44. Authorisation of expenditure pending sanction by Legislatures.—(1) The President may, at any
time before the appointed day, authorise by order such expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the
State of Manipur or of the State of Tripura as he deems necessary for a period of not more than six months
beginning with the appointed day pending the sanction of such expenditure by the Legislative Assembly of
the State of Manipur or of the State of Tripura, as the case may be:
Provided that the Governor of Manipur or of Tripura may, after the appointed day, authorise by order
such further expenditure as he deems necessary from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Manipur or, as
the case may be, of the State of Tripura for any period not extending beyond the said period of six months.
(2) The President or, as the case may be, the Governor of the concerned State shall make separate
orders under sub-section (1) in respect of periods falling in different financial years.
(3) The Governor of Assam, exercising the functions as Governor in relation to the autonomous State
of Meghalaya by virtue of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969), may at any
time, before the appointed day, authorise by order such expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the
State of Meghalaya as he deems necessary for a period of not more than six months beginning with the
appointed day pending the sanction of such expenditure by the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya:
Provided that the Governor of Meghalaya may, after the appointed day, authorise such further
expenditure as he deems necessary from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Meghalaya for any period
not extending beyond the said period of six months.
(4) The Governors referred to in sub-section (3) shall make separate orders under that sub-section in
respect of periods falling in different financial years.
(5) The President may, at any time, before or after the appointed day authorise by order such
expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India as he deems necessary for a period of not more than six
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months beginning with the appointed day for the administration of the affairs of the Union territory of
Mizoram pending the sanction of such expenditure by Parliament.
(6) The President shall make separate orders under sub-section (5) in respect of periods falling in
different financial years.
45. Appropriation of moneys for expenditure to the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh.—Any
Act passed by Parliament for the appropriation of any money out of the Consolidated Fund of India to
meet the expenditure in respect of any part of the financial year 1971-72 in, or for the purposes of, the
tribal areas of Assam specified in Part B of the Table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to
the Constitution shall, on and from the appointed day, have effect also in relation to the Union territory of
Arunachal Pradesh and it shall be lawful for the President to spend any amount in, or for the purposes of,
that Union territory out of the amounts authorised by such Act to be expended in, or for the purposes of,
the said tribal areas.
46. Reports relating to the accounts of the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura.—(1) The
reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India referred to in section 49 of the Government of
Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963) relating to the accounts of the Union territory of Manipur or of
the Union territory of Tripura in respect of any period prior to the appointed day shall be submitted to the
Governor of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be, who shall cause them to be laid before the
Legislative Assembly of the State of Manipur or of the State of Tripura, as the case may be.
(2) The Governor of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be, may, by order,—
(a) declare any expenditure incurred out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union territory of
Manipur or of Tripura on any service in respect of any period prior to the appointed day during the
financial year 1971-72 or in respect of any earlier financial year in excess of the amount granted for
that service and for that year as disclosed in the reports referred to in sub-section (1) to have been duly
authorised, and
(b) provide for any action to be taken on any matter arising out of the said reports.
47. Reports relating to the accounts of the autonomous State of Meghalaya.—(1) The reports of
the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India relating to the accounts of the autonomous State of
Meghalaya in respect of any period prior to the appointed day shall be submitted to the Governor of
Meghalaya who shall cause them to be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the State of Meghalaya.
(2) The Governor of Meghalya may, by order,—
(a) declare any expenditure incurred out of the Consolidated Fund of the autonomous State of
Meghalaya on any service in respect of any period prior to the appointed day during the financial year
1971-72 or in respect of any earlier financial year in excess of the amount granted for that service and
for that year as disclosed in the reports referred to in sub-section (1) to have been duly authorised, and
(b) provide for any action to be taken on any matter arising out of the said reports.
48. Allowances and privileges of the Governors of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and
Tripura.—The allowances and privileges of the Governors of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
shall, until provision in that behalf is made by Parliament by law under clause (3) of article 158, be such as
the President may, by order, determine.
49. Distribution of revenues.—The President shall, by order, determine the grants-in-aid of the
revenues of the States of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura and the share of each such State in the
Union duties of excise, estate duty and taxes on income and for that purpose amend thereby the relevant
provisions of the Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) Act, 1962 (3 of 1962), the Additional Duties of
Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957), the Estate Duty (Distribution) Act, 1962
(9 of 1962) and the Constitution (Distribution of Revenues) Order, 1969 in such manner as he thinks fit.