Gujarat Government Rules of Business, 1990 (As amended up to 23rd November, 2010)
No: -- Dated: Mar, 11 1990
Gujarat Government Rules of Business, 1990 (As amended up to 23rd November, 2010)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (2) and (3) of article 166 of the Constitution of India and in supersession of the Gujarat Government Rules of Business, 1984 the Governor of Gujarat is hereby pleased to make the following rules for the more convenient transaction of the Business of the Government of Gujarat, namely :‐
1. (i) These rules may be called the Gujarat Government Rules of Business, 1990.
(ii) They shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 1990.
2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.‐
(a) "article" means an Article of the Constitution of India;
(b) "Council" meansthe Council of Ministers constituted under Article 163;
(c) "Minister" includes the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister but does not include a Minister of State or Deputy Minister;
(d) "Minister‐in‐charge", in relation to any Department or any business appertaining to a Department means the Minister or Minister of State or Deputy Minister to whose charge such Department, or as the case may be, businessis assigned under rule 5 :
Provided that where, under clause (ii) of the proviso to rule 5, any
Department or business is assigned both to a Minister as well as to a Minister of State, the Minister shall be deemed to be the Minister‐in‐ charge.
(e) "schedule" means a schedule appended to these rules; and
(f) "Secretary" includes chief Secretary, Principal Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary.