Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955
No: 8 Dated: Aug, 05 1955
Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955
(Act No. 8 of 1955)
An Act to provide for and facilitate the interpretation of Rajasthan laws and make other provisions relating thereto.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for and facilitate the interpretation of Rajasthan laws, to shorten the language used therein and to make certain other provisions relating to such laws;
BE it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:-
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its first publication in the Rajasthan Gazette
2. Repeal.- The Jaipur General Clauses Act, 1944, the Alwar State General Clauses Act, 1944, the Mewar General Clauses Act, 1945, the Marwar General Clauses Act, 1948 and other corresponding laws 2 [in force in the Covenanting States or in the Ajmer area or in the Abu area or in the Sunel area] are hereby repealed.
3. References to General Clauses Act, 1897.- References made in any Rajasthan law to, or to the provisions of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (Act X of 1897) of the Central Legislature shall be deemed to be references to, or to the corresponding provisions of this Act.
Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall after the operation of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (Act X of 1897) of the Central Legislature, with reference to such Rajasthan law, previously to the commencement of this Act [or in the case of laws in force in the Ajmer area or in the Abu area or in the Sunel area the commencement of the Rajasthan General Clauses (Amendment) Act, 1957].
4. Application.- Unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this Act shall apply-
(i) to this Act,
(ii) to all Rajasthan laws [in force in the pre-reorganisation State of Rajasthan] made after the commencement of this Act,
(iii) to all Central Acts adapted to Rajasthan from time to time, by the Rajasthan State Legislature,
(iv) where any such law or Act confers upon any authority a power to make rules, regulations or bye-laws, to such rules, regulations or bye-laws
(v) so far as may be, to all Rajasthan laws [in force in the pre-reorganisation State of Rajasthan] pertaining to Lists II and III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution made before the commencement of this Act and to any rules, regulations or bye-laws thereunder [and]
[(vi) to all Rajasthan Law and to Rules, regulations and bye-laws thereunder made on or after the first day November, 1956.]