fact that the
2003 Act is not a consolidating and amending statute but one for
consolidation and rationalization. Having regard to the new economic
policy
The Additional Commissioner Of ... vs Vinayaka Cinema, Nellore on 10 August, 1977
Equivalent citations: [1977
purpose and object of a consolidating statute was explained by the Privy Council in the case of Administrator General of Bengal v. Premlal Mallik ... Council, it was sought to be argued that while construing a consolidating statute each enactment must be traced to its original source and must
case of statutes which repeal earlier statutes and re-enact their provisions or in the case of consolidation Act, the repeal is generally ... statute, references in other statutes to the provisions of repealed enactments should be read as references to those provisions as re-enacted in the consolidating
consolidating statutes, codifying statutes and statutes replacing an existing law. While what was considered by the Supreme Court was a consolidating statute, what is under ... abatement as known to civil law and abatement as considered under consolidating statutes. We extract the relevant portion hereunder:
"The concept of abatement
amended in 2015) and the
Admiralty Act, 2017 are consolidating statutes. The nature of Consolidating
is explained by the Supreme Court as follows:
The Code ... state of the
law.
Prem Lal Nahata vs. Chandi Prasad Sikaria9
Consolidating statutes are complete in themselves as to the then
consolidate but also to rationalise the Act. Mr Nariman takes us to various authorities in regard to the construction of a consolidating statute including ... Maunsell v. Olins27 and Farrell v. Alexander28, to suggest that a consolidating statute is not meant to alter the law. But, in these decisions
submits that the Admiralty Act, 2017, came in
as a consolidated statute after taking into account this state of
law in India and elsewhere. However ... enjoys this position.
Even in Admiralty Act, which is a consolidating statute and
exhaustively defining maritime law, still, that does not change the
common
repealed statute.
82. We may furthermore notice that the distinction between
consolidating statute and other statutes is no longer valid. It is
only in certain ... distinction between consolidating statutes and
other statutes for purposes of interpretation is being
obliterated. Recent decisions have emphasised that a
consolidation Act should be interpreted
submits that the Admiralty Act, 2017, came in
as a consolidated statute after taking into account this state of
law in India and elsewhere. However ... enjoys this position.
Even in Admiralty Act, which is a consolidating statute and
exhaustively defining maritime law, still, that does not change the
common
