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THE UTTAR PRADESH REORGANISATION ACT, 2000

ACT NO. 29 OF 2000 · Enacted [25th August, 2000.] · 94 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title.
Section 2.Definitions.

REORGANISATION OF THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

Section 3.Formation of Uttaranchal State.
Section 4.State of Uttar Pradesh and territorial divisions thereof.
Section 5.Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.
Section 6.Saving powers of State Governments.

The Council of States

Section 7.Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
Section 8.Allocation of sitting members.

The House of the People

Section 9.Representation in the House of the people.
Section 10.Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
Section 11.Provisions as to sitting members.

The Legislative Assembly

Section 12.Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.
Section 13.Allocation of sitting members.
Section 14.Composition of provisional Legislative Assembly of Uttaranchal.
Section 15.Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
Section 16.Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
Section 17.Rules of procedure.

The Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh

Section 18.Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh.
Section 19.Amendment of the Delimitation of Council Constituencies.
Section 20.Provision as to certain sitting members.
Section 21.Deputy Chairman.

Delimitation of constituencies

Section 22.Delimitation of constituencies.
Section 23.Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Section 24.Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order.
Section 25.Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order.

HIGH COURT

Section 26.High Court of Uttaranchal.
Section 27.Judges of Uttaranchal High Court.
Section 28.Jurisdiction of Uttaranchal High Court.
Section 29.Special provision relating to Bar Council and advocates.
Section 30.Practice and procedure in Uttaranchal High Court.
Section 31.Custody of seal of Uttaranchal High Court.
Section 32.Form of writs and other processes.
Section 33.Powers of Judges.
Section 34.Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
Section 35.Transfer of proceedings from Allahabad High Court to Uttaranchal High Court.
Section 36.Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to Uttaranchal High Court.
Section 37.Interpretation.
Section 38.Savings.

AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES

Section 39.Authorisation of expenditure of Uttaranchal State.
Section 40.Reports relating to accounts of Uttar Pradesh State.
Section 41.Distribution of revenue.

APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Section 42.Application of Part.
Section 43.Land and goods.
Section 44.Treasury and bank balances.
Section 45.Arrears of taxes.
Section 46.Right to recover loans and advances.
Section 47.Investments and credits in certain funds.
Section 48.Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
Section 49.Public Debt.
Section 50.Floating Debt.
Section 51.Refund of taxes collected in excess.
Section 52.Deposits, etc.
Section 53.Provident fund.
Section 54.Pensions.
Section 55.Contracts.
Section 56.Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
Section 57.Liability as guarantor.
Section 58.Items in suspense.
Section 59.Residuary provision.
Section 60.Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
Section 61.Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
Section 62.Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund.

PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS

Section 63.Provisions for Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, etc.
Section 64.Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.
Section 65.Provisions as to Uttar Pradesh State Financial Corporation.
Section 66.Provisions as to certain companies.
Section 67.General provision as to statutory Corporations.
Section 68.Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
Section 69.Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
Section 70.Special provision as to income-tax.
Section 71.Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.

PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES

Section 72.Provisions relating to All-India Services.
Section 73.Provisions relating to other services.
Section 74.Other provisions relating to services.
Section 75.Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.
Section 76.Advisory Committees.
Section 77.Power of Central Government to give directions.
Section 78.Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.

MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER REOURCES

Section 79.Water Resources Development and its Management.
Section 80.Constitution and functions of the Ganga Management Board.
Section 81.Staff of the Management Board.
Section 82.Jurisdiction of the Board.
Section 83.Power of Board to make regulations.
Section 84.Allocation of the water resources of the River Yamuna.

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 85.Amendment of section 15 of Act 37 of 1956.
Section 86.Territorial extent of laws.
Section 87.Power to adapt laws.
Section 88.Power to construe laws.
Section 89.Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
Section 90.Legal proceedings.
Section 91.Transfer of pending proceedings.
Section 92.Right to pleaders to practise in certain cases.
Section 93.Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
Section 94.Power to remove difficulties.