Section 24, Official Languages Act, 1963 [S1H-RY8]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 4 April 1963.

In Official Languages Act, 1963 [A10-J97]. This text from 23 October 2022, by Act 62 of 2022 [A11-T3Y]. Other texts (2): from 4 April 1963 to 2 February 1992; from 3 February 1992 to 22 October 2022.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 24, Official Languages Act, 1963 [S1H-RY8]. Machine: S1H-RY8.

24. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Controller under this Act may, within ninety days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Central Government in such form and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (2) The appellate authority may, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, confirm, modify or set aside the order appealed against. (3) No appeal shall lie under this section against an order made with the consent of the parties.

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prescribed: Section 2, Official Languages Act, 1963 [S1HR81] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act

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Section 27, Official Languages Act, 1963 [S1H-S1Q], 4 April 1963, Band A. "section 24".

Section 2, Official Languages Act (Amendment) Act, 1992 [S1W-V5G], 3 February 1992, Band A. "section 24 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 (19 of 1963)".

Section 2, Official Languages Act (Amendment) Act, 2022 [S2B-8TH], 23 October 2022, Band A. "section 24 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 (19 of 1963)".

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