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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.

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).

General Clauses Act 1897 Complete Act

Title: General Clauses Act 1897

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....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of rules or bye-laws after previous publication Section24 - Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted Section25 - Recovery of fines Section26 - Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments Section27 - Meaning of service by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]

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

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 .....

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.....

Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) Section 33

Title: Power to Employ Additional Police in Places Where Mischief to Telegraphs is Repeatedly Committed

State: Central

Year: 1885

(1) Whenever it appears to the State Government that any act causing or likely to cause wrongful damage to any telegraph is repeatedly and maliciously committed in any place, and that the employment of an additional police- force in that place is thereby rendered necessary, the State Government may send such additional police-force as it thinks fit to the place, and employ the same therein so long as, in the opinion of that Goverrnent, the necessity of doing so continues. (2) The inhabitants of the place shall be charged with the cost of the additional police-force, and the District Magistrate shall, subject to the orders of the State Government, assess the proportion in which the cost shall be paid by the inhabitants according to his judgment of their respective means. (3) All moneys payable under sub-section (2) shall be recoverable either under the warrant of a Magistrate by distress and sale of the movable property of the defaulter within the local limits of his jurisdiction, or by suit in any competent court. (4) The State Government may, by order in writing, define the limits of any place for the purposes of this section.

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

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1904

..... 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 Sadashiv, I. L. R. 1954 Bom. 1173 : AIR 1955 Bom. 93 : 55 Bom. L. R. 785; Balkrishnayya v. LingaRao, 1943 Mad. 804 (Dist.). Bona fides.-Meaning.-'Bonafides' is mental state negativing fraud or dishonesty. It.....

Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Part II

Title: General Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

.....and] (d) any provision contained in 2 [any 1 [Mysore Act or Karnataka Act]] or in any such Act or body of Rules as aforesaid 6 [or in any Bombay Act, Coorg Act, Hyderabad Law or Madras Act]; (13) "Father," in the case of any one whose personal law permits adoption, shall include an adoptive father; 7 [(13A) "financial year" or "official year" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of April: Provided that in respect of the financial or official year of 1949-50, "financial Year" or "Official year" shall mean the period commencing on the first day of July, 1949, and ending with the thirty-first day of March, 1950;] (14) "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.....

Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1899

.....and] (d) any provision contained in 2 [any 1 [Mysore Act or Karnataka Act]] or in any such Act or body of Rules as aforesaid 6 [or in any Bombay Act, Coorg Act, Hyderabad Law or Madras Act]; (13) "Father," in the case of any one whose personal law permits adoption, shall include an adoptive father; 7 [(13A) "financial year" or "official year" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of April: Provided that in respect of the financial or official year of 1949-50, "financial Year" or "Official year" shall mean the period commencing on the first day of July, 1949, and ending with the thirty-first day of March, 1950;] (14) "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.....