2 [14A. Disqualification on ground of defection for being a member.―The provisions of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution shall, subject to the necessary modifications (including modifications for construing references therein to the Legislative Assembly of a State, article 188, article 194 and article 212 as references, respectively, to the Legislative Assembly of 1 [the Union territory], section 11, section 16 and section 37 of this Act), apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly of 1 [the Union territory] as they apply to and in relation to the members of the Legislative Assembly of a State, and accordingly,― (a) the said Tenth Schedule as so modified shall be deemed to form part of this Act; and (b) a person shall be disqualified for being a member of the Legislative Assembly of 1 [the Union territory] if he is so disqualified under the said Tenth Schedule as so modified.]
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions and interpretation.Section 3 · Legislative Assemblies for Union territories and their composition.Section 4 · Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.Section 5 · Duration of Legislative Assemblies.Section 6 · Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.Section 7 · Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.Section 8 · Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-06-19. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.