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Section 4A: Application of certain definitions to Indian Laws.

The General Clauses Act, 1897Central Act · Act 10 of 1897

[4A. Application of certain definitions to Indian Laws.--(1) The definitions in section 3 of the expressions British India, Central Act, Central Government, Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Chief Revenue Authority, Constitution, Gazette, Government, Government securities, High Court, India, Indian Law, Indian State, merged territories, Official Gazette, Part A State, Part B State, Part C State, Provincial Government, State and State Government shall apply, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, to all Indian laws.

(2) In any Indian law, references, by whatever form of words, to revenues of the Central Government or of any State Government shall, on and from the first day of April, 1950, be construed as references to the Consolidated Fund of India or the Consolidated Fund of the State, as the case may be.]

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ActThe General Clauses Act, 1897
Section4A
Marginal noteApplication of certain definitions to Indian Laws.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for section 4A which was earlier inserted by the A.O. 1937.

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