Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987

Year: 1987

Enactment Date: 1987-05-23

Long Title: An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 18: Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
    (1) The Election Commission may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette,—
         (a) correct any printing mistakes in any order made under section 17 or any error arising therein from inadvertent slip or omission;
         (b) where the boundaries or name of any territorial division mentioned in any such order are or is altered, make such amendments as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing such order up-to-date.
     (2) Every notification under this section relating to an assembly constituency shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is issued, before the Legislative Assembly of the existing Union territory, the provisional Legislative Assembly referred to in section 13 or the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa, as the case may be.
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