Application of Act to certain laws

The provisions of this Act shall apply to the following Acts as if they were Madhya Pradesh Acts, namely: (1) The Central Provinces General Clauses Act, 1914 (1 of 1914); (2) The Madhya Bharat General Clauses Act, 1950 (84 of 1950); (3) The Bhopal State General Clauses Act, 1953 (VI of 1953); (4) The Vindhya Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1931 (1931 of 1931); and (5) The Rajasthan (Madhya Pradesh Region) General Clauses Act, 1955 (8 of 1955); and where the State Government is satisfied that any other Act or law which was in force in any of the territories added to the State of Madhya Pradesh on the appointed day, should be interpreted in the same manner as the aforesaid Acts, it may by notification in the Gazette, apply the provisions of this Act to such Act or law. (Explanation.- In this section, the expression "Madhya Pradesh Act" shall include:-) (a) "Central Provinces General Clauses Act" means the Central Provinces General Clauses Act, 1914 (I of 1914) as applied to the Madhya Pradesh region; (b) "Madhya Bharat General Clauses Act" means the Madhya Bharat General Clauses Act, 1950 (84 of 1950) as applied to the Madhya Pradesh region; (c) "Bhopal State General Clauses Act" means the Bhopal State General Clauses Act, 1953 (VI of 1953) as applied to the Madhya Pradesh region; (d) "Vindhya Pradesh General Clauses Act" means the Vindhya Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1931 (1931 of 1931) as applied to the Madhya Pradesh region; (e) "Rajasthan General Clauses Act" means the Rajasthan (Madhya Pradesh Region) General Clauses Act, 1955 (8 of 1955) as applied to the Madhya Pradesh region.