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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

General Clauses Act 1897 Section 7

Revival of Repealed Enactments

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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 7 is part of General Clauses Act 1897 - Revival of Repealed Enactments. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) In any1[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, it shall be necessary, for the purpose of reviving, either wholly or partially, any enactment wholly or partially repealed, expressly to state that purpose.

(2) This section applies also to all2[Central Acts] made after the third day of January, 1868, and to all Regulations made on or after the fourteenth day of January, 1887.

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

2. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "Acts of the Governor General in Council".

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