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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

General Clauses Act 1897 Section 17

Substitution of Functionaries

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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 17 is part of General Clauses Act 1897 - Substitution of Functionaries. 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 sufficient, for the purpose of indicating the application of a law to every person or number of persons for the time being executing the functions of an office, to mention the official title of the officer at present executing the functions, or that of the officer by whom the functions are commonly executed.

(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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