[Article 76a]
Federal Constitution
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(3) Any matter with respect to which the Legislature of a State
is for the time being authorized by Act of Parliament to make
laws shall for purposes of Articles 79, 80 and 82 be treated as
regards the State in question as if it were a matter enumerated
in the Concurrent List.
Residual power of legislation
77. The Legislature of a State shall have power to make laws
with respect to any matter not enumerated in any of the Lists
set out in the Ninth Schedule, not being a matter in respect of
which Parliament has power to make laws.
Legislation restricting use of rivers
78. In so far as any law made by Parliament or any regulation
made in pursuance of such a law restricts the rights of a State or
its residents to the use for navigation or irrigation of any river
wholly within that State it shall not have effect in that State unless
it has been approved by a resolution of the Legislative Assembly
of that State supported by a majority of the total number of its
members.
Exercise of concurrent legislative powers
79. (1) Where it appears to the presiding officer of either House
of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly of any State that
a Bill or an amendment to a Bill proposes a change in the law
relating to any of the matters enumerated in the Concurrent List,
or to any of the matters enumerated in the State List with respect
to which the Federation is exercising functions in accordance
with Article 94, he shall certify the Bill or amendment for the
purposes of this Article.
(2) A Bill or amendment certified under this Article shall
not be proceeded with until four weeks have elapsed since its
publication, unless the presiding officer, being satisfied that the
State Governments, or as the case may be, the Federal Government,
have been consulted, allows it to be proceeded with on the ground
of urgency.
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