1[31. Application of Act to Ordinances and Regulations.- The provisions of this Act shall apply-
(a) in relation to any Ordinance promulgated by the 2[Governor of Bombay] under section 88 of the Government of India Act, 1935, as they apply in relation to Bombay Acts made under the said Act by the Governor and in relation to any Regulation made by the Governor under section 92 of the said Act as they apply in relation to Bombay Acts made by the Provincial Legislature, and
(b) in relation to any Ordinance promulgated by the Governor under article 213 of the Constitution or any Regulation made by the Governor under paragraph 5 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution, as they apply in relation to Bombay Acts 3[or Maharashtra Acts] made by the State Legislature :
Provided that clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of this Act shall apply to any Ordinance referred to in clause (b) as if for the reference in said clause (ii) to the day of the first publication of the assent to an Act in the Official Gazette there were substituted a reference to the day of the first publication of the Ordinance in that Gazette].
(a) in relation to any Ordinance promulgated by the 2[Governor of Bombay] under section 88 of the Government of India Act, 1935, as they apply in relation to Bombay Acts made under the said Act by the Governor and in relation to any Regulation made by the Governor under section 92 of the said Act as they apply in relation to Bombay Acts made by the Provincial Legislature, and
(b) in relation to any Ordinance promulgated by the Governor under article 213 of the Constitution or any Regulation made by the Governor under paragraph 5 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution, as they apply in relation to Bombay Acts 3[or Maharashtra Acts] made by the State Legislature :
Provided that clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of this Act shall apply to any Ordinance referred to in clause (b) as if for the reference in said clause (ii) to the day of the first publication of the assent to an Act in the Official Gazette there were substituted a reference to the day of the first publication of the Ordinance in that Gazette].
Source footnotes
1. Section 31 was substituted by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.2. These words stand unmodified vide the 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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Section 1 · Short title.Section 1A · Extension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., made on or after the 1st day of November, 1956.Section 1B · Extension of application of Act to Acts, rules, etc., of State of Maharashtra.Section 2 · Repeal.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Application of certain foregoing definitions to previous Bombay Acts.Section 5 · Coming into operation of Bombay Acts or Maharashtra Acts.Section 6 · Printing of date on which Act is published after having received the assent of the Governor, Governor-General, or His Majesty as the case may require.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.