CHAPTER-VI

INTRODUCTION AND PRINTING OF BILLS

18. Notice of introduction: After the Bill is approved by the Council of Ministers and where recommendations of the Governor; and the sanction of the President or the prior approval of the Government of India, for introduction of the Bill in the Legislative Assembly, are required, are received, the Minister-in-Charge desiring to move for leave to introduce a Bill is to give notice in writing for his intention to do so. The period of notice of a motion for leave to introduce a Bill has been seven days, unless the Speaker allows the motion to be made at the shorter notice.

19. Printing of the Bills: When all the foregoing formalities are completed, the Bill, together with its Memoranda and annexures, is sent by the Law Department to the Government Press for printing and proofs obtained are scrutinised by the Draftsman with the assistance of the printing experts in the Legislative Wing of the Law Department and the Bill is then sent to Vidhan Secretariat. Where in any Bill it is necessary to cite or refer to another Act, its short title is cited in the body and a reference to the number and year thereof is made in the margin. Where two or more Bills seek to amend the same principle Act and are passed in the same year, the amending Acts are numbered consecutively. Apart from this care is also taken to number the lines in each page of the Bill to facilitate the references for moving amendments in the Bill. It is expected that the printed copies of the Bill, should be made available to the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, alongwith the notice of introduction of the Bill. A week’s time is generally required before a Bill can be got ready for introduction after the receipt of the Bill from the Administrative Department. The print matter is to be kept pending to be made use later on while publishing the Bills as passed and assented to.