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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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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1897

....."financial year" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of April; (22) 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; (23) "Government" or "the Government" shall include both the Central Government and any State Government; (24) "Government securities" shall mean securities of the Central Government or of any State Government, but in any Act or Regulation made before the commencement of the Constitution shall not include securities of the Government of any Part B State; (25) "High Court", used with reference to civil proceedings, shall mean the highest Civil Court of appeal (not including the Supreme Court) in the part of India in which the Act or Regulation containing the expression operates; (26) "immovable property" shall include land, benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (27) "imprisonment" shall mean imprisonment of either description as defined in the Indian Penal Code; (45 of 1860) (28) "India" shall mean,-- (a) as respects any period before the establishment of the Dominion of India,8.....

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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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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 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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KARNATAKA] GENERAL CLAUSES ACT, 1899 Section 4A

Title: Definition of the expressions 'State' and 'State of Mysore' in certain enactments

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

1[4A. Definition of the expressions 'State' and 'State of Mysore' in certain enactments.-- With effect from the first day of November 19562[and upto 1st day of November, 1973], in every enactment as defined in clause (12) of section 3, the expression 'State' and 'State of Mysore' (where those expressions refer to the territory or area), shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean all the territories for the time being comprised in the State of Mysore.] _______________________________ 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

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KARNATAKA] GENERAL CLAUSES ACT, 1899 Section 4B

Title: Definition of the expressions 'State' and 'State of Karnataka' in certain enactments

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

1[4B. Definition of the expressions 'State' and 'State of Karnataka' in certain enactments With effect from the first day of November 1973, in every enactment as defined in clause (12) of section 3, the expressions 'State' and 'State of Karnataka' where they refer to the territory or area, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean all the territories for the time being comprised in the State of Karnataka.] _______________________________ 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973

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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 4

Title: Application of Foregoing Definitions to Previous Enactments

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....of the following words and expressions, that is to say, "abet", "Chapter", "commencement", "financial year", "local authority", "master", "offence", "part", "public nuisance", "registered", "schedule", "ship", "sign", "sub-section" and "writing" apply also, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, to all3 [Central Acts] and Regulations made on or after the fourteenth day of January, 1887. ________________________ 1. The words "British India", "Government of India", "High Court", and "Local Government" rep. by the A.O. 1937. 2. The words "Her Majesty" or "the Queen" rep. by Act 18 of 1919,Section 3 and ScheduleII. 3.Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "Acts of the Governor General in Council".

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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 4A

Title: Application of Certain Definitions to Indian Laws

State: Central

Year: 1897

1[4A. Application of certain definitions to Indian Laws (1) The definitions in section 3 of the expressions "British India", "Central Act", "Central Government", "Chief Controlling Revenue Authority", "Chief Revenue Authority", "Constitution", "Gazette", "Government", "Government securities", "High Court", "India", "Indian Law", "Indian State", "merged territories", "Official Gazette", "Part A State", "Part B State", "Part C State", Provincial Government", "State" and "State Government" shall apply, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, to all Indian laws. (2) In any Indian law, references, by whatever form of words, to revenues of the Central Government or of any State Government shall, on and from the first day of April, 1950, be construed as references to the Consolidated Fund of India or the Consolidated Fund of the State, as the case may be.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the former section which was Inserted by the A.O. 1937.

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