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Assam General Clauses Act, 1915
Assam General Clauses Act, 1915
Sections
1. Short title and commencement.
Section 12. Meaning of the word "Act".
Section 23. Application of Act to other enactments.
Section 34. Definitions.
Section 45. General rules of construction.
Section 56. Effect of repeal.
Section 67. Revival of repealed enactments.
Section 78. Construction of references to repealed enactments.
Section 89. Commencement and termination of time.
Section 910. Computation of time.
Section 1011. Measurement of distance.
Section 1112. Duty to be taken pro rata in enactment.
Section 1213. Gender and number.
Section 1314. Application of Acts.
Section 1415. When powers and duties to be exercised and performed.
Section 1516. Exercise of power and performance of duty by temporary holder of office.
Section 1617. Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex-officio.
Section 1718. Power to appoint to include power to suspend or dismiss.
Section 1819. Substitution of functionaries.
Section 1920. Successors.
Section 2021. Official Chiefs and subordinates.
Section 2122. Construction of orders, etc., issued under enactments.
Section 2223. Power to make to include power to add to, amend, vary or rescind orders, rules or by.
Section 2324. Making of rules or bye-laws and issuing of orders, between passing and commencement of enactments.
Section 2425. Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication.
Section 2525A. Date of coming into effect of rules and control of legislature over them.
Section 25A26. Continuation of orders etc., issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted.
Section 2627. Publication of orders and notifications in the official Gazette.
Section 2728. Recovery of fines.
Section 2829. Provision as to offence punishable under two or more enactments.
Section 2930. Meaning of "service by post".
Section 3031. Citation of enactments.
Section 3132. Saving of previous enactments, rules and bye laws.
Section 3233. Application of Act to ordinances and Regulations.
Section 33
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"content": "(1) the authority having power to make the rules or bye-laws shall, before making therein publish a draft of the proposed rules or bye-laws for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby;\n(2) the publication shall be made in such manner as that authority deems to be sufficient, or, if condition with respect to previous publication so requires, in such manner as the Government concerned prescribes;\n(3) there shall published with the draft a notice specifying a date on or after which the draft will be taken into consideration;\n(4) the authority having power to make the rules or bye-laws, and, where the rules or by-laws are to be made with the sanction, approval or concurrence of another authority, that authority also shall consider any objection or suggestion which may be received by the authority having power to make the rules or bye-laws from any person with respect to the draft before the date so specified;\n(5) the publication in the official Gazette of a rule or bye-law purporting to have been made in exercise of a power to make rules or bye-laws after previous publication shall be conclusive proof that the rules or bye-law has been duly made.",
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"Act Number": "Assam Act No. 2 of 1915",
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