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APPENDIX XLV

Government of India

MINISTRY OF LAW

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 29th November, 1949.

No. S. O. 27.—The following Order made by the Governor-General is published for general information:—

THE STATES’ MERGER (UNITED PROVINCES) ORDER, 1949.

Whereas full and exclusive authority, jurisdiction and powers for and in relation to the governance of the Indian States of Banaras, Rampur and Tehri-Garhwal are exerciseable by the Dominion Government;

And whereas it is expedient to provide by Order made under section 290A of the Government of India Act, 1935, for the administration of the said States in all respects as if they formed part of the United Provinces;

And whereas for the aforesaid purpose it is expedient to amend the States’ Merger (Governors’ Provinces) Order, 1949, and the States’ Merger (Chief Commissioners’ Provinces) Order, 1949;

And whereas the views of the Government of the United Provinces have been ascertained both with respect to the proposal to make such an Order and with respect to the provisions to be inserted therein;

Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 290A and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order:—

1. This Order may be cited as the States’ Merger (United Provinces) Order, 1949.

2. In article 2 of the States’ Merger (Governors’ Provinces) Order, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Order), for clause (b) the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

'(b) "appointed day", in relation to the States specified in Schedules I to VI, means the first day of August, 1949, and in relation to the States specified in Schedule VII, the first day of December, 1949;'.

3. In paragraph (1) of Article 11 of the Principal Order,—

(a) in clause (a), after the entry relating to Orissa, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
"United Provinces ..................232";