The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs / Department of States
Section
Section 47B Form of accounts of the Capital.
The accounts of the Capital shall be kept in such form as the Lieutenant Governor may, after obtaining advice of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and with the approval of the President, prescribe by rules.]
Section 48 Audit reports.
The reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India relating to the accounts of the Capital for any period subsequent to the date referred to in sub-section (1) of section 46 shall be submitted to the Lieutenant Governor who shall cause them to be laid before the Legislative Assembly.
Section 49 Relation of Lieutenant Governor and his Ministers to President.
Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Lieutenant Governor and his Council of Ministers shall be under the general control of, and comply with such particular directions, if any, as may from time to time be given by, the President.
Section 50 Period of order made under article 239AB and approval thereof by Parliament.
(1) Every order made by the President under article 239AB shall expire at the end of one year from the date of issue of the order and the provisions of clauses (2) and (3) of article 356 shall, so far as may be, apply to such order as they apply to a Proclamation issued under clause (1) of article 356.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the President may extend the duration of the aforesaid order for a further period not exceeding two years from the date of expiry of the order under sub-section (1) subject to the condition that every extension of the said order for any period beyond the expiration of one year shall be approved by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the President may extend the duration of the aforesaid order for a further period not exceeding two years from the date of expiry of the order under sub-section (1) subject to the condition that every extension of the said order for any period beyond the expiration of one year shall be approved by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
Section 51 Authorisation of expenditure by President.
Where the Legislative Assembly is dissolved or its functioning as such Assembly remains suspended, on account of an order made by the President under article 239AB, it shall be competent for the President to authorise when the House of the People is not in session expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the Capital pending the sanction of such expenditure by Parliament.
Section 52 Contracts and suits.
For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that—
(a) all contracts in connection with the administration of the Capital are contracts made in the exercise of the executive power of the Union; and
(b) all suits and proceedings in connection with the administration of the Capital shall be instituted by or against the Government of India.
(a) all contracts in connection with the administration of the Capital are contracts made in the exercise of the executive power of the Union; and
(b) all suits and proceedings in connection with the administration of the Capital shall be instituted by or against the Government of India.
Section 53 Power of President to remove difficulties.
(1) If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition from the provisions of any law repealed by this Act or in giving effect to the provisions of this Act and in particular in relation to the constitution of the Legislative Assembly, the President may by order do anything not inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution or of this Act which appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that no order under this sub-section shall be made after the expiry of the three years from the date of constitution of the first Legislative Assembly.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid before each House of Parliament.
Provided that no order under this sub-section shall be made after the expiry of the three years from the date of constitution of the first Legislative Assembly.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid before each House of Parliament.
Section 54 Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly.
Every rule made by the Lieutenant Governor under this Act shall be laid, as soon as it is made, before the Legislative Assembly.
Section 55 Repealed.
[Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950.]—Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2001 (30 of 2001), s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).
Section 56 Repeal of Act 19 of 1966
The Delhi Administration Act, 1966 is hereby repealed.