Formation of State of Goa

On and from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new State to be known as the State of Goa comprising the territories which immediately before that day were comprised in the Daman and Diu districts of the existing Union territory. (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Regulation, there shall be constituted a Pradesh Council for the Union territory consisting of—(a) the Administrator; (b) the member of the House of the People for Daman district and Diu district; (c) Collector of Daman district; (d) Collector of Diu district; (e) presidents of the Municipal Councils for Daman district and Diu district; (f) chairman of panchayats of Daman district and Diu district; (g) one person from Daman district belonging to any of the Scheduled Tribes to be nominated by the Administrator if no person from that district belonging to any Scheduled Tribe becomes a member of the Pradesh Council under any of the foregoing clauses; (h) one woman to be nominated by the Administrator if no woman becomes a member of the Pradesh Council under any of the foregoing clauses; (i) members of the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu representing Daman and Diu immediately before the 30th day of May, 1987. (2) Any member referred to in clause (a) to (f) of sub-section (1) shall cease to be such member if he ceases to hold the office by virtue of which he became such member and the members referred to in clause (i) of that sub-section shall cease to be such members on the expiry of the term of the first Pradesh Council.