Section 1, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S2D-AZ6]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 10 March 1897.
1. Short title.—(1)This Act may be called The General Clauses Act, 1897; * [The word "and" in sub-Section (1) and sub-Section (2) repealed by Act 10 of 1914, Section 3 and Sch.II.]* * * * [The word "and" in sub-Section (1) and sub-Section (2) repealed by Act 10 of 1914, Section 3 and Sch.II.]
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act: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (2) "act", used with reference to an offence or a civil wrong, shall include a series of acts, and words which refer to acts done extend also to illegal omissions;
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section: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (54) "section" shall mean a section of the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs;
section: 363 more definitions.
sub-section: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (61) "sub-section" shall mean a sub-section of the section in which the word occurs;
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