THE CONSTITUTION (TWENTY-SEVENTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1971
[30th December, 1971]
An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. (1)Short title and commencement. This Act may be called the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1971.
(2) This section and section 3 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date being a date not earlier than the day appointed under clause (b) of section 2 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, as the81 of 1971 Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2.Amendment of article 239A. In article 239A of the Constitution, in clause (1), for the words "Goa, Daman and Diu, and Pondicherry", the words "Goa, Daman and Diu, Pondicherry and Mizoram" shall be substituted.
3.Insertion of new article 239B.
Power of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature. After article 2339A of the Constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—
"239B. (1) If at any time, except when the Legislature of a Union territory referred to in clause (1) of article 239A is in session, the administrator thereof is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action, he may promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances appear to him to require:
Provided that no such Ordinance shall be promulgated by the administrator except after obtaining instructions from the President in that behalf.
