The Government of UnionTerritories Amendment Act 2023

THE GOVERNMENT OF UNION TERRITORIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023 NO. 39 OF 2023 [20th December , 2023.] An Act further to amend the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:–– 1.(1) This Act may be called the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.vlk/kkj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II — [k.M 1 PART II — Section 1 izkf/kdkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY lañ 47] ubZ fnYyh] 'kqØ okj] fnlEcj 22] 2023@ikS"k 1] 1945 ¼'kd½ No. 47] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2023/PAUSHA 1, 1945 (SAKA) bl Hkkx esa fHkUu i`"B la[;k nh tkrh gS ftlls fd ;g vyx ladyu ds :i esa j[kk tk ldsA Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.xxxGIDHxxx jftLVªh lañ Mhñ ,yñ —(,u)04@0007@2003 —23 REGISTERED NO. DL—(N)04/0007/2003—23 MINISTRY OF LA W AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 22nd December, 2023/ Pausha 1, 1945 ( Saka ) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 20th December, 2023 and is hereby published for general information:— Short title and commencement. CG-DL-E-22122023-250831 2. In the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, after section 3, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:— “3A. ( 1) Seats shall be reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry. (2) As nearly as may be, one-third of the seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry shall bereserved for women. (3) As nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry(including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes)shall be reserved for women in such manner as Parliament may by law determine. 3B. ( 1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of this Act, the provisions relating to reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assembly ofthe Union territory of Puducherry shall come into effect after an exercise of delimitationis undertaken for this purpose after the relevant figures for the first census taken afterthe commencement of the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 2023have been published and shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period offifteen years from such commencement. (2) Subject to the provisions of section 3A, seats reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry shall continue till suchdate as Parliament may by law determine. (3) Rotation of seats reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry shall take effect after such subsequent exercise ofdelimitation as Parliament may by law determine. (4) Nothing in section 3A shall affect any representation in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry until the dissolution of the thenexisting Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry.”. ————— S.K.G. RAHATE, Secretary to the Govt. of India.20 of 1963. Insertion of new sections3A and 3B. Reservation of seats forwomen inLegislativeAssembly ofUnionterritory ofPuducherry. Reservation of seats forwomen totake effect.2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [P ART II—S EC. 1] MGIPMRND—517GI(S3)—22-12-2023.UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.