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Section 43: Territorial extent of laws.

The Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956Central Act · Act 40 of 1956

The provisions of section 3 shall not be deemed to have effected any change in the territories to which any law in force immediately before the appointed day extends or applies, and territorial references in any such law to Bihar or West Bengal shall, until otherwise provided by a competent legislature or other competent authority, be construed as meaning the territories within that State immediately before the appointed day.

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ActThe Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956
Section43
Marginal noteTerritorial extent of laws.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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