Chandigarh (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987,1988
Act No : 2
Section : SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT
CHANDIGARH (DELEGATION OF POWERS) ACT, 1987
2 of 1988
An Act to provide for the delegation of powers vested in the Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
Prefatory Note-Statement of Objects and Reasons.-The statutory powers of the Central Government and the State Government under certain laws in their application to the Union territory of Chandigarh are with the Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh. Accordingly, the Administrator is required to exercise those statutory powers. Besides this, he is also required to discharge the functions of a quasi-judicial authority under certain other statutes. 2. At present, the Governor of Punjab is concurrently designated as the Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh. In his capacity as Administrator, he is required to exercise the said statutory powers and discharge the said quasi-judicial functions. As a result, several appeals and review cases are pending for disposal by the Administrator and it is not practicable for him to dispose of them expeditiously. It is, therefore, proposed to vest such powers of the Adminisirator in any officer or other authority as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government or the Administrator by notification in the Official Gazette. 3. It is reported that due to expediency of the work the powers and functions of the State Government and Central Government which were normally to be exercised by the Administrator, have been exercised by some other officers and authorities. Accordingly, a need has arisen to validate such actions. 4. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects.
SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT
(1) This Act may be called the Chandigarh (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Chandigarh.
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