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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

General Clauses Act 1897 Section 5

Coming into Operation of Enactments

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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 5 is part of General Clauses Act 1897 - Coming into Operation of Enactments. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[(1) Where any Central Act is not expressed to come into operation on a particular day, then it shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the assent,--

(a) in the case of a Central Act made before the commencement of the Constitution2, of the Governor-General, and

(b) in the case of an Act of Parliament, of the President.]

3[***]

(3) Unless the contrary is expressed, a4[Central Act] or Regulation shall be construed as coming into operation immediately on the expiration of the day preceding its commencement.

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1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for sub-section (1).

2. 26th January, 1950.

3. Sub-section (2) omitted by the A.O. 1950.

4. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "Act of the Governor General in Council".

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