Central Provinces And Berar - Act
C. P. and Berar General Clauses Act, 1914
CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR
India
India
C. P. and Berar General Clauses Act, 1914
Act 1 of 1914
- Published on 1 January 1914
- Commenced on 1 January 1914
- [This is the version of this document from 1 January 1914.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
- In this Act, and in all [Madhya Pradesh Acts] [Substituted by Adaptation Order, 1950, for 'Provincial Acts'.] made after the commencement of this Act [but before the 1st day of November, 1956] [Inserted by A. O., 1956.], unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-3. Coming into operation of [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.].
- [(1) Where any Madhya Pradesh Act is not expressed to come into force on a particular day, then,-(a)in the case of a Madhya Pradesh Act made before the commencement of the Constitution, it shall come into operation, if it is an Act of the Legislature, on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor, the Governor-General or His Majesty, as the case may require, is first published in the Official Gazette, and, if it is an Act of the Governor, on the day on which it is first published as an Act in the Official Gazette;(b)in the case of a Madhya Pradesh Act made after the commencement of the Constitution, it shall come into operation on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor or the President, as the case may require, is first published in the Official Gazette.]4. Printing of date on which Act is published after having received the assent.
- In this Act and in every [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted by Adaptation Order, 1950.], the date of such publication as is mentioned in section 3, sub-section (1), shall be printed in above the title of the Act, and shall form part of the Act.5. Effect of repeal.
- Where any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted by Adaptation Order, 1950.] repeals any enactment hitherto made or hereafter to be made, then, unless a different intention appears, the repeal shall not5A. [ Effect of repeal of Act making textual amendment in former Act. [This section was inserted by C. P. and Berar Act No. IX of 1947, Section 2.]
- Where any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted by Adaptation Order, 1950.] repeals any enactment by which the text of any former enactment was amended by the expression, omission, insertion or substitution of any matter, then, unless a different intention appears, the repeal shall not affect the continuance of any such amendment made by the enactment so repealed and in operation at the time of such repeal.]6. Revival of repealed enactments.
- In any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.] it shall be necessary, for the purpose of reviving, either wholly or partially, any enactment wholly or partially repealed, expressly to State that purpose.7. Construction of references to repealed enactments.
- Where any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.] repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, any provision of a former enactment, then references in any other enactment or in any instrument to the provision so repealed shall, unless a different intention appears, be construed as references to the provision so reenacted.8. Commencement and termination of time.
- In any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.] it shall be sufficient for the purpose of excluding the first in a series of days or any other period of time, to use the word 'from', and for the purpose of including the last in a series of days or any other period of time to use the word 'to'.9. Computation of time.
- Where, by any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.], any act or proceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken in any Court or office on a certain day or within a prescribed period, then, if the Court or office is closed on that day or the last day of the prescribed period, the act or proceeding shall be considered as done or taken in due time, if it is done or taken on the next day afterwards on which the Court or office is opened :Provided that, nothing in this section shall apply to any act or proceeding to which the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908), applies.10. Measurement of distances.
- In the measurement of any distance for the purposes of any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.] made after the commencement of this Act, that distance shall, unless a different intention appears, be measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane.11. Duty to be taken pro rata in enactments.
- Where, by any enactment now in force or hereafter to be in force, any duty or customs or excise, or in the nature thereof, is leviable on any given quantity, by weight, measure of value of any goods or merchandise, then a like duty is leviable according to the same rate on any greater or less quantity.12. Gender and number.
- In all [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.], unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,13. [ Powers conferred to be exercisable from time to time. [This section was substituted by the C.P. and Berar General Clauses (Amendment) Act, 1941 (I of 1941), Section 2.]
- Where, by any [Madhya Pradesh Act], any power is conferred then, unless a different intention appears, that power may be exercised from time to time as occasion requires.]14. Powers to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio.
- Where, by any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.], a power to appoint any person to fill any office or execute any function is conferred, then unless it is otherwise expressly provided, any such appointment may be made either by name or by virtue of office.15. Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss.
- Where, by any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.], a power to make any appointment is conferred, then, unless a different intention appears, the authority having power to make the appointment shall also have power to suspend or dismiss any person appointed by it in exercise of that power.16. Substitution of functionaries.
- In any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.] it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of indicating the application of a law to every person or number of persons for the time being executing the functions of an office, to mention the official title of the officer at present executing the functions, or that of the officer by whom the functions are commonly executed.17. Successors.
- In any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order, 1950.] it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of indicating the relation of a law to the successors of any functionaries or of corporations having perpetual succession, to express its relation to the functionaries or corporations.18. Official chiefs and subordinates.
- In any [Madhya Pradesh Act] [Substituted for the words 'Provincial Act' by Adaptation Order 1950.] it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of expressing that a law relating 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.18A. [ Substitution of certain designations. [Added by Bombay VIII of 1958.]
- Whenever an expression mentioned in column 1 of the table hereunder printed occurs in any law for the time being in force in the Vidarbha region of the State of [Maharashtra] then, there shall be substituted therefor the expression set opposite to it in column 2 of the said table, and there shall also be made in any sentence in which the expression occurs such consequential amendments as the rules of grammar may require.]Table| Col. 1 | Col. 2 |
| Deputy Commissioner | Collector |
| Assistant Commissioner or Assistant | Assistantor Deputy Collector |
| Commissioner of the first grade or second grade |