Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 · Chapter II: Legislative Assemblies
Section 18: Extent of legislative power
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Legislative Assembly of [the Union territory] may make laws for the whole or any part of the Union territory with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the State List or the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution in so far as any such matter is applicable in relation to Union territories.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall derogate from the powers conferred on Parliament by the Constitution to make laws with respect to any matter for [the Union territory] or any part thereof.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 18
- Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
- Bir Singh v. Delhi Jal Board & Ors.
- M/S New Horizon Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Govt. of Pondicherry Th. Addl. Sec. & Anr.
- Mahe Beach Trading Company and Etc. v. Union Territory of Pondicherry and Ors.
- Ramesh Birch & Ors. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc.
- B. Shama Rao v. The Union Territory of Pondicherry