Meghalaya Interpretation and General Clauses Act No. 7 of 1972

Contents

• Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2 – Application of Act
• Section 3 – Definitions
• Section 4 – Definitions in enactments to apply unless the context otherwise requires
• Section 5 – Territorial extent of Meghalaya Acts
• Section 6 – Coming into force of enactments (preview)
• Section 7 – Expiry of temporary enactments (preview)
• Section 8 – Marginal notes not part of enactments (preview)
• Section 9 – Government to be bound by enactments (preview)
• Section 10 – Effect of in- corporation (preview)
• Section 11 – Offences by companies (preview)
• Section 12 – Gender and number (preview)
• Section 13 – Commencement and termination of time in any enactment (preview)
• Section 14 – Computation of time (preview)
• Section 15 – Expression of time (preview)
• Section 16 – Duty to be taken pro rata (preview)
• Section 17 – Measurement of distances (preview)
• Section 18 – Penalties provided to be maximum penalties (preview)
• Section 19 – Deviation from forms (preview)
• Section 20 – Act done in holidays (preview)
• Section 21 – Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments (preview)
• Section 22 – Effect of repeal (preview)
• Section 23 – Repeal of law making textual amendment in other laws (preview)
• Section 24 – Construction of reference to repealed enactments (preview)
• Section 25 – Revival of repeal enactment (preview)
• Section 26 – Effect of expiration of enactment (preview)
• Section 27 – Exercise of powers and performance of duties`` (preview)
• Section 28 – Power incidental for effective exercise of powers granted (preview)
• Section 29 – Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio (preview)
• Section 30 – Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss (preview)
• Section 31 – Substitution of function (preview)
• Section 32 – Successors (preview)
• Section 33 – Official Chiefs and subordinates (preview)
• Section 34 – Making of rules or bye laws and issuing of orders between passing and commencement of enactment (preview)
• Section 35 – Power to make rules,etc., includes power to add,amend, vary or rescued rules etc (preview)
• Section 36 – Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication (preview)
• Section 37 – Continuation of appointments, rules, etc., issued under enactment repealed and re-enacted (preview)
• Section 38 – Construction of rules , notifications, etc., issued under enactments (preview)
• Section 39 – Publication and commencement of rules (preview)
• Section 40 – Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly (preview)
• Section 41 – Citation of enactments (preview)
• Section 42 – Recovery of fines (preview)
• Section 43 – Meaning of service by post (preview)