Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956

From: 1956-06-30 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to facilitate the interpretations of [3][the Punjab] Acts and to shorten the language used therein Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to shorten the language used in the Acts passed by [4][the Provincial Legislature] and to make certain provisions for the construction of, and other matters relating to such Acts and certain other Acts in force in [5][the Punjab]; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the [6][Punjab] General Clauses Act, 1956. [7][(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 14th day of October, 1955.] [8][(3) It extends to the whole of the Province of [9][Punjab], except the Tribal Areas]. 2. Definitions.— In this Act, and in all [10][the Punjab] Acts unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (1) “abet” with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall have the same meaning as in the Pakistan Penal Code[11]; (2) “act” used with reference to an offence or a civil wrong, shall include a series of acts, and words which refer to acts done shall extend also to illegal omissions; (3) “Acceding State” shall mean any territory in the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent which the [12][Federal] Government recognizes as a State, whether described as a State or otherwise, and which has acceded to Pakistan, and “non-Acceding State” shall mean any State so recognized which has not so acceded; (4) “affidavit” shall include affirmation and declaration in the case of persons by law allowed to affirm or declare instead of swearing; (4-a) to (4-c) [13][(* * * * * * * * * *] (5) “barrister” shall mean a barrister of England or Ireland or a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland; (6) “British India” shall mean, as respects the period before the commencement of Part III of the Government of India Act, 1935, all territories and places within His Majesty’s Dominions which were for the time being governed by His Majesty through the Governor-General of India or through any Governor or officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India, and as respects any period after that date and before the establishment of the…