Question

What is the difference between ordinance and Act of parliament?
a. Ordinance can be amended while Act cannot be amended
b. The ordinance can be issued by the president when the bill is rejected by one of the houses
c. The ordinance can be issued by the president when the bill is rejected by the upper house. d. The ordinance can be issued by the president when the parliament is not in session

Answer 1

Hint: The parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature consisting of the president of India and the two houses: The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The president in his role as head of the legislature has full authority to convene and instruct the house parliament or dissolve the Lok Sabha.

Complete Step by step answer:
The term law and Act have some similarities in that they are sometimes used interchangeably. However, the main difference between the two is that the Act is passed by the legislature and laws are statutory regulations imposed by the government. Ordinances are laws that are enforced by the president of India only when the Indian parliament is not in session. The president issued a regulation on the recommendation of the union cabinet.
Act: once a bill (a proposed amendment in parliament) has been passed and approved by the president in both lower and upper house, it becomes Act.
Article 123 of the Constitution grants the President certain law-making powers to pass ordinances during the recess of Parliament. These ordinances have the same force and effect as an act of Parliament but are in the nature of temporary laws. An ordinance can only be issued on those subjects on which the parliament can make laws.
Now, let us look on to some basic differences between ordinance and Act of parliament;
Acts are for the country as a whole and ordinances apply within city limits only.
Acts can cover different areas as it is the law of the country whereas ordinances do not cover such a large area.
Every ordinance issued by the president at the time when Parliament is not in session must be laid before both the Houses of Parliament when it reassembles, if the ordinance is then approved by both the houses, it becomes an act.

So, the correct answer is Option D


Note The President can issue an ordinance even when there is no war or external aggression or armed rebellion. Issuing ordinances in times other than an emergency is not a good trend. The ordinance has the same force as a statute of Parliament and holds good only for a duration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament. For an ordinance to exist, it must be approved by parliament within six weeks of being introduced. Parliament must meet within six weeks of the introduction of the ordinance. Acts and ordinance are different types of laws that are enforced at various levels. The Rajya Sabha is called the Upper house and the Lok Sabha is called the lower house.