 bill no s6 of 1966 the punjab state legislature (delegation of powers) bill, 1966 a - billto confer on the president the power of the legislature of the state of punjab to make taws be it enacted by parliament in the seventeenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 ··this act may be called the punjab state legislature (delega- short : tion of powers) act, 1966 tit1e 1;' >--; z in this act, "proclamation" means the proclamation issued on df'finikthe 5th day of july, 1966, under clause (1) of article 356 of the cons- tion titution, by' the president of india and published with the notification· ~':()f the government of india, in the ministry of home aftairs, i: no gsr 1069 of the said date 3, (1) the power of the legislature of the state of punjab to make law~', which has been declared by the proclamation to be exercisable by or under the authorityof parliament, 18 hereby conferred on the president (2) in the exercise of the said power, the president may, from 5 time to time, whether parliament is or is not in session, enact as a president's act a bill containing such provisions as he considers necessary: conferment on the presl· dent of the pawl'!' of thl' state legislature to make !'aws provided that before enacting any such act, the president shall, whenever he considers it practicable to do so, consult a committee io constituted for the purpose, consisting of-(a) thirty members of the house of the people nominated by the speaker among whom shall be included all members who for the time being fill the seats allotted to the state of punjab in that house; and 15 (b) fifteen members of the council of states nominated by the chairman among whom shall be included all members who for the time being fill the seats allotted to the state of punjab in that house - (3) every act enacted by the president under sub-section (2) 20 shall, as soon as may be after enactment, be laid before each house of parliament (4) either house of parliament may, by resolution passed within seven days from the date on which the act has been laid before it ,ilnder sub-section (3), direct any m~ations to be made in the 25 act and if the modifications are agreed to by the other house of parliament during the session in which the act has been so laid before it or the session succeeding, such modifications shall be given effect to by the president by enacting an amending act under subsection (2): 30 provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the validity of the act or of any action taken thereunder before it is so amended,  statement of objects and reasonsunder the proclamation of the president, dated the 5th july, 1966 the powers of the legislature of the state of punjab are now exercisable by or under the authority of parliament such legislative measures as may be necessary for the state can be taken up by parliament only by postponing its business; and even then, it is likely that parliament may not have time to deal with all legislative measures for the state it is, therefore, proposed that parliament should, " ~ in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 357 of the constitution, confer by law on the president the ~;'  ":' powers of the legislature of the state of punjab to make laws for the ~ state the present bill is intended to give effect to this proposal gulzarilal nanda new delw; the 17th august, 1~  :/ ~  - a  bill t9 confer on the president the power of the legislature of the state of punjab to make laws  (shri guizarilal nanda, minister (if home affairs) 