Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949.

Chapter 1

Preliminary

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Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the ¹[Gujarat] Prohibition Act. 1949.

²[(2) it extends to the whole of the ³[State of Gujarat].]

(3) it shall come into force ⁴[in the area comprising the Pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay] on such date as the ⁵[State] Government may by notification in the Official Gazette ⁶[Specify.

In those areas of the State to which it is extended by the Bombay Prohibition Extension and Amendment ) Act, 1959, it shall come into force on such other date as that Government may, by like notification, appoint ; ⁷[ * * * * ] ⁸[ * * * * ] ].

*9[(4) On the commencement of this Act in the manner provided in sub-section (3), in any area to which this Act is extended by the Bombay Prohibition ( Extension and Amendment ) Act, 1959, all rules, regulations, orders and notifications made or issued or deemed to be made or issued under this Act and in force in the pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay excluding the transferred territories immediately before such commencement, shall also extend to, and be in force in, that area. ]

Footnote

This word was and was deemed to have been substituted on 1st May, 1960 for the word “Bombay” by Guj. 15 of 2011, s.3, sch., Sr. No. 32.
This sub-section was substituted, ibid., s. 5 (a).
These words were substituted for the words “State of Bombay” by the Gujarat Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
These words were inserted by Bom. 12 of 1959 s. 5 (b) (i).
This word was substituted for the word ‘’Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
This portion was substituted for the word “specify” by Bom. 12 of 1959 s. 5 (b) (ii).
This proviso was omitted by the Gujarat Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
This Explanation to sub-section (3) was omitted, ibid.
This sub-section was added by Bom. 12 of 1959, s. 5(c).