Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Part VI - Bare Act

Act Info:

Section 63 to 70 of the Indian Penal Code and the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the time being in force in relation to the issue and the execution of warrants for the levy of fines shall apply to all fines imposed under any enactment, rule or bye-law, unless the enactments, rule or bye-law contains an express provision to the contrary.

Where an act or omission constitute an offence under two or more enactments, then the offenders shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either or any of those enactments, but shall not be liable to be punished twice for the same offence.

Where¹[any Mysore Act or Karnataka Act] made after the commencement of this Act authorizes or requires any document to be served by post, whether the expression "serve" or either of the expression "give" or "send" or any other expression is used, then, unless a different intention appears, the service shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying and posting by registered post, a letter containing the document, and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

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1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973

(1) In any enactment, and in any rule, bye-law, instrument or document, made under, or with reference to, any enactment, any enactment may be cited by reference to the title or short title (if any) conferred thereon or by reference to the number and year thereof, and any provision in an enactment may be cited by reference to the section or sub-section of the enactment in which the provision is contained.

(2) In this Act and in¹[any Mysore Act or Karnataka Act] made after the commencement of this Act, a description or citation of a portion of another enactment shall, unless a different intention appear, be constructed as including the word, section or other part mentioned or referred to as forming the beginning and as forming the end of the portion comprised in the description or citation.

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1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973

The provisions of this Act respecting the construction of enactments, rules, or bye-laws made after the commencement of this Act, shall not affect the construction of any enactment, rule or bye-law made before the commencement of this Act, although the enactment, rule or bye-law is contained or amended by an enactment, rule or bye-law made after the commencement of this Act.

¹[30. Publication of orders and notification in the official Gazette.--

Where in²[any Mysore Act or Karnataka Act], or in any rule made under²[any Mysore Act or Karnataka Act], it is directed that any order, notification or other matter, shall be notified or published, such notification or publication shall, unless the Act otherwise provides, be deemed to be duly made if it is published in the Official Gazette.

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1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973

2. Sections 30, 31 and 32 Substituted by Act 12 of 1953.

When, by an Act, the Government is empowered to extend or apply an Act or any provision of an Act, to any place in, or to any portion of the State, the Government may, in any order extending or applying such Act or provision or in any subsequent order, notify the time or provision or in any subsequent order, notify the time at which the same shall come into force in the place or portion of the State to which it is so extended or applied; and unless it is otherwise provided in the Act, the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette from time to time, postpone the time at which the Act or provision shall come into force in such place or portion of the State, to cancel the order for extending or applying the same to such place or portion of the State:

Provided that no order postponing the time at which an Act or provisions shall come into force or cancelling the order for extending or applying the same shall be made after the Act or provision has actually come into force in the place or portion of the State to which such order relates.

¹[31A. Construction of reference to certain laws.--

Any reference in any²[Karnataka Act], to a Mysore Act which is not in force in the Bombay Area, Hyderabad Area, Madras Area or Coorg District, shall, in relation to such Area or District, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in such Area or District.]

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1. Adapted by the Mysore Adaptations of Laws Order, 1956 w.e.f. 1.11.1956

2. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973

The provisions of his Act shall apply in relation to any Ordinance promulgated by the¹[Governor] under Article 213 of the Constitution in like manner as they apply in relation to²[Karnataka Acts] made by the State legislature:

Provided that sub-section (1) of section 5 of this Act shall apply to any such Ordinance as if the reference in that sub-section to the day of the first publication of the assent to an Act in the Official Gazette were a reference instead to the day of the first publication of the Ordinance in that Gazette.]

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1. Adapted by the Mysore Adaptations of Laws Order, 1956 w.e.f. 1.11.1956

2. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973