_ no  of 1'14  the· punjab state legislature (delegation of powers) bill, 1984  a billto center on ~he president the 'power of the legislature of the state af punjab th make laws b& it enacted by par1iament in:the thirty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:-, 1 this act may be called the pwlj8ib state legislature (delegation of short powers) act, 1984 title 5 2 in this act, "proclamation" means the proclamation issued on the 6th day of october, 1983 under article '356 of the constitution by the president, and published with; the" notification of the gove~ent of india in the ministry of home affairs, 'no gsr 7s3(e) of the said date ro 3 (1) the power' of the legislature of the state of punjab to make laws, which has been d~lared by 1rhe proclamation to be exercisable by or ~der the authority of paruament, is hereby conferred on the president (2) in the exercise of the said power, the president may, from time r 5 to time, whether parham_t is or is dot in session, enact, as a president's act, a bui coataiding such provisions as he considers decessary: pro  wore ediidbie ad)' idda act, the president sha09 ' whenever he considers it practicable to do so, consult a committee 'confermenton the president of the power of the state legislature to make jawl  ~oiistitated forth purpose, ~istjdg of thirty members of the house of the people nominated by the' speaker and fttteed members of the couneq of states nomidated by the chairman (3) every act enac~ by t1ie president under sub-section (2) shall, as soon as may be after enactment, be laid before each house of parli&-mento ' 5 (4) either house of pa11liament may, by! resolution passed wfthin thirty days from the date on which the act has been laid before 1t unde,r suh-6ection (3), which period may be comprised in one session or in two suecessive sessions, direct any modifications to be made in the ad and if the modifications are agreed to by the other house of paruament 10 during 'the session in which tae act baa been so laid before it ql" the session succeeding, such modifications shah be given effect to by the president by enacting an amending act under sub-section (2): provided that nothing in thi$ sub-section shall affect the validity of the act or of any action taken thereundert befo~ it is so az:nended '5  statement of objects and reasonsunder the proclamation iss~d by the president on ,the 6th october, 1983, the powers of the legislature of the state of punjab are now ej(ercisable by or under the, authority of parliament such legislative measures as may be nece8j81'y for that state can he taken up by parliament only! by postponing its business; 81ld even ; then, it is likely that parliament may not have time to deal with all ~e 1egialativ~ measw'8s for ,the state it, is, thereh'e" pro~ that paruame~t should,' in accordance with the provisions of su1>-clause (a) of clause (1) of! flrlicie 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 bm is intended to give eft'ect to this proposal p c'sethi new dilhi; i the 21st april, 19m  prfsident's recommendation under article 117 of the' constittition of india[copy of letter no v/uoi5i/3/83-csr, dated the 21st april, 1984 from shrl p c· sethi, minister of home mairs to the secre11ary-general, lok sabha]  the president, having been informed of the subj~ct matter of the punjab state legislature (delegation of powers) bill, 1984, reconunends under clau_ (3) of article 117 of the constitution of india, the conside ratif'n of the bill in lot sabha the proviso to sub-clause (2) of clause 3 of the bill provides for the constitution of a committee for consultation regarding president's acts, consisting of 30 members of the house of the people and 15 members of the council of states expenses to be incurred in connection with the meetings of the consultative committee would be met trom the cozl8ou-dated fund of india this committee will meet as and when necessary the expenditure is no~ expected to be large and is not likely to exceed rs, 135 lakh during the period the proclamation remains in force the ,bill, if enacted, wul not involve any non-recurring expenditure  i:· memorandum regarding delegated legislationthe powel' of the legislature of the state of punjab to make laws, which has been declared by the proclam1tion issued under article 356 of the constitution in respect of that state on 6th october, 1983 to be exercisable by or under the authority of parliament, is sought to be c:onferred on the president under article 357 (1) (a) of the constitution before exeu'cising the aforesaid power, the president is required, whenever he considers it practicable to do so, to consult a committee oil members of paruament constituted for the purpose in accordance with the provisions of the proviso to sub-clause (2) of clause 3 any act enacted by the president in exercise of the aforesaid power is required to be laid befo~e each house of parliament and parliament may direct modifications to be made in that act [vide sub-clauses (3) and (4) of clause 3] the delegation of legislative power is in pursuance of the express provision in this behalf in article 357 (1) (a) of the constitution and is necessary as it will not be easy for parliament to find time to deal: with the various leglslative measures that may;be required in respect of the state of punjab under the exceptional circumstances arising out of the issue of a pfoc1amation under article 35601 the constitution, this delegation of legislative power is limited to the period when the afore--said proclamation 'dated 6th october, 1983, will continue to be in force to the extent that it has been usual for parliament to' confer on the president ~ch legislative powers, it can be regarded as ola normal character  a ' 11,:1  bfil to confer on the president the power of the legislature of the state of punjab to make laws (shri p c sethi, minister of home affairs) 