1. Short title and commencement.―(1) This Act may be called the Government of Union
Territories Act, 1963.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint:
1. 13-5-1963, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 814, dated 13-5-1963, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) in respect
of Part I, sections 3, 4 and 14 of Part II, Part III, sections 53, 56 and 57 of Part V and First and Second Schedulesas applicable
to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
20-12-1963vide Notification. No. G.S.R 1922, dated 16-12-1963, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) in
respect of remaining provisions of the Act applicable to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
17-2-1972vide Notification No. G.S.R. 81(E), dated 16-2-1972, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) in respect
of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, 38, 43A and 56 of the Act shall come into force in the Union Territory of Mizoram.
3-5-1972 vide Notification No. G.S.R. 269(E), dated 30-4-1972, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) in respect
of all the provisions of the Act, other than those which have already come into force in the Union territory of Mizoram, shall,
so far as they are applicable, come into force in that Union territory;
13-5-1963 vide Notification. No. G.S.R. 815, dated 13-5-1963,Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) in respect of
Part I, sections 53, 56 and 57 of Part V and the Second Schedule in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
1-7-1963vide Notification No. G.S.R. 1025, dated 15-6-1963, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) for the
remaining provisions came into force in theUnion territory of Pondicherry.
1-7-1963 vide Notification No. S.O. 1660, dated 14-6-1963, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II. Section 3(ii) in respect
of all the provisions in the Union territories of Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura, and so much of the provisions as apply
to the Union territory of Delhi.
1-7-1963, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 1025, dated 15-6-1963, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) in
respect of the provisions as apply to the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
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[Provided that it shall come into force in the Union territory of Mizoram on such date, being a date
not earlier than the date of commencement of the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act,
1971 (83 of 1971), as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:]
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[Provided further that it shall come into force in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh on such
date, being a date not earlier than the date of commencement of the Government of Union Territories
(Amendment) Act, 1975 (29 of 1975), as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, appoint:]
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[Provided also that, subject to the preceding provisos,] different dates may be appointed for different
provisions of this Act and for different Union territories and any reference in any such provision to the
commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
2. Definitions and interpretation.―(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,―
(a) “Administrator” means the administrator of 4
[the Union territory] appointed by the President
under artcle 239;
(b) “article” means an article of the Constitution;
(c) “assembly constituency” means a constituency provided under this Act for the purpose of
elections to the Legislative Assembly of 4
[the Union territory] ;
(d) “Election Commission” means the Election Commission appointed by the President under
article 324;
(e) “Judicial Commissioner” includes an Additional Judicial Commissioner;
(f) “scheduled castes” in relation to 4
[the Union territory] mean such castes, races or tribes or
parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as are deemed under article 341 to be scheduled
castes in relation to that Union territory;
(g) “scheduled tribes” in relation to 4
[the Union territory] mean such tribes or tribal communities
or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under article 342 to be
scheduled tribes in relation to that Union territory;
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[(h) “Union territory” means the Union territory of 6
[Puducherry].
(2) Any reference in this Act to laws made by Parliament shall be construed as including a reference
to Ordinances promulgated by the President under article 123 and a reference to Regulations made by the
President under article 240.