Definitions and construction rules clarify key statutory terms and their application across Central Acts and Regulations, guiding interpretation. Section 3 supplies a standardised interpretive framework and definitions for this Act and subsequent Central Acts and Regulations, subject to repugnancy. It clarifies that 'act' includes series of acts and illegal omissions, defines 'good faith' as honest conduct, and gives temporal and institutional meanings for terms such as 'India', 'Central Government', 'State' and related offices. It also specifies inclusions for procedural terms (affidavit, oath), property definitions (movable, immovable), documentary and reproduction terms (document, writing), and the construction of references to Parts, Sections, Rules, Schedules and Regulations.
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Definitions and construction rules clarify key statutory terms and their application across Central Acts and Regulations, guiding interpretation.
Section 3 supplies a standardised interpretive framework and definitions for this Act and subsequent Central Acts and Regulations, subject to repugnancy. It clarifies that "act" includes series of acts and illegal omissions, defines "good faith" as honest conduct, and gives temporal and institutional meanings for terms such as "India", "Central Government", "State" and related offices. It also specifies inclusions for procedural terms (affidavit, oath), property definitions (movable, immovable), documentary and reproduction terms (document, writing), and the construction of references to Parts, Sections, Rules, Schedules and Regulations.
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