Act Number: 20

Act Name: The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963

Year: 1963

Enactment Date: 1963-05-10

Long Title: An Act to provide for Legislative Assemblies and Councils of Ministers for certain Union territories and for certain other matters.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 4: Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.
    A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of 1[the Union territory] unless he—
         (a) is a citizen of India and makes and subscribes before some person authorised in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the First Schedule;
         (b) is not less than twenty-five years of age; and
         (c) possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 18 of 1987, s. 65, for "a Union territory" (w.e.f. 30-5-1987)
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