Special acts

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 13 November 2011 This query is : Resolved
Which Acts in India are Special Acts? How a general Public can identify the Special Acts?? What are the basic Principles to treat an Act as the Special Act.

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Yash (Expert) 13 November 2011
There cannot be any abstract principle for a legislation to be termed as a Special Act.

However, it may be added that when it is required to control or deal with any subject or situation or create a special set of rules for a particular subject or for a definite object, the legislation may be termed as Special Act.

Also, an Act may be generally a general law dealing with an object but in comparison / conflict with any other law, the same may be a Special Act e.g. when the central and state legislature both have powers to deal with a particular subject, the central law may be a general law and state law may be a special law/Act.