5. Coming into operation of Bombay Acts 1[or Maharashtra Acts.].- 2[(1) Where any Bombay Act 3[or Maharashtra Act] is not expressed to come into operation on a particular day, then,
(i) in the case of a Bombay Act made before the commencement of the Constitution, it shall come into operation, if it is an Act of the Legislature, on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor, the Governor-General or His Majesty, as the case may require, is first published in the Official Gazette and, if it is an Act of the Governor, on the day on which it is first published as an Act in the Official Gazette ;
(ii) in the case of a Bombay Act 4[or Maharashtra Act] made after the commencement of the Constitution, it shall come into operation on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor or the President, as the case may require, is first published in the Official Gazette.]
(2) Unless the contrary is expressed, a Bombay Act 5[or Maharashtra Act] be construed as coming into operation immediately on the expiration of the day preceding its commencement.
(i) in the case of a Bombay Act made before the commencement of the Constitution, it shall come into operation, if it is an Act of the Legislature, on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor, the Governor-General or His Majesty, as the case may require, is first published in the Official Gazette and, if it is an Act of the Governor, on the day on which it is first published as an Act in the Official Gazette ;
(ii) in the case of a Bombay Act 4[or Maharashtra Act] made after the commencement of the Constitution, it shall come into operation on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor or the President, as the case may require, is first published in the Official Gazette.]
(2) Unless the contrary is expressed, a Bombay Act 5[or Maharashtra Act] be construed as coming into operation immediately on the expiration of the day preceding its commencement.
Source footnotes
1. These words were inserted by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.2. This sub-section was substituted for the original sub-section by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
3. These words were inserted by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
4. These words were inserted by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
5. These words were inserted by the 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 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.Section 7 · Effect of repeal.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.