Vidhi Codex

GNCTD Act, 1991

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991

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The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 establishes the administrative framework for India's national capital. It regulates the composition and powers of Delhi’s seventy member Legislative Assembly, budgets, financial procedures, and the duties of local officials. Applying directly to Delhi's local government, including the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister, and Ministers, it outlines how laws are enacted and approved. This law matters because it creates a critically delicate balance of power between the elected assembly and the central government's Lieutenant Governor. It ensures regional democratic representation while maintaining central control over Delhi's governance, administration, and essential public services [41, 45E, 114].

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Part I PRELIMINARY

  1. 1Short title and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.

Part II LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

  1. 3Legislative Assembly and its composition.
  2. 4Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly.
  3. 5Duration of Legislative Assembly.
  4. 6Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
  5. 7Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
  6. 8Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to provide while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  7. 9Right of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
  8. 10Special address by the Lieutenant Governor.
  9. 11Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
  10. 12Oath or affirmation by members.
  11. 13Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  12. 14Vacation of seats.
  13. 15Disqualifications for membership.
  14. 16Disqualification on ground of defection.
  15. 17Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  16. 18Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
  17. 19Salaries and allowances of members.
  18. 20Exemption of property of the Union form taxation.
  19. 21Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters.
  20. 22Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  21. 23Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
  22. 24Assent to Bills.
  23. 25Bills reserved for consideration.
  24. 26Requirements as to sanction, etc.
  25. 27Annual financial statement.
  26. 28Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
  27. 29Appropriation Bills.
  28. 30Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  29. 31Votes on account.
  30. 32Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
  31. 33Rules of procedure.
  32. 34Official language or languages of the Capital and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly.
  33. 35Language to be used for Bills, Acts, etc.
  34. 36Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
  35. 37Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly.

Part III DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES

  1. 38Election Commission to delimit constituencies.
  2. 39Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  3. 40Elections to the Legislative Assembly.

Part IV CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND MINISTERS

  1. 41Matters in which Lieutenant Governor to act in his sole discretion.
  2. 42Advice by Ministers.
  3. 43Other provisions as to Ministers.
  4. 44Conduct of business.
  5. 45Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Lieutenant Governor, etc.
  6. 45ADefinitions.
  7. 45BPublic Service Commissions for National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  8. 45CPower of Central Government to make rules under this Part.
  9. 45DPower to appoint authorities, boards, commissions or statutory bodies.
  10. 45EConstitution of National Capital Civil Service Authority.
  11. 45FMeetings of Authority.
  12. 45GAppointment of officers and other staff of Authority.
  13. 45HPowers and functions of Authority.
  14. 45IDisposal of matters by Minister.
  15. 45JDuties of Secretaries.
  16. 45KPower to make rules.

Part V MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

  1. 46Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
  2. 46APublic Account of the Capital and moneys credited to it.
  3. 47Contingency Fund of the Capital.
  4. 47ABorrowing upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of the Capital.
  5. 47BForm of accounts of the Capital.
  6. 48Audit reports.
  7. 49Relation of Lieutenant Governor and his Ministers to President.
  8. 50Period of order made under article 239AB and approval thereof by Parliament.
  9. 51Authorisation of expenditure by President.
  10. 52Contracts and suits.
  11. 53Power of President to remove difficulties.
  12. 54Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly.
  13. 55Repealed.
  14. 56Repeal of Act 19 of 1966

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