The Manipur Legislature (Removal of Disqualification) Amendment Acts

(1) This Act may be called the Manipur Legislature (Removal of Disqualifications) (Amendment) Act, 1975. (2) This Act shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 6th day of February, 1973.

(1) The existing section 2 of the Manipur Legislature (Removal of Disqualifications) Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act') shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Act; and for the full stop occurring after the word "fees" at the end of clause (b) of sub-section (1) so renumbered a semi colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following clauses shall be inserted, namely :- (c) the office of a Minister of State or of a Deputy Minister; (d) the office of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly; (e) the office of the Chief Whip or Deputy Chief Whip or Whip in Parliament or in the Manipur Legislative Assembly; (f) Chairman of the District Council, Manipur; (g) Chairman of the Manipur State Pay Commission. (2) After sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Act so renumbered the following sub-section (2) shall be inserted, namely :- "(2) Notwithstanding any judgment or order of any Court or Tribunal, the aforesaid offices from clauses (c) to (g) shall not disqualify or shall be deemed never to have disqualified the holders thereof for being chosen as, or for being members, of the Manipur Legislative Assembly as if this Act had been in force on 6th day of February, 1973".

The Manipur Legislature (Removal of Disqualifications) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Manipur Ordinance No. 1 of 1975), shall stand repealed on the day this Act comes into force.