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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

General Clauses Act 1897 Section 22

Making of Rules or Bye-laws and Issuing of Orders Between Passing and Commencement of Enactment

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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 22 is part of General Clauses Act 1897 - Making of Rules or Bye-laws and Issuing of Orders Between Passing and Commencement of Enactment. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Where, by any1[Central Act] or Regulation which is not to come into force immediately, on the passing thereof, a power is conferred to make rules or bye-laws, or to issue orders with respect to the application of the Act or Regulation, or with respect to the establishment of any Court or office or the appointment of any Judge or officer thereunder, of with respect to the person by whom, or the time when, or the place where, or the manner in which, or the fees for which, anything is to be done under the Act or Regulation, then that power may be exercised at any time after the passing of the Act or Regulation; but rules, bye-laws or orders so made or issued shall not take effect till the commencement of the Act or Regulation.

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

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What does General Clauses Act 1897 Section 22 provide?

Section Section 22 of the General Clauses Act 1897 (Making of Rules or Bye-laws and Issuing of Orders Between Passing and Commencement of Enactment) is reproduced on this page as part of the General Clauses Act 1897. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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