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278                   THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                  (Fifth Schedule)

              (c) regulate the carrying on of business as money-lender by
      persons who lend money to members of the Scheduled Tribes in such
      area.
      (3) In making any such regulation as is referred to in sub-paragraph (2)
of this paragraph, the Governor 1*** may repeal or amend any Act of
Parliament or of the Legislature of the State or any existing law which is for the
time being applicable to the area in question.
      (4) All regulations made under this paragraph shall be submitted
forthwith to the President and, until assented to by him, shall have no effect.
      (5) No regulation shall be made under this paragraph unless the
Governor 1*** making the regulation has, in the case where there is a Tribes
Advisory Council for the State, consulted such Council. e
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                                    SCHEDULED AREAS
      6. Scheduled Areas.—(1) In this Constitution, the expression
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“Scheduled Areas” means such areas as the President may by order declare to
be Scheduled Areas.                   In
      (2) The President may at any time by order—
              (a) direct that the whole or any specified part of a Scheduled Area
      shall cease to be a Scheduled Area or a part of such an area;
               2
                 [(aa) increase the area of any Scheduled Area in a State after
      consultation with the Governor of that State;]
              (b) alter, but only by way of rectification of boundaries, any
      Scheduled Area;



1. The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act,
   1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
   The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by s. 29 and sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
 See the Scheduled Areas (Part A States) Order, 1950 (C.O. 9), the Scheduled Areas
   (Part B States) Order, 1950 (C.O.26), the Scheduled Areas (Himachal Pradesh) Order,
   1975 (C.O. 102) and the Scheduled Areas (States of Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
   and Orissa) Order, 1977 (C.O. 109).
 See the Madras Scheduled Areas (Cessor) Order, 1950 (C.O. 30) and the Andhra
   Scheduled Areas (Cessor) Order, 1955 (C.O. 50).
2. Ins. by the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1976 (101 of 1976),
   s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-9-1976).

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