Section 5 — Power to amend the Schedule.

5. Power to amend the Schedule - (1) The Government may, by notification,
alter or add to or cancel any item in the Schedule.

(2) Where a notification has been issued under sub-section (1), there shall,
unless the notification is in the meantime rescinded, be introduced in the
Legislative  Assembly  as  soon  as  may  be,  but  in  any  case  during  the  next
session  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  following  the  date  of  the  issue  of  the
notification, a Bill on behalf of the Government, to give effect to the alteration,
addition or cancellation, as the case may be, of  the Schedule specified in the
notification, and the notification shall cease to have effect when such Bill
becomes law, whether with or without modifications but without prejudice to
the validity of anything previously done thereunder:

Provided that if the notification under sub-section (1) is issued when the
Legislative Assembly is in session, such a Bill shall be introduced in the
Legislative Assembly during that session:

Provided  further  that  where  for  any  reason  a  Bill  as  aforesaid  does  not
become  law  within  six  months  from  the  date  of  its  introduction  in  the
Legislative Assembly, the notification shall cease to have effect on the
expiration of the said period of six months.

(3) All references made in this Act to any item in the Schedule shall be
construed as relating to the item in the Schedule as for the time being
amended in exercise of the powers conferred by this section.