Act Number: 53

Act Name: The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

Year: 1970

Enactment Date: 1970-12-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of the State of Himachal Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 4: Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.
    On and from the appointed day, in the First Schedule to the Constitution,
         (a) under the heading "I. THE STATES," after entry 17, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:
             "18. Himachal Pradesh         The territories which immediately before         the commencement of this Constitution         were being administered as if they were         Chief Commissioners' Provinces under the         names of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur         and the territories specified in         sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab         Reorganisation Act, 1966.";
         (b) under the heading "II. THE UNION TERRITORIES", entry 2 relating to Himachal Pradesh shall be omitted and entries 3 to 10 shall be re-numbered as entries 2 to 9 respectively.
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