Ordinance vs Bill – I still mix the conditions
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I just go back to the article text (Art. 123 / 213) rather than a mnemonic. The points I keep written down: when (House not in session), why (immediate action needed), force (like an act), and what happens when the House returns (must be laid, ceases if not passed within the period starting from reassembly). Also that disapproval / expiry doesn't block bringing a fresh bill later. If a test option gets very specific on the period, I open the article rather than guess.
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Please check my understanding: an ordinance can be issued when a House is not in session (Parliament or the state legislature, as the case may be), it has the force of a law, and it has to be laid before the legislature and fails if not approved within the stipulated period. I always forget the six-week-from-reassembly part and get it wrong in tests.
Is there a clean way you remember ordinance vs a regular bill, without a coaching trick that breaks on a slightly twisted question?
Is there a clean way you remember ordinance vs a regular bill, without a coaching trick that breaks on a slightly twisted question?
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Yes – and don't mix this with money bill procedure. That's a different trap. For ordinances I also note that repeated re-promulgation has been criticised in court, but for prelims I still first get the constitutional basics right.
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Writing Art. 123/213 at the top of the notes page actually helps, weirdly. Thanks.