Swamikamu's General Clauses Act (Central & States)

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Description
The object of the General Clauses Act, 1897 is to abbreviate the language of the Central Acts, to provide as far as possible uniformity of expressions in Central Acts by giving definitions of a series of terms in common use, to state explicitly certain convenient rules for construction and interpretation of Central Acts and to guard against slips and oversights  by importing into every Act certain common forms and clauses, which otherwise ought to be inserted expressly in every Central Act. The General Clauses Act is a part of every Central Act and has to be read in such Act unless specifically excluded. The importance of the General Clauses Act can never be over-emphasised. If there is one basic and cardinal rule of interpetation of Statute, it is this that one must not imply anything in them that is inconsistent with the words expressly used. And the question what the words "expressly used" means, arises so often and in so many forms and shapes. To answer the question thus arising one has to fall upon the provisions of the General Clauses Act. The provisions of the Act have been lucidly and carefully expounded and incisively analysed in the light of up to date judicial decisions. In fact, wherever possible, the language and words employed in the judicial decisions have been reproduced verbatim to lend full and complete authenticity to the commentary on the subject. Every possible effort has been made to incorporate almost all the cases decided by the Supreme Court as well as various High Courts till date.
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Contents
THE GENERAL CLAUSES ACT, 1897
Preliminary
1.    Short title
2.    [Repealed]
General Definitions
3.    Definitions
4.    Application of foregoing definitions to previous enactments
4-A.Application of certain definitions to Indian Laws
General Rules of Construction
5.    Coming Into operation of enactments
5-A [Repealed}
6.    Effect of repeal
6-A. Repeal oi Art making textual amendment in Act or Regulation
7.    Revival of repealed enactments
8.    Construction of references to repealed enactments
9.    Commencement and termination of time
10   Compulation oCtime
11.  Measurement of distances
12.  Duty to be taken pro rato In enactments
13.  Gender and number
13-A. {Repealed}
Powers and Functionaries
14.  Powers conferred to be exerclsable from time to time
15.  Power to appoint, to include power to appoint exqfflclo
16.  Power to appoint, to include power to suspend or dismiss
17.  Substitution of functionaries
18.  Successors
19.  Official Chiefs and subordinates
Provisions as to Orders, Rules, etc. made under Enactments
20.  Construction of notifications, etc, issued under enactments
21.  Power to issue, to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind, notifications,
        orders, rules or bye-laws
22.  Making of rules or bye-laws and Issuing of orders between passing and
        commencement of enactment
23.  Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication
24.  Continuation of orders, etc. Issued under enactment repealed and re-enacted
Miscellaneous
25.  Recovery of fines
36.  Provisions as to offences punishable under two or more I'nactinents
27.  Meaning of service by post
28.  Citation of enactments
29.  Savings lor previous enactments, rules and bye-laws
30.  Application of Act to Ordinances
30-A.(Repealed)
31.  [Repeated!
APPENDICES
Appendix
I    Andhra Pradeah [Hyderabad] General Clauses Act
II   Andhra Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1S91
III  Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) General Clauses Act, 1308-F
IV Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) General Clauses [Amendment and Supplementary] Act, 1950
V  Assam GeneraJ Clauses Act, 1915
VI Bengal General Clauses Act, 1899
VII Bihar and Orissa General Clauses Act, 1917
VIII  Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904
IX  C.P. and Berar General Clauses Act, 1914
X   Delhi General Clauses Aet as adopted from West Bengal General Clauses Act
XI   GuJarat-Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904
Xll  Jammu and Kashmir General Clauses Act, 1977
XIII Kerala Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1125-D
XIV Madhya Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1957
XV Madras General Clauses Act. 1867
XVI Madras General Clauses Act, 1891
XVII Mampur General Clauses Act, 1966
XVIII Meghalaya Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1972
XIX Kamataka General Clauses Act, 1899
XX  Orissa General Clauses Act. 1937
XXI  Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898
XXJI  Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955
XXIII Trlpura General Clauses Act, 1966
XXIV  Uttar Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1904
XXV Report of Select Committee on the Bill
XXVI Siatement of Objects and Reasons
XXVll Notes on Clauses
XXVIII-XXXIX Omitted
XXXIX Sixtieth Report on the General Clauses Act, 1897
INDEX
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Author Details
Swamikamu
Revised Under The Guideline of S. Balasubramanyam