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Part XVIII is a compilation of laws pertaining to the Constitution of India as a country and the union of states that it is made of. This part of the constitution consists of Articles on Emergency Provisions.Constitution of India 2007 216–230
Laws
Part XVIII of the Indian constitution envisages the following three emergencies:
General Emergency
Break-down of constitutional machinery in the states
Financial Emergency
Articles 352
This article as enacted by the Constituent Assembly of India provides the president with powers to declare a state of emergency in the nation if he/she is satisfied that the stability and integrity of India is threatened by either external aggression or armed rebellion. This power can only be exercised on the advice of the prime minister and his council of ministers.Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd Universal's Guide to the Constitution of India https://books.google.co.in/books?id=an78gq3JwzYC&pg=PA194&dq=article+352+Indian+Constitution&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl-rDxu9rZAhUNSY8KHSz5DZAQ6AEILjAC#v=onepage&q=article%20352%20Indian%20Constitution&f=false 978-93-5035-011-9 Rajesh Kumar 194
Article 353
This article allows the central government to override the seventh schedule of the constitution (dealing with the differenciation of subjects between the central and state government). It also allows the president to prolong the life of the Lok Sabha one year at time.https://books.google.co.in/books?id=zI19AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT102&dq=article+353+Indian+Constitution&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmyMPWv9rZAhWMK48KHZyJDGwQ6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=article%20353%20Indian%20Constitution&f=false Political Mobilisation and Democracy in India: States of Emergency Vernon Hewitt Routledge 0-203-94496-8 374,375
Article 354-355
Article 354 empowers the central government to make funding allocations within the centre-state financial arrangements besides those stated in Article 268-279.
Article 355 outlines the duties of the government concerning individual states ensuring that the governance of all states is according to the constitution during an emergency.
Article 359A
Repealed - Replaced by the Constitution (Sixty-third Amendment) Act, 1989, s. 3 (w.e.f. 6 January 1990).
Article 360
This section includes provisions on financial emergencies.
References
Further reading
http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/coiason29july08.pdf The Constitution of India PDF Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice 2007-12-01 1950 harv yes https://web.archive.org/web/20140909230437/http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/coiason29july08.pdf 2014-09-09
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