of Authority.
  52. Section 45GAppointment of officers and other staff of Authority.
  53. Section 45HPowers and functions of Authority.
  54. Section 45IDisposal of matters by Minister.
  55. Section 45JDuties of Secretaries.
  56. Section 45KPower to make rules.
  57. Section 46Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
  58. Section 46APublic Account of the Capital and moneys credited to it.
  59. Section 47Contingency Fund of the Capital.
  60. Section 47ABorrowing upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
  61. Section 47BForm of accounts of the Capital.
  62. Section 48Audit reports.
  63. Section 49Relation of Lieutenant Governor and his Ministers to President.
  64. Section 50Period of order made under article 239AB and approval thereof by Parliament.
  65. Section 51Authorisation of expenditure by President.
  66. Section 52Contracts and suits.
  67. Section 53Power of President to remove difficulties.
  68. Section 54Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly.
  69. Section 55Repealed.
  70. Section 56Repeal of Act 19 of 1966