Section 4 in The General Clauses Act, 1897

 

Section 4 in The General Clauses Act, 1897

4. Application of foregoing definitions to previous enactments

(1)The definitions in section 3 of the following words and expressions, that is to say, affidavit, barrister, [* * *] [The words " British India" , [Government of India" , [High Court" , and [Local Government" , respectively repealed by A.O.1937.] District Judge, father, [* * *] [The words " British India" , [Government of India" , [High Court" , and [Local Government" , respectively repealed by A.O.1937.] [* * *] [The words " Her Majesty" or [the Queen" omitted by Act 18 of 1919, Section 3 and Sch.II.][* * *] [The words " British India" , [Government of India" , [High Court" , and [Local Government" , respectively repealed by A.O.1937.] immovable property, imprisonment, [* * *] [The words " British India" , [Government of India" , [High Court" , and [Local Government" , respectively repealed by A.O.1937.] Magistrate, month, movable property, oath, person, section, son, swear, will and year apply also, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, to all [Central Acts] [Substituted by A.O. 1937, for " Acts of the Governor General-in-Council" .] made after the third day of January, 1868, and to all Regulations made on or after the fourteenth day of January, 1887.

(2)The definitions in the said section of the following words and expressions, that is to say, abet, Chapter, commencement, financial year, local authority, master, offence, part, public nuisance, registered, schedule, ship, sign, sub-section, and writing apply also, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, to all [Central Acts] [Substituted by A.O.1937, for[Acts of the Governor General-in-Council" .] and Regulations made on or after the fourteenth day of January, 1887.[4-A. Application of certain definitions to Indian laws [Substituted by A.O. 1950, for Section 4-A.]

(1)The definitions in section 3 of the expressions British India, Central Act, Central Government, Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Chief Revenue Authority, Constitution, Gazette, Government, Government securities, High Court, India, Indian Law, Indian State, merged territories, Official Gazette, Part A State, Part B State, Part C State, Provincial Government, State and State Government shall apply, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, to all Indian laws.

(2)In any Indian law, references, by whatever form of words, to revenues of the Central Government or to any State Government shall, on and from the first day of April, 1950, be construed as references to the Consolidated Fund of India or the Consolidated Fund of the State, as the case may be.]General Rules Of Construction