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The General Clauses Act, 1897

( ACT NO. X OF 1897 )

[ 11th March, 1897 ]

GENERAL RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

Construction of references to repealed enactments

8. (1) Where this Act, or any 1[Act of Parliament] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, 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any provision of a former enactment, then references in any other enactment or in any instrument to the provision so repealed shall, unless a different intention appears, be construed as references to the provision so re-enacted.

 
 

(2) [Omitted by Article 9 of the General Clauses (Amendment) Order, 1972 (President's Order No. 147 of 1972).]

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    The words "Act of Parliament" were substituted, for the words "Central Act" by the General Clauses (Amendment) Order, 1972 (President's Order No. 147 of 1972), Article 8.
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