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Article 201 — When a Bill is reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declareeither that he assents to the Bill or that he withholdsassent therefrom:

Article
201
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor
Index row title
When a Bill is reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declareeither that he assents to the Bill or that he withholdsassent therefrom:
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
a6a8cbdb-f849-4850-9afd-b9f35a5438fe

121 words

Verbatim text

consideration of the President, the President shall declareeither that he assents to the Bill or that he withholdsassent therefrom: Provided that, where the Bill is not a Money Bill, the President may direct the Governor to return the Bill to theHouse or, as the case may be, the Houses of theLegislature of the State together with such a message asis mentioned in the first proviso to article 200 and, whena Bill is so returned, the House or Houses shall reconsiderit accordingly within a period of six months from thedate of receipt of such message and, if it is again passedby the House or Houses with or without amendment, itshall be presented again to the President for hisconsideration. Procedure in Financial Matters

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 201 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor”.
  • The row is titled “When a Bill is reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declareeither that he assents to the Bill or that he withholdsassent therefrom:”.
  • The passage runs to about 121 words.

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