The Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 1974

1.~ wo ~-(~)-72 ----- ~ EXTRAORDINARY lf1'T II~ 1 p ART Il-8ection 1 ~ d ~ PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY "o 74) ~~ ~ ' ''ol'lf<\•( 19• l974/'R'T~~ 27 1896 No, 74) NEW DELHI SATURDAY ' ============• ===- ' OCTOBER 1 9, 1974! ASVINA 27, 189' MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS :(Legislative Department) New_ Delhi, the 19th October, 1974/ Asvina 27, 1896 (Saka) THE REPRESE~JATION GE '.IlIE REOJ?I E .(A.~l:ENDI>JENT) · ~RDINANCE, 1974 • ,-- No. 13 OF. 1974 Promulgated by the . President in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India. An Ordinance further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951. WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take im- mediate action; Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance: - 1. ( 1) Tliis Ordinance may be called the Representation of the People Short title (Amendment) Ordinance, 1974. and com- (2) It sliall come into force at once. ( 749) mence­ ment. •• 111V Amend­ ment of Act 43 of 1951. 750· ; , -THE GAZET'I'.E x:>F uNDIA EXTRAORDINARY 2. In section 77 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, in sub­ section (1), the following Explanations shall be inserted at tl_i~ end, namely !- . ' J.l," ,• ,.e - . , ]>;"" ' ;'a ' , , .. - , . 'Explanation, 1.-Notwithstandirtg anyjudgmerit, order or deci­ sion of any court to the contrary, any exp~ndifor e incurred or autho­ rized in connection with the election ~f .. a_ ,cand_idate. by, a political party· or by any other association or· botly :of persons or-by any indi­ vidual (other than the candidate or his election agent) shall not be deem.ed to be, and shall not ·ever · be deemed to have been, expendi­ ture in connection with the .election .· incurred or authorized by the candidate or by his election agent for the purposes of this sub-section: Provided that nothing contained. in_~~* Explanation shall affect--- ; I' . ' ; l • !•,. • ; ;: ~ :·;, : : . (a) any judgment, _order. or decision of the Supreme Court whereby the ele_ction of a candidate to the House of the People or to the Legislativ~ Assembly :of a Stat~ has l been declared void or set aside before the commencement of the . Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 1974; . .... -, .: 1. _ • • "d • • : ; f ' - ! , • • , f ; • '• ~• j •• • , (b)· any judgment,' ordet -dr decision- ofJa •High ·Court whereby · the election of any such candidate has. been declared void or set ·, aside before the commence111ent of t~e said, Or~~u;~c~ _if no appeal _has been preferred to the Supreme Court against such judgment, 'o'rdei· or decision or the .High· Cpur:t before 'such commencement and the peri~d of limitation fo1~ fil ing such appeal has e_xpired before such commencement. • • • • !~ SP -' • •. . · : , . . · , '0 . _.· i , · i :, r 1·;,:: q '// ,' ' I< l Y~i ; . · i , Explanation 2.- For the purposes. of: Explanation 1 "politfral party" shall have __ th1/ sd1ne 'me1ilirig ' ii hi' tHe Electio~ Symbols (Res'ervation and Allotment) Order, 1968; as•; i fdr;·'the" -iihie:::being in I force. '., 1_. • .. , _. , . . _ 1 , .. , , , ; . • H • . , / , i • _ . ! -. ! ( ) . • i • 1 _. ! ! : • i •• 11 ) ~"' ! j 1 • r 1 ·, ~~ _ L~- : ; .1 i. 1. ; > i . r1 -I ; I ,.'i )/. / .. ,< l½ i :.- ff ; , : !o ti/ 1 !J · · ! , ' ; 1 i · · I · , , ,d :. , ,:: -· JlkKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED. J i ; ' i '. : ; , ; i l • ~ .... ' 1 ; 1 ; j > f . 1 : i j .1 ~ • . [ f : ; President. ' I . ,• ; J_-: . .• • ' ) i : J J ' ! i _· Ji ; ; _; .' ~ Secy. to the Govt. of India. ( •• -______ .. _ PRI NTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1974