The Chandigarh (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED G.S.R. . . . . . for General Statutory Rules.

THE CHANDIGARH (DELEGATION OF POWERS) ACT, 1987

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THE CHANDIGARH (DELEGATION OF POWERS) ACT, 1987 __________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS ________ SECTIONS 1. Delegation of powers, etc., vested in Administrator.

ACT NO. 2 OF 1988

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Section 1 — Short title and extent

Section 2 — Definition

Section 3 — Delegation of powers, etc., vested in Administrator

Section 4 — Validation

THE CHANDIGARH (DELEGATION OF POWERS) ACT, 1987 ACT NO. 2 OF 1988 [3rd, January, 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:— 1. 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. Definition.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Administrator” means the administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution. Delegation of powers, etc., vested in Administrator.—(1) Any power, authority or jurisdiction or any duty which the Administrator may exercise or discharge under any law in force in the Union territory of Chandigarh may be exercised or discharged also by such officer or other authority as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government or the Administrator by notification in the Official Gazette. (2) The Administrator may transfer any appeal or application for revision or any other matter pending before him for disposal to an officer or other authority competent under sub-section (1) to dispose of the same. (3) The Administrator may withdraw for disposal by himself any appeal or application for revision or any other matter pending before an officer or other authority competent under sub-section (1) to dispose of the same.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

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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. 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. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects.