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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....Acts or the Government of India Act, 1915, or an Act made by the Local Legislature or the Governor of a Province under the Government of India Act, or an Act made by the Provincial Legislature or Governor of a Province or the Coorg Legislative Council under the Government of India Act, 1935; (47) "Provincial Government" shall mean, as respects anything done before the commencement of the Constitution2 , the authority or person authorised at the relevant date to administer executive Government in the Province in question; (48) "public nuisance" shall mean a public nuisance as defined in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860); (49) "registered", used with reference to a document, shall mean registered in 13 [India] under the law for the time being in force for the registration of documents; (50) "Regulation" shall mean a Regulation made by the President 14 [under article 240 of the Constitution and shall include a Regulation made by the President under article 243 thereof and] a Regulation made by the Central Government under the Government of India Act, 1870, or the Government of India Act, 1915, or the Government of India Act, 1935; (51) "rule" shall mean a rule made.....

General Clauses Act, 1897 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....all parts under the Central Legislature shall, for the purposes of this definition, be deemed to be one British possession; (7) "Central Act" shall mean an Act of Parliament, and shall include- (a) an Act of the Dominion Legislature or of the Indian Legislature passed before the commencement of the Constitution, and (b) an Act made before such commencement by the Governor General in Council or the Governor General, acting in a legislative capacity; (8) "Central Government" shall,- (a) in relation to anything done before the commencement of the Constitution, mean the Governor General or the Governor General in Council, as the case may be; and shall include,- (i) in relation to functions entrusted under sub-section (1) of section 124 of the Government of India Act, 1935, to the Government of a Province, the provincial Government acting within the scope of the authority given to it under that subsection; and (ii) in relation to the administration of a Chief Commissioner's Province, the Chief Commissioner acting within the scope of the authority given to him under sub-section (3) of section 94 of the said Act; and (b) in relation to anything done or to be done after the.....