 bill no  xlviii  of  2013 the parliament (prevention of disqualification) amendment bill, 2013 a billfurther to amend the parliament (prevention of disqualification) act, 1959be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the parliament (prevention of  disqualification)amendment act, 20135(2) it shall  be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of  february, 2004amendment of section 310 of 19592 in section 3 of the parliament (prevention of  disqualification) act, 1959, in clause (ba), for sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:—"(ii) the national commission for the scheduled castes constituted underclause (1) of article 338 of the constitution;10(iia) the national commission for the scheduled tribes constituted underclause (1) of article 338a of the constitution;" statement  of  objects  and  reasonssub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 102 of the constitution provides that a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being a member of either house of parliament, if he holds any office of profit under the government of india or the government of any state, other than an office declared by parliament by law not to disqualify its holder in pursuance of this provision, the parliament (prevention of disqualification) act, 1959 was enacted to exempt certain offices, holding of which will otherwise subject the holder of such office to disqualification2 section 3 of the parliament (prevention of disqualification) act, 1959, as amended from time to time, lists certain offices of profit under the government of india or the government of any state, which do not disqualify the holders thereof for being chosen as, or for being, a member of parliament sub-clause (ii) of clause (ba) of section 3 of the said act, exempts the chairperson of the national commission for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes from incurring disqualification3 the national commission for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes was bifurcated into two independent commissions ie, (i) the national commission for the scheduled castes; and (ii) the national commission for the scheduled tribes by the constitution (eighty-ninth amendment) act, 2003 by the said constitution amendment act, article 338 of the constitution was amended and a new article, namely, article 338a was inserted in the constitution with the bifurcation of the national commission for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, consequential amendments are required in subclause (ii) of clause (ba) of section 3 of the parliament (prevention of disqualification) act, 1959, so as to exclude the chairperson of the national commission for the scheduled castes and the chairperson of the national commission for the scheduled tribes from incurring any disqualification for being chosen as or for being, a member of parliament the constitution (eighty-ninth amendment) act, 2003, came into force from 19th february, 2004 and therefore, it is proposed to give effect to the amendment in the bill with effect from the same date4 the bill seeks to achieve the above objectsnew delhi;kapil sibalthe 31st may, 2013 annexure extract from the parliament (prevention of disqualification) act, 1959 (10 of 1959)    certain offices of profit not to disqualify3 it is hereby declared that none of the following offices, in so far as it is an office of profit under the government of india or the government of any state, shall disqualify the older thereof for being chosen as, or for being, a member of parliament, namely:—    (ba) the office of chairperson of—    (ii) the national commission for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes constituted under clause (1) of article 338 of the constitution    ————— a billfurther to amend the parliament (prevention of disqualification) act, 1959—————(shri kapil sibal, minister of law and justice)gmgipmrnd—1717rs(s4)—06-08-2013