In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) "Official Gazette" means Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh;
1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-ordinary), dated the 6 th March, 1976 p. 794.
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(b) "old areas" means the areas as comprised in Himachal Pradesh immediately before the 1st November, 1966;
(c) "schedule" means a schedule appended to this Act;
(d) "State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; and
(e) "transferred territories" means the territories which were added to Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966).