| To vest the State Government with legal authority to regulate
the construction and administration of the New Capital of Punjab
at Chandigarh, the State Legislature enacted The Capital of
Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952, which
received the assent of Governor of Punjab on 17th December, 1952
and first published in Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary)
on 19th December 1952. When Punjab was divided, both Punjab and
Haryana claimed the new city for its capital. Pending resolution
of the issue, the Central Government made Chandigarh a Union
Territory (under Section 4 of the Punjab Re-Organisation Act,
1966, with effect from November 1, 1966) with its administration
functioning directly under the Central government. Under the
provision of this Act, the laws in force in the erstwhile State
of Punjab prior to November 1,1966, continue to be applicable to
the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Thereafter, various
departments of the Union Territory have enacted various Rules
under this Act, which lay the guidelines for the
governance of Chandigarh. All the enacted Rules and other
notifications issued by any department of Chandigarh
Administration can be
accessed by providing the name of the concerned department or
providing a keyword.
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