Lawgist16Disqualification on ground of defection
The provisions of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution shall, subject to the necessary modifications (including modifications for construing references therein to the Legislative Assembly of a State, article 188, article 194 and article 212 as references, respectively, to the Legislative Assembly, section 12, section 18 and section 37 of this Act), apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly as they apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly of a State, and accordingly:—
(a) the said Tenth Schedule as so modified shall be deemed to form part of this Act; and
(b) a person shall be disqualified for being a member of the Legislative Assembly if he is so disqualified under the said Tenth Schedule as so modified.
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- 3 Legislative Assembly and its composition
- 4 Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly
- 5 Duration of Legislative Assembly
- 6 Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution
- 7 Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
- 8 Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to provide while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
- 9 Right of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly
- 10 Special address by the Lieutenant Governor
- 11 Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly
- 12 Oath or affirmation by members
- 13 Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum
- 14 Vacation of seats
- 15 Disqualifications for membership
- 16 Disqualification on ground of defection
- 17 Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified
- 18 Powers, privileges, etc., of members
- 19 Salaries and allowances of members
- 20 Exemption of property of the Union form taxation
- 21 Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters
- 22 Special provisions as to financial Bills
- 23 Procedure as to lapsing of Bills
- 24 Assent to Bills
- 25 Bills reserved for consideration
- 26 Requirements as to sanction, etc
- 27 Annual financial statement
- 28 Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates
- 29 Appropriation Bills
- 30 Supplementary, additional or excess grants
- 31 Votes on account
- 32 Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly
- 33 Rules of procedure
- 34 Official language or languages of the Capital and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly
- 35 Language to be used for Bills, Acts, etc
- 36 Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly
- 37 Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly
