Constitution 357 — Exercise of legislative powers under Proclamation issued under article 356

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

(1) Where by a Proclamation issued under clause (1) of
article 356, it has been declared that the powers of the Legislature of the State
shall be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament, it shall be
competent—
(a) for Parliament to confer on the President the power of the
Legislature of the State to make laws, and to authorise the President to
delegate, subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose, the
power so conferred to any other authority to be specified by him in that
behalf;
(b) for Parliament, or for the President or other authority in whom
such power to make laws is vested under sub-clause (a), to make laws
conferring powers and imposing duties, or authorising the conferring of
powers and the imposition of duties, upon the Union or officers and
authorities thereof;
(c) for the President to authorise when the House of the People is
not in session expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State
pending the sanction of such expenditure by Parliament.
(2) Any law made in exercise of the power of the Legislature of the
State by Parliament or the President or other authority referred to in
sub-clause (a) of clause (1) which Parliament or the President or such other
authority would not, but for the issue of a Proclamation under article 356, have
been competent to make shall, after the Proclamation has ceased to operate,
continue in force until altered or repealed or amended by a competent
Legislature or other authority.

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