What changes were made by the Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1975?
The Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1975 made changes in the power of the President to make regulations for certain Union territories. It inserted a new clause (1A) after clause (1) of Article 240 which provided that when any body is created under Article 239A to function as a Legislature for the Union territory, the President shall not make any regulation for the peace, progress and good government of that territory. However, this insertion was omitted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978 with retrospective effect from June 20, 1979.