Constitution (48th amendment) act 1984 : Constitution ( 48th Amendment) Act, 1984

Preamble

An Act further to amend the Constitution of India

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Section 1. Short title

1. Short title.-This Act may be called the Constitution (Forty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1984.

Section 2. Amendment of Article 356

2. Amendment of Article 356.-In Article 356 of the Constitution, in clause (5), the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely:-

‘Provided that in the case of the Proclamation issued under clause (1) on the 6th day of October, 1983 with respect to the State of Punjab, the reference in this clause to "any period beyond the expiration of one year" shall be construed as a reference to "any period beyond the expiration of two years".’.