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 14A: Disqualification on ground of defection for being a member.
    1[14A. Disqualification on ground of defection for being a member.--The provisions of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution shall, subject to the necessary modifications (including modifications for construing references therein to the Legislative Assembly of a State, article 188, article 194 and article 212 as references, respectively, to the Legislative Assembly of 2[the Union territory], section 11, section 16 and section 37 of this Act), apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly of 2[the Union territory] as they apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly of a State, and accordingly,--
         (a) the said Tenth Schedule as so modified shall be deemed to form part of this Act; and
         (b) a person shall be disqualified for being a member of the Legislative Assembly of 2[the Union territory] if he is so disqualified under the said Tenth Schedule as so modified.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 24 of 1985, s. 3 (w.e.f. 29-3-1985).
2. Subs. by Act 18 of 1987, s. 65, for "a Union territory" (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
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