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THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION 203

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948 235

Part VIII
The Territories in Part IV of the First
Schedule and other Territories
Not Specified in that Schedule

Administra- 215. (1) Any territory specified in Part IV of the 5

tion of terri- First Schedule and any other territory comprised

tories speci- within the territory of India but not specified in

fied in Part that Schedule shall be administered by the President

IV of the acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through a

First Sche- Chief Commissioner or other authority to be 10

dule and appointed by him.

other terri-

tories not

(2) The President may make regulations for the specified in peace and good government of any such territory and that Sche- any regulation so made may repeal or amend any dule. law made by Parliament or any existing law which 15

is for the time being applicable to such territory

and, when promulgated by the President, shall

have the same force and effect as an Act of Par-

liament which applies to such territory.