**Policy Summary: The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015**
This Act, officially designated as Act No. 12 of 2015, amends the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. It received presidential assent on March 30, 2015, and was published by authority of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department, New Delhi, on the same date.
The core amendment increases the number of members in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh from 50 to 58. Specifically, Section 2 of the Act modifies Section 22, subsection 1 of the principal Act, substituting "58 members" for "50 members." Section 3 further amends Section 23 of the principal Act, making corresponding changes to the number of seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh, also increasing it to 58. Additionally, Section 3 modifies the composition of seats within the council, outlining the allocation of 58 seats as follows: Andhra Pradesh - 58, distribution of which includes 20 members elected by members of the legislative assembly, 5 members elected by local authorities, 5 members elected by graduates and 20 members nominated by the Governor, and 8 seats are unallocated.
The Act comes into force on a date to be determined and officially notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.
Dr. Sanjay Singh, Secretary to the Govt. of India.
Key Entities Referenced
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India that is subject of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015.
Parliament: The legislative body that enacted the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015.
President: The head of state who gave assent to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015.
Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015: An Act of Parliament further to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014: The principal Act that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015 amends.
Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh: The legislative body whose composition is altered by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015, increasing the number of members from 50 to 58.
Central Government: The government body responsible for bringing the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Act, 2015 into force by notification in the Official Gazette.
New Delhi: The location where the Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department is located and where the Act was published.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 30th March, 2015/Chaitra 9, 1937 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
30th March, 2015, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE ANDHRA PRADESH REORGANISATION
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
NO. 12 OF 2015
[30th March, 2015.]
An Act further to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, Short title
2015. and com-
mencement.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint.
6 of 2014. 2. In the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the Amendment
principal Act), in section 22, in sub-section (1), for the figures and words “50 members in of section 22.
the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh”, the figures and words “58 members in the
Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh” shall be substituted.2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— SEC. 1]
Amendment 3. In section 23 of the principal Act,—
of section 23.
(i) in sub-section (1), for the figures and words ‘‘50 seats in the Legislative
Council of Andhra Pradesh’’, the figures and words ‘‘58 seats in the Legislative
Council of Andhra Pradesh’’ shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (2), in clause (i), for sub-clause (a), the following sub-clause
shall be substituted, namely:—
‘(a) for the existing entry 1, the following entry shall be substituted,
namely:—
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
‘‘1. Andhra Pradesh 58 20 5 5 20 8’’;’.
DR. SANJAY SINGH,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
PRINTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI—2015.
GMGIPMRND—5619GI(S3)—31-03-2015.