Section 7: Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.

Q: What does Section 7 of The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (TGUTA) deal with?

Section 7 TGUTA pertains to "Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.". It is part of the The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 7 of The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (TGUTA) governs speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 7 TGUTA still in force?

Yes, Section 7 of the The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 7 TGUTA?

धारा 7 TGUTA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 7 of the The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. Section 7 of The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (TGUTA) governs speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 7 TGUTA?

Dhara 7 TGUTA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 7 of the The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 7 of The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (TGUTA) governs speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 7 of The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963?

Cite as: "Section 7, The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (TGUTA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, § 7 (India).

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(1) Every Legislative Assembly shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Assembly to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker thereof and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, the Assembly shall choose another member to be Speaker or Deputy Speaker, as the case may be.

(2) A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of an Assembly—

(a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Assembly;

(b) may at any time by writing under his hand addressed, if such member is the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, and if such member is the Deputy Speaker, to the Speaker, resign his office;

(c) may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Assembly passed by a majority of all the then members of the Assembly:

Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause (c) shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution:

Provided further that whenever the Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the Assembly after the dissolution.

(3) While the office of Speaker is vacant, the duties of the office shall be performed by the Deputy Speaker or, if the office of Deputy Speaker is also vacant, by such member of the Assembly as may be determined by the rules of procedure of the Assembly.

(4) During the absence of the Speaker from any sitting of the Assembly, the Deputy Speaker, or, if he is also absent, such person as may be determined by the rules of procedure of the Assembly, or, if no such person is present, such other person as may be determined by the Assembly, shall act as Speaker.

(5) There shall be paid to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly such salaries and allowances as may be respectively fixed by the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such salaries and allowances as the Administrator may, with the approval of the President, by order determine.