Meghalaya Interpretation and General Clauses Act , 1970 Act No.7 of 1970

The Meghalaya Interpretation and General Clauses Act , 1970 Act No.7 of 1970

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Act ID:	19707
Act Number:	7
Enactment Date:	1970-10-25
Act Year:	1970
Short Title:	The Meghalaya Interpretation and General Clauses Act , 1970 Act No.7 of 1970
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the interpretation of Meghalaya enactments and for shortening the language thereof.
Ministry:	Ministry of Law Department
Department:	Law Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Meghalaya

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Chapter I

Preliminary

Chapter II

Definitions

Chapter III

General Rules of Construction

Chapter IV

Repeal and expiry of enactments.

Chapter V

Power and Functionaries

Chapter VI

Subordinates Legislation

CHAPTER VII

Miscellaneous


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2. Application of Act.
Section 3. Definitions.
Section 4. Definitions in enactments to apply unless the context otherwise requires.
Section 5. Territorial extent of Meghalaya Acts.
Section 6. Coming into force of enactments.
Section 7. Expiry of temporary enactments.
Section 8. Marginal notes not part of enactments.
Section 9. Government to be bound by enactments.
Section 10. Effect of incorporation.
Section 11. Offences by companies.
Section 12. Gender and number.
Section 13. Commencement and termination of time in any enactment.
Section 14. Computation of time.
Section 15. Expression of time.
Section 16. Deputy to be taken prorata
Section 17. Measurement of distances.
Section 18. Penalties provided to be maximum penalties.
Section 19. Deviation from forms
Section 20. Acts done on holidays
Section 21. Provisions as to offences punishable under two or more enactments.
Section 22. Effect of repeal.
Section 23. Repeal of law making textual amendments other law.
Section 24. Construction of reference to repeal enactments.
Section 25. Revival of repealed enactment.
Section 26. Effect of expiration of enactment.
Section 27. Exercise of powers and performance of duties.
Section 28. Powers incidental for effective exercise of powers granted.
Section 29. Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio.
Section 30. Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss.
Section 31. Substitution of functionaries.
Section 32. Successors.
Section 33. Official Chief and subordinates.
Section 34. Making of the rules or bye-laws and issuing of order between passing and commencement of enactment.
Section 35. Power to make rules, etc., includes power to add, amend, vary or rescind, rules, etc
Section 36. Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication.
Section 37. Continuation of appointments, rules, etc., issued under enactment repealed and re-enacted.
Section 38. Construction of rules notification etc., issued under enactment.
Section 39. Publication and Commencement rules.
Section 40. Laying of rules before Legislative Assembly.
Section 41. Citation of enactments.
Section 42. Recovery of fines.
Section 43. Meaning of service by post.