 iut no 13 ot ltd the government of union territories (amendment) bill, 1985 a'   billfllr,h~ to "",en,1 the government of union territories act, 1963 be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-sixth year of the republic of india as followj;;-1 this act may be called the government of union territories (amenoment) act 1985 short title 20011963 5 amendment oc section 13 2 in the government of union terr~tories act 1963 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in section 13, in clause (a) of subsection (2), for the word and figures "section 14", 1he words, figures and letter "section 14 or section 14a" shall be substituted : 3 after section 14 of the principal act, the following section shau be inserted, namely:- ~ insertion of new section 14a disqualification on itround of defection for being a member "14a the provisions of the tenth schedule to the constitution shall, subject to the necessary modifications (including modificationi for construing references therein to the legislative assembly of 5 a state, article 188, article 194 and article 212 as references, respectively, to the legislative assembly of a union territory, section 11, section 16 and section 37 of this act) pp!)ly to and in relation to the members of the legislative assembly of a union territory as they apply to and in relation to the members of the legislative assembly 10 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 a union territory if he is so dis- 15 qualified under the said tenth schedule as so modified"  statement of objects and reasonswith a view to combating the evil of political' defections and preventing it from undermining the very foundations of our democracy and the principles which sustain it, parliament enacted the constitution (fifty-second amendment) act, 1985, to include in the constitution a new schedule providing for disqualification on ground of defection for membership of parliament and state legislatures this bill seeks to amend the government of union territones act"1963, to provide for a similar disqualification for membership of legislative assemblies of union territories and to make the provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection contained in the said schedule applicable for the purpose 2 the bill seeks to achieve the above object new delhi; s b chavan the 23rd march, 1985 new section 14a as proposed to be inserted in the government of union territories act, 1963, by clause 3 of the bill seeks to make the provisions of the tenth schedule to the constitution relating to diaquali  fication on ground of defection applicable to and in relation to members of the legislative assembly of a union territory as a result, the pre~ siding officers of the legislative assemblies of union territories would become vested with powers to make rules under paragraph 8 of the said  tenth schedule as so applicable in relaiion to those legislative asaem~ bues the matters provided for in the said paragraph 8 pertain to m~~t~rs of d,tlij,il and procedure the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character  annexure extract from the government of union territories act, 1963(20 of 1963) - - - - 13 (1)     - (2) if a member of the legislative assembly of a union territory-(a) becomes subject to any disqualification mentioned in section 14 for membership of the assembly, or (b) resigns his seat by writing under his hand addressed to the speaker, his seat shall thereupon become vacant  - -  - - a bill furtner to ~menq t~e qovernmen~ of unlon ter~itor~es act, ~963~ (sltrl s, b chavan, :;(;rristtr of home aflairs) 