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The Maharashtra General Clauses Act

The Maharashtra General Clauses Act

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This Act of Maharashtra provides rules for interpreting all laws in the state, specifically Bombay Acts and later Maharashtra Acts. It defines key legal terms consistently across legislation and establishes how new laws relate to existing ones. The provisions apply to statutory instruments, notifications, rules, and forms created after November 1960. By standardizing legal interpretation, it ensures that laws enacted by different state bodies remain consistent and predictable in their meaning and application throughout Maharashtra.

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  1. 1. Short title.
  2. 1A. Extension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., made on or after the 1st day of November, 1956.
  3. 1B. Extension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., of State of Maharashtra.
  4. 2. Repeal.
  5. 3. Definitions.
  6. 4. Application of certain foregoing definitions to previous Bombay Acts.
  7. 5. Coming into operation of Bombay Acts or Maharashtra Acts.
  8. 6. Printing of date on which Act is published after having received the assent of the Governor, Governor-General, or His Majesty as the case may require.
  9. 7. Effect of repeal.
  10. 7A. Repeal of any enactment making textual amendment in any Act.
  11. 8. Revival of repealed enactments.
  12. 9. Construction of references to repealed enactments.
  13. 10. Commencement and termination of time.
  14. 11. Computation of time.
  15. 12. Measurement of distance.
  16. 13. Gender and number.
  17. 14. Powers conferred on any Government to be exercisable from time to time.
  18. 15. Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio.
  19. 16. Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss.
  20. 17. Substitution of functionaries.
  21. 18. Successors.
  22. 19. Official chiefs and subordinates.
  23. 20. Construction of orders, etc., issued under Bombay Acts or Maharashtra Acts.
  24. 21. Power to make to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind, orders, etc.
  25. 22. Making of rules or by-laws and issuing of orders between publication and commencement of Bombay Act or Maharashtra Act.
  26. 23. Publication of orders and notifications in the Official Gazette to be deemed to be due publication.
  27. 24. Provisions applicable to making of rules or by-laws after previous publication.
  28. 25. Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted.
  29. 26. Recovery of fines.
  30. 27. Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments.
  31. 28. Meaning of service by post.
  32. 29. Citation of enactments.
  33. 30. Saving for previous Act, rules and by-laws.
  34. 31. Application of Act to Ordinances and Regulations.

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