Merged States (Laws) Act : Interpretation of laws as extended. Indian Bare Acts :

Merged States (Laws) Act,1949

Act No : 59

Section : Interpretation of laws as extended.

4. Interpretation of laws as extended. In any Act, Ordinance or Regulation specified in the Schedule, notwithstanding anything contained in the General Clauses Act, 1897, (10 of 1897.)-- (a) any reference, by whatever form of words, to the acceding States shall be construed as not including a reference to any of the merged States or to any of the States (other than the United State of Saurashtra) mentioned in the States' Merger (Chief Commissioners' Provinces) Order, 1949 as amended by the States' Merger (United Provinces) Order, 1949; (b) any reference, by whatever form of words, to Indian British subjects shall be deemed to include a reference to persons who, immediately before the 1st day of August, 1949, were subjects of any of the merged States or of any of the States (other than the United State of Saurashtra) mentioned in the States' Merger (Chief Commissioners' Provinces) Order, 1949, as amended by the States' Merger (United Provinces) Order, 1949; (c) any reference, by whatever form of words, to the Provinces generally or to the Chief Commissioners' Provinces generally shall be construed as including a reference to the new Provinces; and (d) any reference, by whatever form of words, to an absorbing Province shall be construed as including a reference to the merged States which are now administered as part of that Province. 117