Insertion of section 6-A

4. A new section as section 6-A be inserted below section 6 of the Principal Act as follows :

"Validation of appointments. 6-A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act no appointment of the members of Manipur Legislative Assembly as Parliamentary Secretaries and no order passed or power exercised by such Parliamentary Secretaries before the commencement of the Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Salaries and Allowances) (First Amendment) Act, 1979 shall be deemed to be illegal or invalid or ever to have become illegal or invalid only by reason of the fact that such appointments were made contrary to the provisions of section 2(a)."