The Maharashtra General Clauses Act
Administered by. Govt of Maharashtra, Law and Judiciary Department · Other Acts of 1904
Preamble
ACT NO. I OF 19041
[THE MAHARASHTRA GENERAL CLAUSES ACT.]
[30th May 1904]
An Act for further shortening the language used in Bombay Acts, and for other purposes.
WHEREAS it is expedient further to shorten the language used in Bombay Acts, and to make certain other provisions relating to those Acts ; It is hereby enacted as follows :-
Sections
Type to filter. 34 sections.
- 1Short title
- 1AExtension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., made on or after the 1st day of November, 1956
- 1BExtension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., of State of Maharashtra
- 2Repeal
- 3Definitions
- 4Application of certain foregoing definitions to previous Bombay Acts
- 5Coming into operation of Bombay Acts or Maharashtra Acts
- 6Printing of date on which Act is published after having received the assent of the Governor, Governor-General, or His Majesty as the case may require
- 7Effect of repeal
- 7ARepeal of any enactment making textual amendment in any Act
- 8Revival of repealed enactments
- 9Construction of references to repealed enactments
- 10Commencement and termination of time
- 11Computation of time
- 12Measurement of distance
- 13Gender and number
- 14Powers conferred on any Government to be exercisable from time to time
- 15Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio
- 16Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss
- 17Substitution of functionaries
- 18Successors
- 19Official chiefs and subordinates
- 20Construction of orders, etc., issued under Bombay Acts or Maharashtra Acts
- 21Power to make to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind, orders, etc
- 22Making of rules or by-laws and issuing of orders between publication and commencement of Bombay Act or Maharashtra Act
- 23Publication of orders and notifications in the Official Gazette to be deemed to be due publication
- 24Provisions applicable to making of rules or by-laws after previous publication
- 25Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted
- 26Recovery of fines
- 27Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments
- 28Meaning of service by post
- 29Citation of enactments
- 30Saving for previous Act, rules and by-laws
- 31Application of Act to Ordinances and Regulations
Schedules
This Act has 1 schedule. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.
- SCHEDULE96 words
Rules made under this Act
1 set of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.
- SCHEDULE B to the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1886 (Bom. Act III of 1886) Verbal Amendments made in the Regulations and Acts of the Governor of Bombay in Council1904
Related Acts
- The Mamlatdar’s Courts Act, 190627 sections
- The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Act, 1909 and21 sections
- The Bombay Municipal Servants Act6 sections
- The Maharashtra Public Conveyances Act41 sections
- The Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act17 sections
- The Mahul Creek (Extinguishment of Rights) Act, 19223 sections
- The Maharashtra Entertainments Duty Act27 sections
- The Invalidation of Hindu Ceremonial Emoluments Act, 19266 sections
Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Every one of the 34 sections of this Act has its own page. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.