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General Clauses Act, 1897

Chapter 3

GENERAL RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

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Coming into operation of enactments.

1[(1) Where any Central Act is not expressed to come into operation on a particular day, then it shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the assent,--

  • (a) in the case of a Central Act made before the commencement of the Constitution, of the Governor-General, and
  • (b) in the case of an Act of Parliament, of the President.]

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(3) Unless the contrary is expressed, a 3[Central Act] or Regulation shall be construed as coming into operation immediately on the expiration of the day preceding its commencement.


2: GENERAL DEFINITIONS