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172                   THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
      (Part XIII.—Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India)

       Provided that no Bill or amendment for the purposes of clause (b) shall
be introduced or moved in the Legislature of a State without the previous
sanction of the President.
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         [305. Saving of existing laws and laws providing for State
monopolies.—Nothing in articles 301 and 303 shall affect the provisions of
any existing law except in so far as the President may by order otherwise
direct; and nothing in article 301 shall affect the operation of any law made
before the commencement of the Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1955,
in so far as it relates to, or prevent Parliament or the Legislature of a State from
making any law relating to, any such matter as is referred to in sub-clause (ii)
of clause (6) of article 19.]
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        306. [Power of certain States in Part B of the First Schedule to
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impose restrictions on trade and commerce.].—Omitted by the Constitution
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(Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.(w.e.f. 1-11-1956)
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        307. Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of
articles 301 to 304.—Parliament may by law appoint such authority as it
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considers appropriate for carrying out the purposes of articles 301, 302, 303
and 304, and confer on the authority so appointed such powers and such duties
as it thinks necessary.




1. Subs. by the Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1955, s. 4, for art. 305
   (w.e.f. 27-4-1955).

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