The Pepsu General Clauses Act, 1954

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THE PEPSU GENERAL CLAUSES ACT, 1954 
(ACT No. 9 of 1955) 

Table of contents 

Subject 

PRELIMINARY 

Short title and commencement. 

Application of Act. 

General definitions. 

Extent of Acts generally. 

Coming into force of enactments. 

Gender and number, 
Commencement and termination of time. 
Computation of time. 

Duty to be taken pro rata in enactments. 

Measurement of distances. 

REPEAL OF ENACTMENTS 

Effect of repeal. 

Repeal of law making textual amendment in other laws. 
Construction of references to repealed enactments. 

Revival of repealed enactments. 

POWERS AND FUNCTIONARIES, 

Powers conferred to be exercisable from time to time. 
Power to appoint to include power to appoint ex- 
officio. 

Power to appoint to include power to suspend, remove 
or dismiss. 
Substitution of functionaries. 
Successors. 

Official chiefs and subordinates. 

PROVISIONS AS TO NOTIFICATIONS, ORDERS, RULES. ETC., MADR 

21. 

22. 

UNDER ENACTMENTS, 

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Construction of notifications, orders, etc., issued under 
enactments. 

Power to make, to include power to add to, amend, 
vary or rescind notifications, ete. 



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29. 
30. 

31, 

32. 

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Making of rules or e-laws and issuing of orders 

between passing and commencement of enactment. 

Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws 
after previous publication. 

Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments 
repealed and re-enacted. 

CITATION OF ENACTMENTS. 

Citation of enmactments. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Recovery of fines, 

Provision as to offences punishable under two or more 

enactments. 

Meaning of service by post. 

References to Central and Punjab Acts to be construet- 

ed as references to those Acts as in force in Pepsu. 

Effect of expiry of Ordinances and temporary Pepsu 

Acts. 

Repeal and saving. 



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THE PEPSU GENERAL CLAUSES ACT, 1954. 

(Act No. 9 of 1955) 

(8th January, 1955.) 
AN 
ACT 

. to provide for the construction of enactments and 
for shortening the language thereof. 

It is hereby enacted in the Fifth Year of the Re- 
public of India as follows:— 

Preliminary 

1. (1) This Act may be called the Pepsu General Short Htle and 
Clauses Act, 1954. 

(2) It shall come into forec at once. 

2. Unless otherwise expressly provided or the con- 4pplication of 
text otherwise requires, the provisions of this Act with 
respect to the construction of enactments, apply— 

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(a) to this Act and all other enactments whether | 
passed before or after the commencement of | 
of this Act; and ) 

(b) where any such enactment confers upon any 
authority power to make rules or bye-laws, 
also to such rules or bye-laws. 

3. In this Act, and in all enactments, unless the General Defini- 
context otherwise requires,— tons. 

(1) “abet”, with its grammatical variations and 
cognate expressions, shall have the same 
meaning as ip the Indian Penal Code (Act 
XLV of 1860); 

(2) “act”, used with reference to an offence or a 
civil wrong, shall include a series of acts and 
words which refer to acts done extend also 
to illegal omissions; 

(3) “affidavit”, shall include affirmation and dec- 
laration in the case of persons by law allow- 
ed to affirm or declare instead of swearing; 



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(4) “Central Act” and “Central Governmgnt” 

shall have the meanings respectively assign- 

ed to them in the General Clauses Act, 1897 

(X of 1897); . 

(5) “chapter” shall mean a chapter of the en- 

actment in which the word occurs; 
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(6) “clause” shall mean a sub-division of a sec- 

tion when the sub-division itself is not a sub- 
section, and shall include a sub-division of a 

sub-section; ) 
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- (7) “Collector”shall mean the chief officer in 
charge of the revenue administration of a 

district and shall include a Deputy Commis- 
sioner ; ‘ 

8 “commencement",‘used with reference to an 

enactment shall mean the time at which the 
enactment comes into force; 

(9) “Commissioner” shall mean the chief officer 
in charge of the revenue administration of a 
division ; 1 

(10) “Constitution” shall mean the Constitution 
of India ; 

(11) “Convenant” shall mean the Convenant, en- 
tered into on the 5th day of May, 1948, by 
the Rulers of the former Indian States of 
Faridkot, Jind, Kalsia, Kapurthala, Maler- 
kotla, Nabha, Nalagarh and Patiala for the 
formation of the State of Patiala and East 
Puniab States Union, as amended by the 
Supv’ementary Convenant entered into by 
the Rulers of the aforesaid States on the 9th 
day of April, 1949 ; 

(12) “Devuty Commissioner” shall mean the 
chief officer in charge of the general adminis- 
tration of a district, and shall include a 
Nazim ; 



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(13) “District Judge” shall mean the Judgs of a 

principal civil court of original jurisdiction, 

but shall not include the High Court in 

the exercise of its ordinary original civil 

jurisdiction ; 

(14) “document” shall include any matter writ- 

ten, expressed, inscribed or described upon 

any substance by means of letters figures or 

marks, or by more than one of those means 

which is infended to be used, or which may 

be used, for the purpose of recording that 

matter ; 

(15) “enactment” shall mean a Pepsu Act, and 

shall include— 

(a) an Ordinance promulgated under article 

913 read with article 238 of the Constitu- 

tion ; and 

(b) also any provision contained in any Pepsu 
Act or Ordinance as aforesaid ; 

(16) “father”, in the case of any ore whose 

personal law permits adoption, shall include 

an adoptive father ; 

'[(17) ‘Financial Commissioner’ shall mean,— 

(a) for any period before the 1st November, 
1956 the Financial Commissioner for the 
time being for the territories of the State 
of Punjab which, immediately before the 
1st November, 1956, formed part of the 
IS‘T‘ca'te of Patiala and East Punjab States 
nion; 

(b) for any period on and from the 1st Novem- 
ber, 1956 to the 31st October, 1966, the 
Financial Commissioner for the territo- 
ries of the State of Punjab which imme- 
diately before the 1st November, 1966, 
formed part of that state; and 

1Clause (17) sukstituted by the Punjab Adaptati 
and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968, ! plation of Laws (State 



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(c) for any period on and after the 1st Nove
m- 

ber, 1966, the Financial Commissioner 

for the State of Punjab;] 

(18) “financial year” shall mean the year com- 

mencing on the 1st day of April ; 

(19) a thing shall be deemed to be done in “good 

faith”, where it isin fact done honestly 

whether it is done negligently or not; 

(20) “Government” or_ “the Government” shall 

include both the Central Government and 

any State Government; 

*[(21) ‘High Court’ shall mean,— 

(a) for any period before the Ist November, 

1956, the High Court for the territories 

of the State of Punjab which, imme- 

diately before the Ist November, 1956, 

formed part of the State of Patiala and 

East Punjab States Union ; 

(b) for any veriod on and from the 1st 

November, 1956, to the 3lst October, 

1966, the High Court for the territories 

of the State of Punjab which, imme- 

diately before the 1st November, 1966, 

formed part of that State; and 

(c) for any veriod on and after 1st Novem- 

ber, 1966, the High Court of Punjab 
and Haryana ;] 

(22) “immovable property” shall include land, 

benefits to arise out of land, and things 

attached to the earth or permanently 

fastened to anvthing attached to the earth; 

(23) “imprisonment” shall mean imprisonment 

of either description as defined in the 

Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860); 

1Substituted for clause (21) by the Punjab Adaptation of Laws 

(State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968, 



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24 “Ind@a” shall mean all the territories for 
the time being comprised in the territory of India; 

(25) “local authority” shall mean a municipal 
committee, small town committee, distriet 
board or other authority legally entitled to 
or entrusted by the Government with, tha 
control or management of g municipal, 
small town or local fund; 

(26) “magistrate” shall include every person 
exercising all or any of the powers of a 
magistrate under the Code of Criminal 
Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898); 

(27) “month” shall mean a month reckoned 
according to the British calendar: 

(28) “movable property” shall mean property 
of every description except immovable 
property:; 

(29) “notification” shall mean a notification 
published in the Official Gazette: 

(30) “oath” shall inciude an affirmation and a 
declaration in the case of persons by law 
allowed to affirm or declare instead of 
swearing; 

(31) “offence” shall mean any act or omission 
made punishable by any law for the time 
being in force; : 

*[32) ‘Official Gazette or Gazette’ shall mean,— 

(a) for any period befoie the 1st November, 
1966, the Official Gazette of the 
territories which, immediately before 
the 1st November, 1956, were comprised 
in the State of Patiala and East Punjab 
States Union; 

Substituted for clause (32) by the Punjab Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. 

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(b) for any period on and from the st 

November, 1956, to the 31st October, 

1966 the Official Gazette of the terri- 

tories which, immediately before the 

1st November, 1966 were comprised in 

the State of Punjab; and 

(c) for any period on and after the 1st Novem- 

ber, 1966. the Ofcial Gazette of the 
State of Punjab;] 

(33) “Part” shall mean a Part of the enactment - 
in which the word occurs; 

(34) “Pepsu” shall mean Patiala and East 
Punjab States Union; ‘[as it existed im- 

mediately before the 1st November, 1956] 

(35) “Pepsu Act” shall mean an Act of the 

Legislature of the *[territories which, 
immediately before the 1st November, 

1956. formed part of the State of Patiala 
and Fast Punjab States Union] and shall 

include— 

(a) any Act or Ordinance made or promul- 

gated by the Ruler of the former 

Patiala State and made applicable to 

Pepsu by virtue of section 3 of the 

Patiala and East Punijab States Unrion 

General Provicions (Administration) 

Ordinance, 2005 Bk.; and 

(b) an Ordinance made and promulsated by 

the Raioramukh under Article X of the 
Covenant; 

(36) “person” shall include any company or 

association or bodv of individuals, whether 

incorporated or not; 

(37) “prescribed” shall mean preseribed by 

rules made under an enactment; 

1Certain words added at the end by the Punjab Adap
tntionv of Laws 

i(State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968, 

sSubstituted for the words “State of Patiala and East Punjab States 

Union” by ibid, 



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(38) “public nuisance” shall mean a public nuisance as defined in the Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860); 

(39) “registered”, used with reference to g document shall mean registered under any law for the time being in force for the registration of documents; 

(40) “rule” shall mean a rule made in exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, and shall include a regulation made as a rule under any enactment; : 

(41) “Schedule” shall mean a Schedule to the enactment in which the word oceurs; 

(42) “section” shall mean a section of the enact- ment in which the word occurs; 

(43) “ship” shall include every description of vessel used in navigation not exclusively propelled by oars; 

(44) “sign”, with its gramatical variations and cognate expressions, used with reference to a person who is unable to write his name, shall include “mar] ", with its grammati- cal variations and cognate expressions: 
(45) “son” in the case of any one whose per- sonal law vermits adoption, shall include an adopted son; 
(46) “State Government” shall mean, in rela- tion to anything done or to be done after the commencement of the Constitution, the '[Governor]; 
[Provided that in relation to anything done before the 1st November, 1956, the expres- sion shall mean the Rajpramukh;] 
(47) “sub-section” shal] mean a sub-section of the section in which the word oceurs; 

!Substituted for the word “Raj Pramukh” Punjab Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Ordefrl.)'vl96!!'.U ® 



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(48) “swear”, with its grammatic
al variations 

and cognate expressions, shall include 

affirming and declaring in the ca
se of per- 

sons by law allowed to affirm or declare 

instead of swearing; 

(49) “vessel” shall incluzge any s
hip or boat or 

any other description of vessel used in 

navigation; 

(50) “will” shall include a codicil and every 

writing making a voluntary posthumous 

disposition of property; 

(51) expressions referring to “writting” shall be 

construed as including references to print- 

ing, lithography, photography and other 

modes of representing or reproducing 

words in a visible form; 

(52) “year” shall mean a year reckoned 
accord- 

ing to the British calendar. 

Extent of Acts 4 
generally, Every Act of the Legislature of Pepsu passed 

after the commencement of this Act shall
, unless the 

contrary is expressly provided therein, apply to the 

whole of the ‘[territories which, jmmediate
ly before 

the 1st November, 1956, formed part of 
the State of 

Patiala and East Punjab States Union.] 

Coming into 5. (I) Where any Pepsu Act passed after the 

};’g‘:’ of enact- commencement of this Act is not
 expressed to come 

ST ~ into force on a particular day, then
 it shall come into 

force on the day on which the asse
nt of the Rajpra- 

mukh or the President as the case may be is first 

published in the Official Gazette. 

(2) Unless the contrary intention is 
expressed, an 

Ordinance promulgated under arti
cle 213 read with 

article 238 of the Constitution shal
l come into force on 

the date on which it is promulgated.
 

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1Substituted for the words 
agtate of Patiala and East Punjab 

States Union” by the Punjab 
Adaptation of Laws (State and Concur- 

rent Subjects) Order, 1968. 



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(3) Unless the contrary intention is expressed 

every Pepsu Act and every such Ordinance shall he 

construed as coming into force immediately on the 

expiration of the day proceeding its commencement. 

6. In all enactments, unless a different intention Gender and 

appears,— number. 

(@) words importing the masculine gender shall 

be taken to include females, and 

(b) words in the singular shall include the 

plural and vice versa. 

7. In any enactment, ii shall be sufficient, for Commencement 

the purpose of excluding the first of a series of days or :;“’fin‘;”“‘“‘fi“ 

any other period of time, to use the words “from”, and ’ 

for the purpose of including the last in a series of days 

or any other period of time, to use the word “to”. 

8. Where, by any enactment, any act or pro- Computation of 

ceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken in time. 

any court or office on a certain 2ay or within a pres- 

cribed period, then, if the court or office is closed on 

that day or the last day of the prescribed period, the 

act or proceeding shall be considered as done or taken 

in due time if it is done or taken on the next day after- 

wards on which the court or office is open: 

Provided that nothing in this section shall apply 

to any act or proceeding to which the Indian Limi- 
tation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908), applies. 

9. Where, by any enactient any duty of excige Duty to be taken 

or in the nature  thereof, is leviable on any given Smcioemis 
quantity, by weight, measure or value of any goods 

or merchandise, then a like duty is leviable according 

to the same rate on any greater or less quantity. 

18. In the measurements of any distance, for yeqsurement 
the purposes of any enactment, that distance shall of distances. 

unless a different intention appears, be measured in a 

straight line on a horizontal plane. 



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REPEAL OF EIJACTMENTS 

Fffect of repeal. 11. Where this Act or any Pepsu Act or any 
Ordinance made under article 213 read with article 238 
of the Constitution, repeals any enactment, then, unless 
a different intention appears, the repeal shall not— 

(a) revive anything not in force or existing at 
the time at which the repeal takes effect; or 

(b) affect the previous operation of any enact- 
ment so repealed or anything duly done or 
suffered thereunder; or . 

(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or 
liability acquired, accrued or incurred under 
any enactment so repealed; or 

(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment 
incurred in respect of any offence committed 
against any enactment so repealed; or 

(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or 
remedy in respect of any such right, pri- 
vilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfei- 
ture or punishment as aforesaid; 

and any such investigation, legal proceeding or reme- 
dy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any 
such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be im- 
posed as if the repealing Act or Ordinance had not been 
passed. 

Repeal of law 12. Where any Pepsu Act or Ordinance made 
kg e i) under article 213 read with arficle 238 of the Consti- 
other laws. tution repeals any enactment hy which the text of any 

Pepsu Act or cuch Ordinance was amended by the 
express omission, insertion or substitution of any 
matter, then unless a different intention appears, the 
repeal shall not affect the cgntinuance of any such 
amendment made by the enactment so repealed and in 
operation at the time of such ‘ peal. 

C*;mtf“cmg r:_‘ 13. Where this Act or any Pepsu Act or Ordinance 
pented enact-  made under article 213 read  with article 238 of the 
ments. Constitution repeals and re-enacts, with or without 

modification, any provision of a former enactment, then 



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references in any other enactment or in any instru- 
ment to the provision so repealed shall, unless a differ- 
ent intention appears, be construed as references to 
the provision so re-enacted. 

14. In any Pepsu Act or Ordinance made under Revival of re- 
article 213 read with article 238 of the Constitution, jt Bealed enact- 
shall be necessary, for the purpose of reviving either 
wholly or partially any enactment wholly or partially 
vepealed expressly to state that purpose. 

PowERS aND FUNCTIONARIES 

15. Where, by an enactment any power is con- p, nf 
ferred or a dutSr is imposed, then, unless a different r;;, o be exer- 
intention appears, that power may be exercised and gisable trom 
that- duty shall be performed from time to time as ) 
occasion requires. 

16. Where, by any enactment a power to appoint Power to ap- 
any person to fill any office or execute any function is gg%;’;,tgomaglgg,;, 
conferred, then, unless it is otherwise expressly pro- ex-officio. 
vided, any such appointment may be made either by 
name or by virtue of office. 

17. Where, by any enactment « powet to make Power to appoint 
any appointment is conferred, then, unless a different to in::)l“de po- 
intention appears, the authority having for the time jamom -erend, 
being power to make the appointment shall alse miss 
have power to suspend, remove or dismiss any per- 
son appointed whether by itself or any other authority 
in exercise of that power. 

18. In any enactment it shall be sufficient, for supstitution of 
the purpose of indicating the application of a law to functionaries. 
every person or number of persons for the time being 
executing the functions of an office, to mention the 
official title of the officer at present executing the 
functions, or that of the officer by whom the functions 
are commonly executed. 

19. In any enactment it shall be sufficient for the Successors. 
purposes of indicating the relation of a law to the 
successors of any functionaries or of corporations 
having prepetual succession to express its relation to 
the functionaries or corporations. 



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;’:}d:\llbg‘;‘;f_' 20. In any enactment, it shall be sufficient, for 

nates. the purpose of expressing that a law relative to the 

chief or superior of an office shall apply to the duties 

of subordinates lawfully performing the duties of that 

office in the place of their superior, to prescribe the 

duty of the superior. 
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PROVISIONS AS TO NOTIFICAT!OLXS, OrpERS, RuLes, Etc,, 

MADE UNDER ENACTMENTS 

Construction of 
notifications, 21. Where, by any enactment, a power to issue 

Efiifi“’ “fl'gé, any notification, order, scheme, rule, form, or bye-law 

enactments. is conferred, then expressions used in the notification, 

order, scheme, rule, form, or bye-law shall, unless 2 

different intention appears, have the same respective 

meanings as in the enactment conferring the power. 

Power to make, 22. Where, by any enactment, a power to issue 

bower to add to, notifications or make ~orders, rules or bye-laws s 

amend, vy aos. conferred, then, that power includes a power ex- 

tions, ete. ercisable in the like manner and subject to the like 

sanctions and conditions (if any), to add to, amend, 

vary or rescind any notifications, orders, rules or bye- 

laws so issued or made. 

Making of rules 23. Where, by anv enactment, which is not to 

e e ama come into force immediately on the passing thereof, 

between passing a power is conferred to make rules or bye-laws, or to 

and commence- issue orders with respect to the application of the 

ment. enactment, or with respect to the establishment of 

any court or office or the appointment of any judge o
r 

officer thereunder, or with respect to the person by 

whom., or the time when, orl the place where, or the 

manner in which, or the fees for which, anvthing 
is to 

be done under the enactment, then, that p
ower mav 

be exercised at any time after the passing of the 

enactment, but rules, bve-larrs or orders so 
made or 

jssued shall not take effect till the commencement »f 

the enactment : 

Provided that where all the provisions contained 

in an enactment do not come into force simultane- 

ously, the rules, bye-laws or orders so made or issued 

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shall not take effect till the commencement of the 

provision or enactment with respect to which they 

are so made or issued. 

24 Where, by any enactment, a power to make Provision_appli- 

rules or bye-laws is expressed to be given subject to of rules or bye- 

the condition of the rules or bye-laws being made aft
er L‘;g":s afwbrupre- 

previous publication, then, “unless such enactment tion. T 

otherwise provides, the following provisions shall 

apply, namely:— 

(1) the authority having power to make the 

rules or bye-laws shall, before making 

them, publish a draft of the proposed rules 

or bye-laws for the information of persons 

likely to be affected thereby ; 

(2) the publication shall be made in such 

manner as that authority deems to be 

sufficient, or, if the condition with respect 

to previous publication so requires, in such 

manner as the Government concerned 

prescribes : 

(3) there shall be published with the draft a 

notice specifying a date on or after which 

the draft will be taken into consideration : 

(4) authority having power to make the rules 

or bye-laws, and, where the rules or bye- 

laws, are to be made with the sanction, 

approval or concurrence of another autho- 

rity, that authority also, shall consider anv 

objection or suggestion which may be 

received by the authority having power to 

make the rules or bye-laws from any per- 

son with respect to the draft before the 
date so specified : 

(5) the publication in the Official Gazette of a 
rule or bye-laws 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 rule or bye- 
law has been duly made. 



Continuation of 
orders, etc., 
issued under 
enactments re- 
vealed and re- 
enacted. 

Citation of 
enactments. 

Recovery of 
fines. 

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25. Where any enactment is repealed and re- 
enacted with or without modification, then, unless it 
is otherwise expressly provided, any appointment, 
notification, order, scheme, rule, form or bye-law, 
made or issued under the repealed enactment, shall, 
so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions re- 
enacted, continue in force, and be deemed to have 
been made or issued under the provisions so re-enac- 
ted, unless and until it is superseded by any appoint- 
ment, notification, order, scheme. rule, form or bye- 
law made or issued under the g‘ovisions 50 re-enacted. 

Crration or ENACTMENTS 

26. (I) In any Pepsu A1ct or Ordinance made 
under article 213 read with article 238 of the Consti- 
tution, and in any rule, bve-l%w, instrument, or docu- 
ment made under, or with reference to any such Act 
or Ordinance, any enactment may be cited by 
reference to the title or short title (if anvy) conferred 
thereon, or by reference to thejnumber and vear there- 
of, and any provision in an engctment may be cited bv 
reference to the section or subp-section of the enact- 
ment in which the provision is contained. 

(2) Any such citation of, or reference to, anv 
enactment shall, unless a different intention appears, 
be deemed to be citation of, or reference to such 
enactment as amended. 

(3) In any Pepsu Act or Ordinance made under 
article 213 read with article 238 of the Constitution. a 
description or citation of a portion of another enact- 
ment shall, unless a different intention appears, he 
construed as including the word “section” or other 
part mentioned or referred to as forming the begin- 
ning or as forming the end of the portion comprised 
in the description or citation. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

27. Sections 63 to 70 of Ithe Indian Penal Code 
(Act XLV of 1860), and the provisions of the Code of 
Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act ¥ of 1898). in relation 



1955 : Pepsu Act 9] ENERAL crAuses 11 
to the issue and the execution of warrants for the levy of fines, shall apply to all fines imposed under any €nactment, rule or bye-law, unless the enactment, rule or bye-law contains express provisions to the contrary. 

28. Where an  act or omission constitutes an Provision as to offence under two or more enactments, then the ofences punish- offender shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished or more. enact. under either or any of these enactments but shall not ments. be liable to be punished twice for the same offence. 
29. Whether any enactmet authorises or re- Meaning of ger- quires any document to be served by post, whether the Vice by post, expression “serve” or either of the expression “give” or “send” or any other expression is used, then, unless a different intention appears, the service shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepay- ing and posting by registered post, a letter containing the document, and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post. 
30. Any reference in any enactment to any References to Central Act or Punjab Act shall be construed as a Cefltfl;’l g:gs t© reference to that Act as in force in the '[territories mfinstmed a8 which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956 references to formed part of the State of Patiala and East Punjab }L‘;’:fi fi“f:e;iui," States Union.] 

Explanation.—~In this section, the expression “Punjab Act” shall have the meaning assigned to it by clause (46) of section 2 of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898 (I of 1898). 

31. The provision of section 11 shall apply— Effect of expiry 
of Ordinances 

. and te (@) on the expiry or withdrawal of any Ordi- Pepey gret¥ nance promulgated under article 213 read with article 238 of the Constitution, and 

tSubstituted for the words “State of Patiala and Fast Punjab States Union” by the Punjab Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968, 



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 : Pepsu Act § 

(b) on the expiry of 
any Pepsu Act, the dura- 

tion of which is expressed to be for a 

specified period, 

as if such Ordinance
 or Act had been an enactment 

and had then been rep
ealed by 2 PEPSU Act

 

N 32. The Pepsu General 
Clauses Act, 1953 (P

resi- 

cpealandSaving. g g A
ct No. 7 of 1953), ex

cept the proviso to s
ection 

39 thereof, is here
by repealed.