Article 239B of Constitution of India "Power of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature"
(1)If at any time, except when the Legislature of the
Union territory of Pondicherry is in session, the
administrator thereof is satisfied that circumstances exist
which render it necessary for him to take immediate action,
he may promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances
appear to him to require:
Provided that no such Ordinance shall be promulgated by the
administrator except after obtaining instructions from the
President in that behalf:
Provided further that whenever the said legislature is
dissolved, or its functioning from the President shall be
deemed to be an Act of the Legislature of the Union
territory which has been duly enacted after complying with
the provisions in that behalf contained in any such law as
is referred to in clause (1) of Article 239A, the
administrator shall not promulgate any Ordinance during the
period of such dissolution or suspension.
(2) An Ordinance promulgated under this Article in pursuance
of instructions from the President shall be deemed to be an
Act of the Legislature of the Union territory which has been
duly enacted after complying with the provisions in that
behalf contained in any such law as is referred to in clause
(1) of Article 239A, but every such Ordinance-
(a) shall be laid before the Legislature of the Union
territory and shall cease to operate at the expiration of
six weeks from the reassembly of the legislature or if,
before the expiration of that period, 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(b) may be withdrawn at any time by the administrator after
obtaining instructions from the President in that behalf.
(3) If and so far as an Ordinance under this Article makes
any provision which would not be valid if enacted in an Act
of the Legislature of the Union territory made after
complying with the provisions in that behalf contained in
any such law as is referred to in clause (1) of Article
239A, it shall be void.
Article 240 of Constitution of India "Power of President to make regulations for certain Union 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 that when any body is created under Article 239A to
function as a Legislature for the Union territories of
Pondicherry, the President shall not make any regulation for
the peace, progress and good government of that Union
territory with effect from the date appointed for the first
meeting of the Legislature:
Provided further that whenever the body functioning as a
Legislature for the Union territory of Pondicherry is
dissolved, or the functioning of that body as such
Legislature remains suspended on account of any action taken
under any such law as is referred to in clause (1) of
Article 239A, the President may, during the period of such
dissolution or suspension, make regulations for the peace,
progress and good government of that Union territory.
(2) Any regulation so made may repeal or amend any Act made
by Parliament or any other law which is for the time being
applicable to the Union territory and, when promulgated by
the President, shall have the same force and effect as an
Act of Parliament which applies to that territory.