(1) In any Bombay Act 1[or Maharashtra Act], and in any rule, by-law, instrument or document made under, or with reference to, any Bombay Act 2[or Maharashtra Act] any enactment may be cited by reference to the title or short title (if any) conferred thereon or by reference to the number and year thereof, and any provision in an enactment may be cited by reference to the section or sub-section of the enactment in which the provision is contained.
(2) In this Act, and in any Bombay Act 3[or Maharashtra Act] made after the commencement of this Act, a description or citation of a portion of another enactment shall, unless a different intention appears, be construed as including the word, section or other part mentioned or reference to as forming the beginning and as forming the end of the portion comprised in description or citation.
(2) In this Act, and in any Bombay Act 3[or Maharashtra Act] made after the commencement of this Act, a description or citation of a portion of another enactment shall, unless a different intention appears, be construed as including the word, section or other part mentioned or reference to as forming the beginning and as forming the end of the portion comprised in description or citation.
Source footnotes
1. These words were inserted by Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.2. These words were inserted by Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
3. These words were inserted by Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
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