Section 7 provided for a common Governor for the two successor States for a period determined by the President. Section 8 gave the Governor special responsibility in the common-capital area for security of life, liberty and property and included law and order, internal security, vital installations and government buildings. These were transition provisions tied to the common-capital arrangement. They do not make the Governor a permanent municipal commissioner of Hyderabad.

For AP Police exams, separate the ordinary constitutional role of a Governor from the Act's special transitional duties. A common-capital policing question may cite Section 8; a question about AP's present capital should consult the amended Section 5. The Act also addressed possible central assistance of police forces. State police administration and operational command have their own legal framework, so do not infer unlimited police powers from a single transition clause. Date every statement about the 2014–2024 common-capital period.

Worked example: During the common-capital transition, a question asks who had special responsibility for safety in the GHMC area. Section 8 addressed the Governor's transitional responsibility for life, liberty, property, law and order and vital installations. It did not create an all-purpose, permanent policing rule for either successor State. Date the question first, then distinguish this exceptional provision from ordinary police administration.

Active recall: What did Section 8 protect, and within which area? Why is it a transitional provision?