The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

This Act may be called the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Administrator" means the administrator appointed by the President under article 239 of theConstitution; (b) "appointed day" means the day which the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint; (c) "article" means an article of the Constitution; (d) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission appointed by the President underarticle 324; (e) "existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh" means the Union territory of HimachalPradesh as existing immediately before the appointed day; (f) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notificationor other instrument having, immediately before the appointed day, the force of law in the whole orany part of the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh; (g) "sitting member", in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly ofthe existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh, means a person who, immediately before theappointed day, is a member of that House or that Assembly; (h) "treasury" includes a sub-treasury.

On and from the appointed day, there shall beestablished a new State, to be known as the State of Himachal Pradesh, comprising the territories whichimmediately before that day were comprised in the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh.

On and from the appointed day, in the FirstSchedule to the Constitution, (a) under the heading "I. THE STATES," after entry 17, the following entry shall be inserted,namely: "18. Himachal Pradesh The territories which immediately beforethe commencement of this Constitutionwere being administered as if they wereChief Commissioners' Provinces under thenames of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspurand the territories specified insub-section (1) of section 5 of the PunjabReorganisation Act, 1966."; (b) under the heading "II. THE UNION TERRITORIES", entry 2 relating to Himachal Pradeshshall be omitted and entries 3 to 10 shall be re-numbered as entries 2 to 9 respectively.

On and from the appointed day, in the FourthSchedule to the Constitution, in the Table, (a) entry 18 shall be re-numbered as entry 19 and before the entry as so re-numbered, the followingentry shall be inserted, namely: "18. Himachal Pradesh......3"; (b) entry 19 shall be omitted.