Government of India Act, Section 290

State Central Government

Year 1935

Section Title Creation of New Provinces and Alterations of Boundaries of

Provinces

Act Info:

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, 1 [His Majesty may by orderin

Council]--

(a)create a new Province;

(b)increase the area of any Province;

(c) diminish thearea of any Province;

(d) alter theboundaries of any Province;

Providedthat, 2 [before the draft of any such Order is laid before Parlia-
ment, the Secretary of State shall take such steps as His Majesty may
direct forascertaining the views of the Federal Government and the
Chambers of the FederalLegislature and the views of the Government
and the Chamber or Chambers of theLegislature] of any Province which
will be affected by the Order, both withrespect to the proposal to make
the Order and with respect to the provisions tobe inserted therein.
3 [(2)An order made under this section may contain such provisions for
varying therepresentation in the Federal Legislature of any Governor's
Province theboundaries of which are altered by the Order and for varying the
composition ofthe Legislature of any such Province, such provisions with
respect toapportionments and adjustments of and in respect of assets and
liabilities, andsuch other supplemental, incidental and consequential
provisions as His Majestymay deem necessary or proper:

Providedthat no such Order shall vary the total membership of either

Chamber of theFederal Legislature.]
 (3)In this section the expression "Province" means either a
Governor'sProvince or a Chief Commissioner's Province.

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1.1-4-1936,the Government of India (Constitution of Sind) Order, 1936[3-3-

19361and the Government of India (Constitution of Orissa) Order, 1936[3-3-
1936],paras 4, Gazette of India, 1936, Pt. I pp. 364 and 349 respectively.
Substituted,by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947, by the
words--''theGovernor-General may by Order".

2.Substituted, by the words--

''the Governor-General may by Order.--

"before making any such Order the Governor-General shall ascertain

the views of the Government".

3.Substituted, by the words--

''the Governor-General may by Order., as follows--
"(2)An Order made under thissub-section may contain such provisions
asthe Governor-General may deem necessary or proper--

(a) for varying the representation in theDominion Legislature of any

Governor's Province the boundaries of which arealtered by the
Order)
(b) for varying the composition of the Legislature of any such
Province;
(c) where a new Governor's Province is created, for constituting
theLegis lature thereof;

(d) for apportionments and adjustments of andin respect of assets

and liabilities; and

(e) for other supplemental, incidental and consequential matters".