Central Act

THE GOVERNMENT OF UNION TERRITORIES ACT, 1963

2[14A. Disqualification on ground of defection for being a member.―The provisions of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution shall, subject to the necessary modifications (including modifications for construing references therein to the Legislative Assembly of a State, article 188, article 194 and article 212 as references, respectively, to the Legislative Assembly of 1[the Union territory], section 11, section 16 and section 37 of this Act), apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly of 1[the Union territory] as they apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly of a State, and accordingly,― (a) the said Tenth Schedule as so modified shall be deemed to form part of this Act; and (b) a person shall be disqualified for being a member of the Legislative Assembly of 1[the Union territory] if he is so disqualified under the said Tenth Schedule as so modified.]