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The Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 1999
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REGISTERED NO. DL-33004/99
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MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 21st July, 1999/Asadha 30, 1921 (Saka)
THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT)
ORDINANCE, 1999
No. 8 OF 1999
Promulgated by the President in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic
of India.
An Ordinance further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
WHEREAS the House of the People has been dissolved and the Council of States is
not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it
necessary for him to take immediate action;
Now, raEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by claus: (1) of~icle 123 of
the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordmance:-
1. (J) This Ordinance may be called the Representation of the People (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1999.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
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2 THE GAZETI'E OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [P.u-r ll-Ssc. I]
An-.endnient or 2. In the Representation of the People Act, 1951, in section 60, after clause (b), the
section 60 of fl )I •
Act 43 of 1951. o owtng clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"(c) any person belonging to a class of persons notified by the Election
Commission in consultation with the Government to give his vote. by postal ballot,
and not in any other manner, at an election in a constituency where a poll is taken
subject to the fulfilment of such requirements as m.11y ~ specified in those rules.".
K.R. NARAYANAN,
President.
RAGHBIR SINGH,
Secy. to the Govt. of India.
PRJN'rnD UY nm MANAOER, OOVENNMENT OF INDIA PRESS (PLU), MINTO ROAD, NF.W DELHI
AND PUBLISHED BY 11{6 CONTROU£R OP PUBLICATIONS, oeun, 1999.
MGIP(PLU)MRND--846LAW-21-07·1999.
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