Section 3 of OLA : Section 3: Continuance Of English Language For Official Purposes Of The Union And For Use In Parliament

3 Continuance of English language for official purposes of the Union and for use in Parliament - (1) Notwithstanding the expiration of the period of fifteen years from the commencement of the Constitution, the English language may, as from the appointed day, continue to be used, in addition to Hindi, -

• (a) for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before that day; and
• (b) for the transaction of business in Parliament :

Provided that the English language shall be used for purposes of communication between the Union and a State which has not adopted Hindi as its official language :

Provided further