The General Clauses Act, 1897 was enacted on March 11, 1897 to combine and expand the General Clauses Act, 1868 and 1887. The eneral de!initions pro"ided under the Act shall be applicable to all Central Acts and #eulation where there is no de!inition in the Act that con!licts with the pro"isions o! the Central Acts or reulations. The Act de!ines $a!!ida"it% as an assertion and declaration b& persons who are authori'ed b& law to do so or proclaim other than !or swearin. Accordin to the Act a $document% shall comprise o! an& written sub(ect, expressed or depicted upon an& material in the mode o! letter, numbers or mar)s or other modes that is planned to be utili'ed to record that sub(ect. An $immo"able propert&% means an& land, pro!its that obtained !rom the land and the thins that are appended to the earth or endurinl& !astened to an& ob(ect that are appended to the earth. A $mo"able propert&% means the propert& o! all )ind but but not includin immo"able immo"able propert&. propert&. The The Act Act !urt !urthe herr de!i de!ine ness a $per $perso son% n% as a comp compan an& & or or orani' ani'at atio ion n or rou roup p o! indi"iduals, whether such bod& is incorporated or not. The The Act expl explai ains ns the the mean meanin in o! $re $reul ulat atio ion% n% !ormu !ormula late ted d b& the the *resi *reside dent nt accordin to Article +- and Article + o! the Constitution and shall comprise o! reulations made under the Go"ernment o! /ndia Act, 187- or Go"ernment o! /ndia Act, 1910 or Go"ernment o! /ndia Act, 190 b& the Central Go"ernment. The $rule% $rule% shall shall mean rule made in exercise o! the authorit& authorit& o! an& leislation leislation and the reulation issued as a rule !ramed under the leislation. here leislation is not speci!icall& mentioned to come into !orce on a prescribed date, it shall be implemented on the da& that it recei"es the assent o! the Go"ernor General be!ore the commencement o! the /ndian Constitution and therea!ter o! the *resident. The reulation shall come into !orce instantl& on the endin o! the da& prior to its commencement unless expressl& pro"ided. here an& Central leislation or an& reulation enacted a!ter the commencement o! this Act repeals an& Act Act made or &et to be made, unless another purpose exists, the repeal shall not2 •
#enew an&thin not en!orced or pre"ailed durin the period at which repeal is e!!ected or3
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A!!ect A!!ect the prior manaement manaement o! an& leislation leislation that is repealed repealed or an&thin an&thin per!ormed or underone or3
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A!!ect an& claim, pri"ilee, responsibilit& or debt obtained, ensued or sustained under an& leislation so repealed or3
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A!!ect an& punishment, !or!eiture or penalt& sustained with reard to an& o!!ence committed as opposed to an& leislation or
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A!!ect an& in4uir&, litiation or remed& with reard to such claim, pri"ilee, debt or responsibilit& or an& in4uir&, litiation or remed& ma& be initiated, continued or insisted.
/n an& Central leislation or reulation !ramed subse4uent to the en!orcement o! the leislation, it shall be essential to re"i"e an& leislation either entirel& or partl& repealed expressl& to pro"ide the purpose. 5urthermore, i! the present leislation or an& Central enactment or reulation made subse4uent to the enactment, repeals or restructure with or without amendments o! the prior leislation, then the indication in an& other leislation or an& other mechanism to the pro"ision that has been repealed shall be interpreted as indication to the pro"ision that has been reenacted. /! an& Central leislation or reulation made a!ter the implementation o! an& leislation or procedure is ordered or permitted to be per!ormed or ta)en in an& Court or o!!ice on a particular da& or within speci!ied time, then i! the Court or o!!ice is not opened on that da& or last da& o! the speci!ied period, the leislation or proceedins shall be deemed to be per!ormed or ta)en in due time i! it is per!ormed or ta)en on the subse4uent da& a!terward the Court reopens. The General Clauses Act is "er& e!!ecti"e in the absence o! clear de!inition in the speci!ic enactments and where there is a con!lict between the preconstitutional laws and postconstitutional laws. The Act i"es a clear suestion !or the con!lictin pro"isions and di!!erentiates the leislation accordin to the commencement and en!orcement to a"oid uncertaint&.
