General Clauses Act, 1897
Bare Act · 1897
An Act to consolidate and extend the General Clauses Act, 1868 and 1887.
In the syllabus of: Goa APO · Odisha APO · Rajasthan Civil Judge · Rajasthan Higher Judiciary · Rajasthan JLO · Tamil Nadu APO · UP Higher Judiciary
- Act number
- 10 of 1897
- Enacted
- 11 March 1897
- Contents
- 36 sections · 5 chapters
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Contents
Preliminary
General Definitions
- Section 3 – Definitions
- Section 4 – Application of foregoing definitions to previous enactments
- Section 4A – Application of certain definitions to Indian Laws
General Rules Of Construction
- Section 5 – Coming into operation of enactments (preview)
- Section 5A – [Repealed.] (preview)
- Section 6 – Effect of repeal (preview)
- Section 6A – Repeal of Act making textual amendment in Act or Regulation (preview)
- Section 7 – Revival of repealed enactments (preview)
- Section 8 – Construction of references to repealed enactments (preview)
- Section 9 – Commencement and termination of time (preview)
- Section 10 – Computation of time (preview)
- Section 11 – Measurement of distances (preview)
- Section 12 – Duty to be taken pro rata in enactments (preview)
- Section 13 – Gender and number (preview)
- Section 13A – [Repealed.] (preview)
Powers And Functionaries
- Section 14 – Powers conferred to be exercisable from time to time (preview)
- Section 15 – Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex officio (preview)
- Section 16 – Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss (preview)
- Section 17 – Substitution of functionaries (preview)
- Section 18 – Successors (preview)
- Section 19 – Official chiefs and subordinates (preview)
- Section 20 – Construction of orders, etc., issued under enactments (preview)
- Section 21 – Power to issue, to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind notifications, orders, rules or bye-laws (preview)
- Section 22 – Making of rules or bye-laws and issuing of orders between passing and commencement of enactment (preview)
- Section 23 – Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication (preview)
- Section 24 – Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted (preview)
Miscellaneous
- Section 25 – Recovery of fines (preview)
- Section 26 – Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments (preview)
- Section 27 – Meaning of service by post (preview)
- Section 28 – Citation of enactments (preview)
- Section 29 – Saving for previous enactments, rules and bye-laws (preview)
- Section 30 – Application of Act to Ordinances (preview)
- Section 30A – Repealed (preview)
- Section 31 – [Repealed.] (preview)