The Himachal Pradesh Official Language Act, 1975 Complete Act - Bare Act

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1975

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Sections:

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Hindi to be official language of the State.

4. Government's power to notify the official purposes for which Hindi shall be used.

5. Language to be used in the Bills, etc.

6. Continuation of use of English in State Legislature.

7. Right of a person to submit representation in any of the languages used in the State.

8. Repeal and saving.

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1975

(Act No. 1 OF 1975)

[For statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P., Extra., dated 19.2.1975, p. 167.]

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 20th February, 1975 and was published in the R.H.P. Extra., dated the 21st February, 1975 at p. 175-178).

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1)This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh Official Language Act, 1975.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Himachal Pradesh.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1^st January, 1975.

2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.-

(a) "Hindi" means Hindi in Devanagari script ;

(b) "State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh.

3. Hindi to be official language of the State.- The official language of the State of Himachal Pradesh shall be Hindi.

4. Government's power to notify the official purposes for which Hindi shall be used.- The State Government may, from time to time by notification, direct that Hindi shall be used for such official purposes of the State and from such date as may be specified in the notification.

5. Language to be used in the Bills, etc.- On and from such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, the language to be used in,-

(a) all Bills to be introduced, or amendments thereto to be moved in the House of the Legislature of the State ;

(b) all Acts passed by the Legislature of the State ;

(c) all Ordinances promulgated by the Governor under Article 213 of the Constitution ; and

(d) all Orders, Rules, Regulations and Bye-laws issued by the State Government under the Constitution or under any law for the time being in force in the State ;

shall be Hindi:

Provided that the State Government may appoint different dates in respect of any of the purposes referred to in clauses (a) to (d) above.

6. Continuation of the use of English in State Legislature.- Until the State Government otherwise directs by notification under section 4, English may continue to be used, in addition to the official language of the State for the transaction of business in the Legislature of the State.

7. Right of a person to submit representation in any of the languages used in the State.- Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to debar any person to submit a representation for the redress of any grievance to any officer or authority of the State in any other language, used in the State.

8. Repeal and Saving.- (1) The Punjab Official Language Act, 1960, 28 of 1960 in its application to the areas added to Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966) and the Himachal Pradesh Languages (Bills and Acts) Act, 1952 (2 of 1953) as in force in the areas comprised in Himachal Pradesh immediately before Ist November, 1966 are hereby repealed.

(2) The repeal by this Act shall not affect anything done or any action taken in the exercise of any power conferred by or under the repealed Acts or any events which have been caused from the operation of the repealed Acts.

NOTIFICATIONS

UNDER

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1975

"HINDI"

(Authoritative English text of notification No. Bhasha-A(4)9/8S, dated the 9^th August, 1988 issued and published in R. H. P. Extra., dated 7-9-1988, P .2213)

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Shimla-171002, the 9^th August, 1988.

ND. Bhasha-A(4)9/85.-In continuation of this department notification No. LCCA(3)-19/77, dated the 29th May, 1979 and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Official Language Act, 1975 read with section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Official Language (Supplementary Provisions) Act, 1981, the Governor, Himachal Pradesh, is pleased to order that the Hindi text of the enactments (Acts, Rules, Regulations, Bye-laws, Notifications, Orders and Instructions etc.) originally passed in English by the State Legislature prior to 1st June, 1979 already issued under the authority of the Governor in terms of section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Official Language (Supplementary Provisions) Act,1931 shall be deemed to be its authoritative Hindi text and hereafter any amendment to be made there in, shall be made in Hindi.

2. The Governor is also pleased to order that since 1st June, 1979, Hindi has been declared as the language for the transaction of business in the Vidhan Sabha, therefore, the notifications and Bills etc., relating to the amendments to be made in the enactments (Acts, Rules, Regulations, Bye-laws. Notifications, Orders and Instructions), the authoritative Hindi text of which has not been issued as yet, shall also be issued/presented in Hindi. In English only those provisions shall be inserted which are to be amended or substituted. The English text shall be issued only as an authoritative text along with the original Hindi text.

The Governor, Himachal Pradesh, is further pleased to order that any enactment (Bill, Notification, Act, Bye-taw, Order, Regulation and Instructions etc.) without issuing its original Hindi text shall be invalid and be of no effect.

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(R. H. P. Extra., dated 7-9-1988, P. 2214)