Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories.

1. (1) Parliament may by law create 4[for the Union territory of 5[Puducherry]]—
   • (a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a Legislature for the Union territory, or
   • (b) a Council of Ministers, or both with such constitution, powers and functions, in each case, as may be specified in the law.
2. (2) Any such law as is referred to in clause (1) shall not be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368 notwithstanding that it contains any provision which amends or has the effect of amending this Constitution.] Article 239A has been made applicable to Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) S.13 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).

¹ Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 17, for the heading "THE STATES IN PART C OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

² Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for art. 239 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

³ Ins. by the Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, s. 4 (w.e.f. 28-12-1962).

⁴ Subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987) s. 63, for "for any of the Union territories of Goa, Daman and Diu and Pondicherry" (w.e.f. 305-1987).

⁵ Subs. by the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006), s. 4, for "Pondicherry" (w.e.f. 1-10-2006).