THE HIMACHAL PRADESH AND BILASPUR (NEW STATE) ACT, 1954

ACT NO. 32 OF 1954 · Enacted [28th May, 1954.] · 32 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

FORMATION OF THE NEW STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Section 3.Formation of the new State of Himachal Pradesh.

Section 4.Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.

Council of States

Section 5.Representation in the Council of States.

Section 6.Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.

Section 7.Amendment of section 27A, Act 43 of 1950.

House of the People

Section 8.Representation in the House of the People.

Section 9.Amendment of the First Schedule, Act 43 of 1950.

Section 10.Parliamentary constituencies of the new State and their delimitation.

Section 11.Sitting members.

Legislative Assembly of the New State

Section 12.[Repealed.].

Section 13.[Repealed.].

Section 14.[Repealed.].

Section 15.[Repealed.].

Section 16.[Repealed.].

Miscellaneous

Section 17.Amendment of section 13, Act 43 of 1950.

Section 18.[Repealed.].

Section 19.Amendment of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Part C States) Order, 1951.

Section 20.Amendment of section 9, Act 81 of 1952.

Section 21.Construction of Act 43 of 1950.

Section 22.Electoral rolls of constituencies.

Section 23.Power of Delimitation Commission to revise its orders.

Section 24.[Repealed.].

COURTS

Section 25.Court of the Judicial Commissioner for the new State.

Section 26.Subordinate Courts.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 27.Existing authorities and officers to continue to function in the new State.

Section 28.Existing laws to continue.

Section 29.Power to construe laws.

Section 30.Existing taxes to continue.

Section 31.Saving of the powers of the Central Government in relation to the Bhakra-Nangal Project.

Section 32.Power to remove difficulties.