As from the appointed day, there shall be formed a [Union territory] [Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 1) Order, 1956 for "new Part C State"] to be known as the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands comprising the Laccadive and Minicoy Islands in the Malabar district and the Amindivi Islands in the South Kanara district; and thereupon the said Islands shall cease to form part of the existing State of Madras.
