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Definition :

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 commence-ment 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. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3 (7)]