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The Nagaland Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1978

The Nagaland Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1978

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This statute provides standardized rules for reading, constructing, and applying state laws enacted in Nagaland. It defines common legal terminology, clarifies how dates, deadlines, distances, and penalties are calculated, and establishes baseline rules for the revival, repeal, and expiration of legislation. Additionally, it outlines how administrative powers and duties are exercised by public authorities, sets procedures for framing secondary rules, and governs the continuation of subordinate regulations when laws are amended. By establishing consistent legal definitions and administrative principles, the Act applies to lawmakers, courts, government officials, and citizens, ensuring clarity, efficiency, and predictability in state governance and legislative drafting.

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Chapter 11 DEFINATION →

  1. 3Definitions
  2. 4Definitions in enactments to apply unless the context otherwise requires

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 5Territorial extent of Nagaland Act
  2. 7Expiry of temporary enactment
  3. 8Marginal notes not part of enactment
  4. 9Government to be bound by enactments
  5. 10Effect of incorporation
  6. 11Offences of Companies
  7. 12Gender and number
  8. 13Commencement of termination of time in any enactment
  9. 14Computation of timing
  10. 15Expression of time
  11. 16Duty to be taken Pro-rata
  12. 17Measurement of distances
  13. 18Penalties provided to be maximum Penalties
  14. 19Deviation from forms
  15. 20Act done on holidays
  16. 21Provision as to of Tences punishable under two or more enactments

Chapter IV REPEAL AND EXPIRY OF ENACTMENTS →

  1. 22Effect of repeal
  2. 23Repeal of Law making textual amendment in other laws
  3. 24Constraction of reference to repealed enactments
  4. 25Revival of repealed enactments
  5. 26Effect of expiration of enactment

Chapter V POWERS AND FUNCTIONARIES →

  1. 27Exercise of power and performance of duties
  2. 28Power incidental for effective exercise of powers granted
  3. 29Power to appoint, to include power to appoint ex-officio
  4. 30Power to appoint to include powers to suspend or dismiss
  5. 31Substitution of functionaries
  6. 32Successors
  7. 33Official Chief and Sub-ordinates

Chapter VI SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION →

  1. 34Making of rules or bye-laws and Issuing of orders between passing and commencement of enactment
  2. 35Power to make rules etc., includes power to add, amend, vary or rescind rules etc.
  3. 36Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication
  4. 37Continuation of appointments rules, etc. issued under enactment repeals and re-enacted
  5. 38Constraction of rules, notifications etc., issued under enactment
  6. 39Publication and commencement of rules
  7. 40Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly

Chapter VII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 41Citation of enactment
  2. 42Meaning of Service by post

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