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Provided that no such Ordinance shall be promulgated by theadministrator except after obtaining instructions from thePresident in that behalf:Provided further that whenever the said Legislature isdissolved, or its functioning remains suspended on account ofany action taken under any such law as is referred to inclause (1) of article 239A, the administrator shall notpromulgate any Ordinance during the period of such dissolutionor suspension.(2) An Ordinance promulgated under this article in pursuance ofinstructions from the President shall be deemed to be an Act ofthe Legislature of the Union territory which has been dulyenacted after complying with the provisions in that behalfcontained in any such law as is referred to in clause (1) ofarticle 239A, but every such Ordinance -(a) shall be laid before the Legislature of the Union territory andshall cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks from thereassembly of the Legislature or if, before the expiration of thatperiod, a resolution disapproving it is passed by the Legislature,upon the passing of the resolution; and(b) may be withdrawn at any time by the administrator afterobtaining instructions from the President in that behalf.(3) If and so far as an Ordinance under this article makes anyprovision which would not be valid if enacted in an Act of theLegislature of the Union territory made after complying with theprovisions in that behalf contained in any such law as isreferred to in clause(1) of article 239A, it shall be void.Article 240 Power of President to make regulations for certainUnion territories(1) The President may make regulations for the peace,progress and good government of the Union territory of -(a) the Andaman and Nicobar Islands;(b) Lakshadweep;(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli;(d) Daman and Diu;(e) Pondicherry:Provided further that when ever the body functioning as aLegislature for the Union territory of Pondicherry the Presidentshall not make any regulation for the peace, progress and goodgovernment of that Union territory with effect from the dateappointed for the first meeting of the Legislature:Provided further that when ever the body functioning as aLegislature for the Union territory of Pondicherry is dissolved, orthe functioning of that body as such Legislature remainssuspended on account of any action taken under any such lawas is referred to in clause (1) of article 239A, the Presidentmay, during the period of such dissolution or suspension, makeregulations for the peace, progress and good government ofthat Union territory.(2) Any regulation so made may repeal or amend any Act madeby Parliament or any other law, which is for the time beingapplicable to the Union territory and, when promulgated by thePresident, shall have the same force and effect as an Act ofParliament which applies to that territory.