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Section 2: Definitions.

The Andhra State Act, 1953Central Act · Act 30 of 1953

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "appointed day" means the 1st day of October, 1953;

(b) "article" means an article of the Constitution.

(c) "Assembly constituency", "Council constituency" and "Parliamentary constituency" have the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act, 1950; (43 of 1950);

(d) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having the force of law in the whole or in any part of the State of Madras or Mysore as constituted immediately before the appointed day;

(e) "Order" means an Order published in the Official Gazette;

(f) "sitting member" in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State, means a person who immediately before the appointed day is a member of that House;

(g) "transferred territory" means the territory added to the State of Mysore by sub-section (1) of section 4.

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ActThe Andhra State Act, 1953
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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