46. Amendment of article 210 and Article 239A.—On and from the appointed day—
(a) in article 210, in clause (2), the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely;—
„Provided that in relation to the Legislature of the State of Himachal Pradesh this clause shall
have effect as if for the words “fifteen years” occurring therein, the words “twenty-five years”
were substituted.‟;
(b) in article 239A, in clause (1), the words “Himachal Pradesh” shall be omitted.
47. Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.—On and from the appointed day, in clause (a) of section 15 of
the States Reorganisation Act, 1956,—
(i) for the word “Punjab”, the words “Punjab, Himachal Pradesh” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the words “Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh”, the words “and Chandigarh” shall be
substituted.
48. Amendment of Act 20 of 1963.—On and from the appointed day, in the Government of Union
Territories Act, 1963, in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and in sub-section (2) of section 44, the
words “Himachal Pradesh” shall be omitted.
49. Continuance of existing laws and their adaptation.—(1) All laws in force, immediately before
the appointed day, in the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh shall continue to be in force in the
State of Himachal Pradesh until altered, repealed or amended by a competent Legislature or other
competent authority.
(2) For the purpose of facilitating the application in relation to the State of Himachal Pradesh of any
law made before the appointed day, the appropriate Government may, within two years from that day, by
order, make such adaptations and modifications of the law, whether by way of repeal or amendment, as
may be necessary or expedient, and thereupon every such law shall have effect subject to the adaptations
and modifications so made until altered, repealed or amended by a competent Legislature or other
competent authority.
Explanation.—In this section, the expression “appropriate Government” means, as respects any law
relating to a matter enumerated in the Union List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the Central
Government; and as respects any other law, the Government of the State of Himachal Pradesh.
50. Power to construe laws.—Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been
made under section 49 for the adaptation of a law made before the appointed day, any court, tribunal or
authority required or empowered to enforce such law may, for the purpose of facilitating its application in
relation to the State of Himachal Pradesh, construe the law in such manner not affecting the substance as
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may be necessary or proper in regard to the matter before the court, tribunal or authority, as the case may
be.
51. Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.—All courts and tribunals and all authorities
discharging lawful functions throughout the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh or any part
thereof immediately before the appointed day shall, unless their continuance is inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act or until other provision is made by a competent Legislature or other competent
authority, continue to exercise their respective functions.
52. Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.—The provisions of this Act shall have
effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law.
53. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act, the President may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions which appears to
him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament.
54. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules to give effect to the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before such
House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one
session or 1
[in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid,] both Houses agree in making any modification
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.