# The General Clauses Act, 1897, Section 19: Official chiefs and subordinates

- Act: The General Clauses Act, 1897 (Act 10 of 1897)
- In force from: 1897-03-11
- Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/general-clauses-act/section/19/

## Text

(1) In any 1[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of expressing that a law relative to the chief or superior of an office shall apply to the deputies or subordinates lawfully performing the duties of that office in the place of their superior, to prescribe the duty of the superior. (2) This section applies also to all 2[Central Acts] made after the third day of January, 1868, and to all Regulations made on or after the fourteenth day of January, 1887.

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