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The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : If you have not a copy, what can we do ?
Mr. President: After all, nothing will turn upon the title !
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I can give him the number also, if he wants it.
Act No. I of 1949 is called by the short title of “The Government of India (amendment) Act 1949.”
Act No. II of 1949 is called “The Government of India (second amendment) Act, 1949.”
Act No. III of 1949 is called “The India (Central Government and legislature) Amendment Act, 1949.”
Act No. IV of 1949 is called “The Government of India (Third Amendment) Act, 1949.”
Act No. V of 1949 is called “The abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949.”
Acts III and V have nothing to do with the Govenment of India Act, 1935 and that is why we call this the fourth Amendment of the Government of India Act.
Mr. President : The question is :
“That in sub-clause (1) of clause 1, for the words ‘Fourth Amendment’ the words ‘Third Amendment’ be substituted.”
The amendment was negatived.
Mr. President : The question is :
“That clause 1 do stand part of the Bill,”
The motion was adopted.
Clause 1 was added to the Bill.
Clause 2
- Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : Sir, I beg to move:
“That clause 2 be deleted.”
Sir, I also beg to move :
“That in clause 2, the following statute reference be appended :
‘52 & 53 vict., C.63.’ ”
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : All that I can say is that this is the uniform clause that has been passed by this Assembly in the other Acts amending the Government of India Act, therefore, in order to keep up the uniformity and to provide for the interpretation of this particular Act, clause 2 is a very necessary part of the Bill.
*CAD, Official Report, Vol. XI, 25th November 1949, p. 929.
† Ibid., p. 929.