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<h1>Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956: Revised Administration of Union Territories, Updated Articles 239-240 on Presidential Powers.</h1> Part VIII of the Constitution was amended by the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956. The amendment changed the heading 'THE STATES IN PART C OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE' to 'THE UNION TERRITORIES.' Articles 239 and 240 were replaced to outline the administration of Union Territories. Article 239 states that Union Territories will be administered by the President through an appointed administrator. The President may also appoint a State Governor as the administrator of an adjoining Union Territory. Article 240 grants the President the power to make regulations for the governance of specified Union Territories, with such regulations having the force of an Act of Parliament.