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Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904, (Maharashtra) Preamble

Title: the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1904

.....settle the form of and bring together in one Act, many detailed provisions which commonly appeared in special Acts authorising various kinds of public undertakings, such as the construction of railways. Thereafter the provisions of the Appropriate Clauses Act could be incorporated by reference in subsequent special Acts, thereby promoting uniformity and consistency and shortening and simplifying the special Acts. Some Clauses Acts are deemed incorporated in later special Acts unless varied on excluded thereby; others apply only in so far as expressly incorporated".-The Oxford Companion to Law, David M. Walker, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1980. __________________________ 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette, 1903, Pt. VII, pp. 5, 6 ; for Report of Select Committee, see ibid., 1904, Pt. VII p. 1, and for Proceedings in Council, see ibid., 1903, Pt. VII, p. 130, ibid., 1904, Pt. VII, p. 42.

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General Clauses Act 1897 Preamble 1

Title: General Clauses Act, 1897

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....1936 (5 of 1936), Section 3 and Schedule The Act has been partially extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941) and to the new Provinces and Merged States by the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (59 of 1949). The Act has been extended to-- Goa, Daman and Diu with modifications by Regulation 12 of 1962, Section3 and Schedule; Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Regulation 6 of 1963, Section2 and ScheduleI; Pondicherry by Regulation 7 of 1963, Section3 and ScheduleI; and Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands by Regulation 8 of 1965, Section3 and Schedule It has been amended in Assam by the Assam Commissioners' Powers Distribution Act, 1939 (Assam Act 1 of 1939).

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General Clauses Act 1897 Complete Act

Title: General Clauses Act 1897

State: Central

Year: 1897

..... Section21 - Power to issue, to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind notifications, orders, rules or bye-laws Section22 - Making of rules or bye-laws and issuing of orders between passing and commencement of enactment Section23 - Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication Section24 - Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted Section25 - Recovery of fines Section26 - Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments Section27 - Meaning of service by post Section28 - Citation of enactments Section29 - Saving for previous enactments, rules and bye-laws Section30 - Application of Act to Ordinances Section30A - Application of Act to Acts made by the Governor-General [Repealed] Section31 - Construction of references to Local Government of a Province [Repealed] ScheduleI - THE SCHEDULE [Enactments Repealed]

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Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Preamble 1

Title: Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

THE1[KARNATAKA] GENERAL CLAUSES ACT, 1899 [Act, No. 3 of 1899] [3rd July, 1899] PREAMBLE An Act for further shortening the language used in1[Mysore Acts and Karnataka Acts] and for other purposes. WHEREAS it is expedient further to shorten the language used in1[Mysore Acts and Karnataka Acts], and to make certain other provisions relating to those enactments, Her Highness the Maharani-Regent is pleased to enact as follows:- _______________________________ 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973

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Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

..... Part III Section 5 - Coming into operation of enactment Section 6 - Effect of repeal Section 6A - Repeal of Act making textual amendment in an Act Section 7 - Revival of repealed enactments Section 8 - Construction of references to repealed enactments Section 9 - Commencement and termination of time Section 10 - Computation of time Section 11 - Measurement of distances Section 12 - Duty to be taken prorata in enactments Section 13 - Gender and number Part IV Section 14 - Powers conferred to be exercisable from time to time Section 15 - Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio Section 16 - Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss Section 17 - Substitution of functionaries Section 18 - Successors Section 19 - Official chief and sub-ordinates Part V Section 20 - Construction of orders, etc., issued under enactments Section 21 - Power to make to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind notifications, order, rules or bye-laws Section 22 - Making of rules or bye-laws and issuing of orders between passing and commencement of enactment Section 23 - Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication .....

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Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904, (Maharashtra) Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1904

.....the year commencing on the first day of April; "Good faith" (20) "Good faith", a thing shall be deemed to be done in "good faith" where it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not; NOTES Good faith.-See section 2(7) of the Indian Limitation Act, 1908, section 52 of the Indian Penal Code and section 178 of the Indian Contract Act. An ex parte decree was passed on February 12, 1935 by Ahmednagar Court and it was transferred to Poona Court on February 25, 1935. The decree was set aside on January 15, 1936. Again an ex parte decree was passed in 1936. No darkhast for execution of the subsequent decree was filed till June, 16, 1947, but four darkhasts were filed successively in Poona Court to execute the earlier decree of 1935 and were disposed off in 1936, 1939, 1942 and 1946 respectively. A fifth darkhast was filed in 1946 to execute the earlier decree and an application made in 1947 to amend the darkhast so as to execute the subsequent decree. It was held, that the decree holder was not entitled to claim relief under section 14(2) of the Indian Limitation Act as the previous darkhasts were not prosecuted in good faith.-Sadashiv Shivramv. Govind.....

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Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Part II

Title: General Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

....."8 [revenue year]" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of July; (15) a thing shall be deemed to be done in "good faith" where it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not; 2 [(16) "Government or "the Government" shall,- (a) in relation to anything done before the commencement of the Constitution, means the authority or person authorised at the relevant date to administer executive Government in Mysore; (b) in relation to anything done or to be done after the commencement of the Constitution, include both the Central Government and the State Government;] 9 [(16a) "Government securities" shall means securities of the Central Government or of any State Government, but in any Mysore Act made before the commencement of the Constitution shall not include securities of the Government of any State other than the State of Mysore; (16b) "High Court" used with references to civil proceeding shall mean the highest civil court of appeal (not including the Supreme Court) in the 1 [State of Karnataka];] (17) "Immovable property" shall include land, benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything.....

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Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

....."8 [revenue year]" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of July; (15) a thing shall be deemed to be done in "good faith" where it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not; 2 [(16) "Government or "the Government" shall,- (a) in relation to anything done before the commencement of the Constitution, means the authority or person authorised at the relevant date to administer executive Government in Mysore; (b) in relation to anything done or to be done after the commencement of the Constitution, include both the Central Government and the State Government;] 9 [(16a) "Government securities" shall means securities of the Central Government or of any State Government, but in any Mysore Act made before the commencement of the Constitution shall not include securities of the Government of any State other than the State of Mysore; (16b) "High Court" used with references to civil proceeding shall mean the highest civil court of appeal (not including the Supreme Court) in the 1 [State of Karnataka];] (17) "Immovable property" shall include land, benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything.....

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Bombay Abkari Act, 1878, (Maharashtra) Section 3

Title: Interpretation Clause

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

.....in the Bombay Government Gazette declare to be liqour for the purposes of this Act; (8) "Country-liquor" includes all liquor produced or manufactured in India : (a) 6[Foreign liquor includes all liquor imported into India by sea or land : (b) Provided that Government may by notification in the Bombay Government Gazette declare that any specified description of country-liquor shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be foreign liquor]. (9) "Intoxicating drug" includes ganja, bhang, charas 7 and every preparation and admixture of the same, and every intoxicating drink or substance prepared from hemp, grain or other material not included in the term "liquor" but does not include opium or anything included within the meaning of that word as defined in the 8[* * * ] Opium Act, 1878; and "hemp" means any variety of the hemp plant from which intoxicating drugs can be produced 9 : 10[Provided that Government may by notification in the Bombay Government Gazette declare that any other intoxicating substance together with every preparation and admixture of the same shall be deemed to be an intoxicating drug for the purposes of this Act;] 11 (10) "to import" means to.....

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The Travancorecochin Interpretation and General Clauses (Amendment) Act, 1957[1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1957

.....in India under the law for the time being in force for the registration of documents;". 4.Amendment of Section 3.-In section 3 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) Where any Act is not expressed to come into operation on a particular day, then it shall come into operation on the day on which the Act is first published in the Gazette after it receives the assent of the Rajpramukh, the Governor or the President, as the case may be. Explanation:-This sub-section shall have effect" (a) in relation to an Ordinance promulgated by the Governor, as if for the words ˜after it receives the assent of the Rajpramukh, the Governor or the President , as the case may be' , the words ˜after it is promulgated by the Governor' were substituted; and (b)in relation to a law made by the President or other authority in exercise of the power vested under sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 357 of the Constitution, as if for the words ˜after it receives the assent of the Rajpramukh, the Governor or the President, as the case may be', the words ˜after it is made by the President or other authority' were.....

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