Section 3:
Official languages of Union territory.
With effect from such date as the
Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, the
Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi and English languages shall be the official languages to be
used for all or any of the official purposes of the Union territory:
Provided that the English language may continue to be used, for those administrative and
legislative purposes, in the Union territory for which it was being used before the
commencement of this Act:
Provided further that the business in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory shall
be transacted in the official language or languages of the Union territory.