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Section 17 - Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
17. Duration of Legislative Assembly.-
The Legislative Assembly, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer, and the expiration of the said period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the Legislative Assembly:
Provided that the said period may, while a Proclamation of Emergency issued under clause (1) of article 352 is in operation, be extended by the President by order for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate.
Related Sections
- Section 52: Power of Lieutenant Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly
- Section 46: Rules of procedure
- Section 48: Language to be used for Acts, Bills, etc
- Section 23: Rights of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to the Legislative Assembly
- Section 84: Application of this Part
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