General Clauses Act, 1977
General Clauses Act, 1977
The General Clauses Act, 1977, serves as the foundational "dictionary" and "rulebook" for interpreting all other laws within the jurisdiction of Jammu and Kashmir. It provides standardized definitions for common legal terms—such as "person," "immovable property," and "good faith"—and establishes uniform rules for how statutes should be read, applied, and repealed. By ensuring consistency, it prevents ambiguity in legal drafting and judicial interpretation. For an ordinary citizen, this Act is vital because it ensures that legal terms have a stable, predictable meaning across all government regulations, preventing confusion and ensuring that rights and obligations are applied uniformly by courts and authorities.
- 1. Short title, extend and commencement
- 3. Omitted Omitted.
- 5. Omitted Omitted.
- 6. Effect of repeal
- 7. Revival of repealed enactments
- 8. Construction of references to repealed enactments
- 9. Commencement and termination of time
- 10. Computation of time
- 16. Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss
- 17. Substitution of functionaries
- 18. Successors
- 19. Official chiefs and sub-ordinates
- 20. Construction of orders, etc., issued under enactments
- 21. Power to make, to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind, 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 Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments, repealed and re-enacted
- 25. Recovery of fines
- 26. Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments
- 27. Meaning of service by post
- 28. Citation of enactments
- 29. Saving for previous enactments, rules and bye-laws
- 30. Application of Act to Ordinances
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