Section 5:
Construction of Delimitation Orders.
As from the appointed day, any reference in any order
relating to delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, assembly constituencies or council
constituencies—
(a) (i) to the State of Bihar, shall be construed as including the territories transferred to that State
from the State of Uttar Pradesh under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3, but excluding the
territories transferred from the State of Bihar to the State of Uttar Pradesh under clause (b) of that
sub-section;
(ii) to any district, sub-division, police-station or other administrative unit in the State of Bihar,
shall be construed as including that part of the territories, if any, transferred to that State, which is
included in that district, sub-division, police-station or other administrative unit by order made under
sub-section (5) of section 3;
(b) (i) to the State of Uttar Pradesh, shall be construed as including the territories transferred to
that State from the State of Bihar under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3, but excluding the
territories transferred from the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State of Bihar under clause (a) of that
sub-section;
(ii) to any district, sub-division, police-station or other administrative unit in the State of
Uttar Pradesh, shall be construed as including that part of the territories, if any, transferred to that
State, which is included in that district, sub-division, police-station or other administrative unit by
order made under sub-section (5) of section 3.