Bare Acts

PART II REORGANISATION OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR


3. Formation of Union territory of Ladakh without Legislature. — On and from the appointed
day, there shall be formed a new Union territory to be known as the Union territory of Ladakh
comprising the following territories of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir, namely:—
“Kargil and Leh districts”,
and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form part of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Formation of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Legislature. — On and from the
appointed day, there shall be formed a new Union territory to be known as the Union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir comprising the territories of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir other than
those specified in section 3.
5. Governor of existing State of Jammu and Kashmir to be common Lieutenant Governor.—
On and from the appointed day, the Governor of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be the
Lieutenant Governor for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and Union territory of Ladakh for
such period as may be determined by the President.
6. Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.—On and from the appointed day, in the
First Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading—”I. THE STATES”,—
(a) entry 15 shall be deleted.
(b) entries from 16 to 29 shall be renumbered as 15 to 28.
(c) under the heading —”II. UNION TERRITORIES”,—
after entry 7, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:—
“8. Jammu and Kashmir: The territories specified in section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act, 2019”.
“9. Ladakh: The territories specified in section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation
Act, 2019”.
7. Saving powers of the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.— Nothing
in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall be deemed to affect the power of the Government of
successor Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to alter, after the appointed day, the name, area or
boundaries of any district or other territorial division in that Union territory. 

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