The UTTAR PRADESH GENERAL CLAUSES ACT, 1904
uttarakhand · 1904
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- S. 1Renumbers and reorganizes subsections and clauses in Section 23 of the Uttar Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1904.
- S. 2Insertion by section 5(xviii) ibid
- S. 3Subs
- S. 4Subs: by section 5 xvi) ibid
- S. 5Subs
- S. 6Ins
- S. 7Subs
- S. 8Section 8 clarifies that references to repealed provisions in other laws are to be read as references to reenacted provisions.
- S. 9Section 9 of the Uttar Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1904, outlines the procedure for drafting, publishing, and considering objections to proposed rules or bye-laws before final publication.
- S. 10Section 10 allows acts or proceedings to be done on the next open day if the original deadline falls on a closed court or office day.
- S. 11Section 11 specifies that distances in Uttar Pradesh Acts are measured straight and horizontally unless otherwise stated.
- S. 12Section 12 states that duties on goods are leviable at the same rate regardless of quantity.
- S. 13Section 13 makes masculine terms in Uttar Pradesh Acts include females unless context specifies otherwise.
- S. 14Section 14 allows powers conferred by Uttar Pradesh Acts to be exercised as needed, including ex-officio appointments.
- S. 15Section 15 allows appointments under Uttar Pradesh Acts to be made by name or office, unless specified otherwise.
- S. 16Section 16 grants the authority making an appointment the power to also suspend, dismiss, or terminate the appointment unless otherwise specified.
- S. 17Section 17 specifies that an official title in Uttar Pradesh Acts can indicate current or usual officeholders for law appointments.
- S. 18Section 18 states that it's enough to indicate a law's relation to successors of functionaries or corporations in Uttar Pradesh Acts.
- S. 19Section 19 allows laws for a chief's office to apply to subordinates filling in, and grants necessary powers to enforce any given authority.
- S. 20Section 20 ensures statutory instruments under Uttar Pradesh Acts follow same definitions and provisions as the main Act.
- S. 21Section 21 allows the issuance of statutory instruments to amend or rescind them under the same conditions as their initial creation.
- S. 22Section 22 allows powers under Uttar Pradesh Acts to be exercised after publication, except statutory instruments take effect post-commencement.
- S. 23Section 23 mandates that rules or bye-laws under Uttar Pradesh Acts must be published beforehand.
- S. 24Section 24 ensures that repealed and re-enacted Uttar Pradesh laws retain existing appointments unless modified by new provisions.
- S. 25Section 25 applies Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure provisions to fines under Uttar Pradesh laws unless specified otherwise.
- S. 26Section allows prosecution under any applicable Uttar Pradesh Act for overlapping offenses, preventing double punishment.
- S. 27Section 27 specifies that documents served by post under Uttar Pradesh Acts are deemed served when properly posted registered mail.
- S. 28Section 28 provides rules for citing and referencing Uttar Pradesh Acts and related documents.
- S. 29Section 29 updates references in Central and Uttar Pradesh laws to reflect current territorial names and government authorities.
- S. 30Section 30 applies the provisions of this Act to ordinances and regulations made by the Governor under specified sections of the Government of India Act, 1935.