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Power of Parliament to Legislate with Respect to a Matter in the State List Inthe National Interest.

(1)Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, if theCouncil of States has declared by resolution supported by not less thantwo-thirds of the members present and voting that it is necessary or expedientin national interest that Parliament should make laws with respect to any matterenumerated in the Stale List specified in the resolution, it shall be lawful forParliament to make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India withrespect to that matter while the resolution remains in force.

(2)A resolution passed under clause (1) shall remain in force for such period notexceeding one year as may be specified therein:

Providedthat, if and so often as a resolution approving the continuance in force of anysuch resolution is passed in the manner provided in clause (1), such resolutionshall continue in force for a further period of one year from the date on whichunder this clause it would otherwise have ceased to be in force.

(3)A law made by Parliament which Parliament would not but for the passing of aresolution under clause (1) have been competent to make shall, to the extent ofthe incompetency, cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of sixmonths after the resolution has ceased to be in force, except as respects thingsdone or omitted to be done before the expiration of the said period.

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