Himachal Pradesh General Clauses Act
The Himachal Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1968
General196828 sections
This Act provides standard definitions for words and phrases used in laws passed by the Himachal Pradesh legislature. It ensures that terms like "act," "document," "Government," and "Collector" have a consistent meaning across all state laws, preventing confusion. The legislation applies to all Himachal Pradesh Acts and the people governed by them. By clarifying these legal terms, the Act helps citizens, lawyers, and officials understand their rights and obligations more easily, ensuring that the state's legal framework operates smoothly and without ambiguity.
- 1. Preliminary
- 2. General Definitions
- 3. Coming into operation of enactments
- 4. Effect of repeal
- 5. Repeal of Act making textual amendment in Act
- 6. Revival of repealed enactments
- 7. Construction of references to repealed enactments
- 8. Commencement and termination of time
- 9. Computation of time
- 10. Measurement of distances
- 11. Duty to be taken pro rata in enactments
- 12. Gender and number
- 13. Powers conferred on the State Government to be exercisable from time to time
- 14. Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio
- 15. Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss
- 16. Substitution of functionaries
- 17. Successors
- 18. Official chiefs and subordinates
- 19. Construction of orders, etc. issued under enactments
- 20. Power to make to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind orders, rules, or bye-laws
- 21. Making of rules or bye-laws and issuing of orders between passing and commencement of enactment
- 22. Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication
- 23. Continuation of orders, etc. issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted
- 24. Recovery of fines
- 25. Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments
- 26. Meaning of service by post
- 27. Citation of enactments
- 28. Repeal and savings
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