 bill no 62 of 1976 the government of union territories (amendment) bill, 1976 h billfurthe'r to amend the gwemment of union territorieb act, 1963 be it enacted by parliament in the twenty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the government of union territories short (amendment) act, 1976 title and f com-s (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government mencemay, by notification in the official gazette, appoint ment 20 of 1963 z in section 3 of the government of union territories act, 1963 (~reinafter referred to as the principal act) ,-amendment of section 3 (i) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be sub-10 stituted, namely:-u (4) seats shall be reserved for the scheduled castes in the legislative assemblies of the union territories of goa, daman and diu and pondicherry, and for the scheduled tribes in the legislative a'ssembly of the union territory of goa, is daman and diu"; (ii) in sub-section (5), for the words "of the union territory of pondicherry", the words "of any union territory" shall be sub-'tituted; (iii) in sub-section (6), for the words "in the legislative assembly of the union territory of pondicherry", the words "in the legislative assemblies of the union territories of goa, daman anel diu and pondicherry" shall be substituted 3 after section 43c of the principal act, the following section eheu , be inserted, namely:-!l'l6ertion of new section 43d '43d (1) the election commission shall determine on the basil of the latest census figures-(i) the number of seats to be reserved for the scheduled castes and for the scheduled tribes in the legislative assembly 10 of the union territory of goa, daman and diu (hereafter in this section referred to as the legislative assembly) having regard to the provisions of sub-section (5) of section s: and (ii) the constituencies in which those seats shall be so reserved having regard to the provisions of clause (e), or, as i' the case may be, clause (d), of sub-section (1) of section 9 of the delimitation act and without altering the extent of any constituency as delimited by the delimitation commission (2) the election commission shall-special provision for determination of constituencies in the legislative assembly of goa, daman and diu for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (0) publish its proposals for the determination of the con- 20 stttueneies in which seats shall be reserved for the scheduled castes or for the scheduled tribes, as the case may be, ijl \ ~& gazette of india and in the oftlclji gazette of the union territory of goa, daman and diu and also in such other manner as the election commission may consider fit, together with a 'notice 2, inviting objections and suggestions in relation to the proposals and apeoifyinga date on or after which the proposal, wul be further considered by it; (b) consider all objections and'sl,lggestions which ~ llave been received by it before the date so specified; 30 (e) after consideration of objectioas anti 5  gestions  ideb may have been received by it before the date so specified, determine by one or more orden! the 1111111_ of aeatll to be m8erved for the scheduled castes or fot" the scheduletl tribes 88 the cue may' be in the lell'islative assembly and the ccmstituendes in 3s which those seats shall be &0 reserved and c8w!1e !i1ich order or orders to be published in the gazette of india and in tbe otileial gazette of tbe uaion territory of goa, daotan and diu; i and upon such 'publication in the ga"ette of india, tbeol'der or ordersishau hatre the full force of law and shall not be ealled 40 in -uestion in any court and the seeond metlwle to the representation of the people act, 1858 and the orda- made bv the 43 of 1900 deumitation coinnpssion 1dider seetilon 9 oft_delimitation ad in relation to tlte le,tslattve assembly ahallbe :deemed to have 'been amended accordingly 45 (3) subject to the provisions of sub-~tton (4), the re-adjustment of representation of any tenit~rial constituencies in the le~s­lative assembly necessitated by any prd~r made by the election 1 commission under this section, shall apply in relation to ever1} election to the legislative assembly held after the publication in the gazette of india, under sub-section (2), of such order (4) nothing contained in the foregoing bub·sections shall affect the representation in the legislative assembly existing on the date ofpulalication in the gazette of india, under sub-section (2), of any orlier made by the election commission (5) -th~- election commission may, from tune to time, by notification in the gazette of india and in the official gazette of the to union- 'territory of goa, daman and diu-(a) correct any printihg mistake in any order made under sub-section (2) or any error arising therein from inadvertent slip or omission; (b) where the boundaries or name of any territorial division 15 mentioned-in any such order are, or is, altered, make such amendments as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing' such ordet up-to-date (6 every order made under sub-section (2) and every notification issued under sub-section (5) shall be laid, as soon as may be, 20 after it is made or issued before the legislative assembly  e$nation-in this section,-(a) 'tdelimitation act" means the delimitation act, 1972; 76 of 1972 (b) "delimitation commission'" means the delimitation commission constituted under section 3 of the delimitation act'  statement of objects and reasonsas scheduled castes and scheduled tribes had not been notified irl relation to the union territory of goa, daman and diu when the government of union territories act, 1963, was enacted, no provision was made in that act for reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the legislative assembly of that union territory scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in relation to that union territory were notified in 1968 and the population figures of these castes and tribes bec:ame available after the 1971 census the bill, therefore, seeks to amend the government of union territories act, 1963 to provide for the reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the legislative assembly of the union territory of goa, daman and diu and to empower the election commission to determine the number of seats to be so reserved and the constituencies in which those seats shall be reserved opportunity is also being availed of to delete the provision for reservation for scheduled tribes in the legislative assembly of the union territory of pondicherry since no such tribes have been notified in relation to that union territory new delhi; k brahmananda rendi the 21st may, 1976· ,,' i' -  financial mfmoitandtimby: tirtu! of the amendment proposed in clause 3 of th~ sill, thtl klection commission has to publish its proposals for the detennination of constituencies in which seats shall be reserved for the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes for inviting objections and suggestions in relation to those proposals it may be necessary for the election commission to hold its sittings in the union territory of goa, daman and diu, to consider the objectiolul and suggestions received from the public in regard to its proposals-a non-recurring expenditure of not more than rs 5,000 is likely to be incurred on the travelling allowance, daily allowance, etc\! of the officers of the commission who visit the union territory ~or the purpose 2 the bill will not involve any other expenditure either recuning or non-recurring (op'l_~ ~ - - - •• &\bt,n b,· 1't! n4aiassrttm"· ~(i)! (i - " - - (4) seats shall be reserved lot the scheduled 'castes anel :tht scheduled tribes in the legislative assembly of the union territory of' podqiqua,~ \, legislative assemblies for union territories and their composition (5) the number of seats reserved for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes in the legislative assembly of the union territory of pondicherry under sub-section (4) shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats in the assembly as the population of the scheduled castes in the union territory or of the scheduled tribes in the union territory, as the case mal' be, in respect of which seats are so reserved, bears to the total population of the union territory, (6) notwithstanding ~ything in the foregoing provisions of this section the provi-sions relating to the reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in the legislative assembly of the union \territory of pondicherry shall cease ·to have effect on the same date on which the reservation of seats for the saheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in the house of the people shall cease to have effect under article 334: provided that nothing in this sub-se:cti0n shall affect any representation in the legislative assembly of a union territory until the dissolution of the then existing assembly - - - - -  abill further to amend the gove~ment o{ 1]njoll 'rertitorietj act, 1963 (shri k b7'4hman4nda reddi, minister 01/ home affair •• ) 