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Article 349 — During the period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, no Bill or amendmentmaking provision for the language to be used for any ofthe purposes mentioned in clause (1) of article 348 shallbe introduced or moved in either House of Parliamentwithout the previous sanction of the President, and the

Article
349
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION
Index row title
During the period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, no Bill or amendmentmaking provision for the language to be used for any ofthe purposes mentioned in clause (1) of article 348 shallbe introduced or moved in either House of Parliamentwithout the previous sanction of the President, and the
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
922dc62c-703d-4931-b477-04dda26b55ea

96 words

Verbatim text

commencement of this Constitution, no Bill or amendmentmaking provision for the language to be used for any ofthe purposes mentioned in clause (1) of article 348 shallbe introduced or moved in either House of Parliamentwithout the previous sanction of the President, and the President shall not give his sanction to the introduction of any such Bill or the moving of any such amendmentexcept after he has taken into consideration therecommendations of the Commission constituted underclause (1) of article 344 and the report of the Committeeconstituted under clause (4) of that article. C HAPTER IV.—S PECIAL DIRECTIVES

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  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION”.
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