Constitution Section 243L — Application to Union territories

Part IX — THE PANCHAYATS

Constitutional

Summary

The rules in this Part of the Constitution apply to Union territories. When they apply, any mention of a State’s Governor is treated as a reference to the Administrator of the Union territory, and any mention of a State’s Legislature or Legislative Assembly is treated as a reference to the Legislative Assembly of that Union territory, if it has one. However, the President can issue a public notice to apply these rules to any Union territory or part of it with specific exceptions or changes.

Official Text

The provisions of this Part shall apply to the Union territories and shall, in their application to a Union territory, have effect as if the references to the Governor of a State were references to the Administrator of the Union territory appointed under article 239 and references to the Legislature or the legislative Assembly of a State were references, in relation to a Union territory having a Legislative Assembly, to that Legislative Assembly:Provided that the President may, by public notification, direct that the provisions of this Part shall apply to any Union territory or part thereof subject to such exceptions and modifications as he may specify in the notification.