The Union government on Thursday ordered implementation of 37 Central Laws (envisaged in the concurrent list) in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The order issued by Union Ministry of Home Affairs(Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs), has been notified in theGazette of India along with a schedule mentioning all 37 Central Acts.
Issued after the nod of Union Cabinet, the order will allow37 Central laws in the Concurrent List to be implemented in the Union Territoryof Jammu and Kashmir.
This order will be called the Jammu and KashmirReorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020.
The provisions will come into force with immediate effect inthe Union Territory, which came into being on 31 October 2019, after theCentre, on August 5 announced the abrogation of Article 370 provisions forerstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state and its bifurcation into two UnionTerritories.
The adaptation of the central laws in the concurrent list,with required modifications and amendments, will ensure administrativeeffectiveness and smooth transition with respect to the Union Territory therebyremoving any ambiguity in their application in line with Constitution.
The Central laws applied to J&K with modification are:The Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961); The All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of1951); The Ancient Monuments And Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24of 1958); The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996); The CensusAct, 1948 (37 of 1948); The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of2017); The Cinematograph Act, 1952 (37 of 1952); The Code of Civil Procedure,1908 (5 of 1908); The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974); TheCollection of Statistics Act, 2008 (07 of 2009); The Commissions of InquiryAct, 1952 (60 of 1952); The Court-Fees Act, 1870(7 of 1870); The Dentists Act,1948 (16 of 1948); The Family Courts Act, 1984 (66 of 1984) The GovernmentSecurities Act, 2006 (38 of 2006); The High Court Judges (Salaries AndConditions of Services) Act, 1954 (28 of 1954); The Homeopathy Central CouncilAct, 1973 (59 of 1973); The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (104 of1956); The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961); The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16of 1927); The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (48 of 1970); TheIndian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860); The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016(31 of 2016); The Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963); The National Co-OperativeDevelopment Corporation Act, 1962 (26 of 1962); The Official Languages Act,1963 (19 of 1963); The Press and Registration Of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867);The Press Council Act, 1978 (37 of 1978); The Prevention Of Corruption Act,1988 (49 of 1988); The Protection Of Human Rights Act, 1993 (10 of 1994); ThePublic Debt Act, 1944 (18 of 1944); The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession)Act, 1966 (29 of 1966); The Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Act, 2016(16 of 2016); The Representation Of People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950) The Right to Fair Compensationand Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013(30 of 2013); The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets andEnforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002) and The Textiles Committee Act, 1963 (41 of1963).