DRAFT CONSTITUTION 689
Mr. President : It is an amendment to amendment No. 2743 which has been moved by Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad. The Honourable Member in his notice says that his amendment is an amendment to Nos. 2741, 2742, 2743, 2744 or 2745.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : If it is to be taken as an amendment to No. 2743, then obviously, as this goes far beyond the scope of 2743, it cannot be moved unless the Member satisfies you that he is not substantially changing the original amendment. As it is, it is a pure reproduction of the amendment which stands in the names of Messrs. Santhanam, Ananthasayanam Ayyangar and others.
Following amendments moved by Mr. T. T. Krishnamachari were adopted.
“That in clause (2) of article 217, after the word and figure ‘Part I’ the words and figures ‘or Part III’ be inserted.”
“That in clause (3)ofarticle217,after the word and figure ‘Part ’ the words and figures “or Part III’ be inserted.”
The amendments were adopted
Article 217, as amended, was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 224
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I wish that article 224 and 225 be held over.
Mr. President : Article 224 and 225 are held over.
ARTICLE 226
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I formally move amendment No. 2775.
Then I move an amendment to this.
Sir I move:
“That for amendment No. 2775 of the List of Amendments, the following be substituted :—
“That article 226 be renumbered as clause (1) of article 226, and
(a) at the end of the said clause as so renumbered the words ‘while the resolution remains in force ‘be added : and
(b) after clause (1) of article 226, as so renumbered, the following clauses be added :—
(2) A resolution passed under clause (1) of this article shall remain in force for such period not exceeding one year as may be specified therein :
Provided that if and so often as a resolution approving the continuance in force of any such resolution is passed in the manner provided in clause (1) of this article, such resolution shall continue in force for a further period of one year from the date on which under this clause it would otherwise have ceased to be in force.
(3) A law made by Parliament which Parliament would not but for the passing of a resolution under clause (1) of this article have been competent to make shall to the extent of the incompetency cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months after the resolution has ceased to be in force, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before the expiration of the said period’.”
†Mr. President : Before I put the amendment to the vote, do you wish to say anything, Dr. Ambedkar ?
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 13th June 1949, pp. 799-800.
† Ibid., p. 809.