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(No. 3 of 1965)

-ARRA!\TGEMEMT OF SECTIONS

SECTION

1. Short title, extent and commen~ement.

2. Definitions.
3. Official language of the Union territory.
4. Use of English language for official purposes.
THE PONDICHERRY OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT, 1965
(Act KO. 3 of 1965)
3rd April, 1965.
A S ACT

o provide for the languages to be used for the official purposes

of the Uliion territory of Pondicherry.

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in the Sixtec,nth Year of the Republic of India as follows:1. Shcrt 3tIe, extert: and commencement.--(1)
ire called

This Act may

the Pondiche -ry Official Languages Act, 1965.

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(2) It e :tends to the whole of the

Pondicherry.

Union

territory of

(3) It s2 sll come 1to force zt once.

2. DerSni -ens.-(a) "Administrator" means the Admini:::-atcr of thc Union t c r i t o r y of Pcndicherry zppointed by thc

F~csidentu n er
~ Article 239 of the Constitution;
(b) "Ur-on t e r r i t ~ r y "means

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3. OEcia Langcagz of rhe Unim territory.=&?#

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;rcm such da 2-as .the 1-dministrator may, by notificallm in the
OEzial Gciet 3, appoint in this-behalf, t h e TamiI langcsge shall,
.rukJwt to th provisicr:~.of sxtion 34 of t h e Gover Ir .ent of
Union Territc ries Act, 1963 (Central Act 20 of 1963), be the
l a ~ g u a g eto L e used f c r all or ar.y of the official pcrp3ses oC,,
:he Union te:-itory, an3 diEerent dates may be appcsinted for
dieerent cffic 31 purposcs or for different 'areas i n - t h e Union
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territory :
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Provid 94 th@, the &Wist,r~,tpg!gayi,h .l.jk$, qqt$ca$ion,

direct that jr. the iase of Mahe
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- - - the2$$ayalam
language,
and in the c .-,e of Yanam area, the Telugu language may be
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&dai p-~rposesand ' subj&$'$g's&chIId&idi#;ns
ES may be sp 2ified in such notification:.-'

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4. Use of the Eng1i.h language for official purposes.-Notwithsiandixg mything contained in section 3, as from the

c c r m r n e m ~ ~ of
~ tf!his A&j,~the.'Engiishlanguage RAYJbe used t
for all or an3 of the official purposes of the Wnipn: krxitmy.

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