General Clauses Act, 1897

Section - 3 - Definitions

GENERAL DEFINITIONS

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3. In this Act, and in all Central Acts and regulations made after the commencement of this Act, 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 Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);
(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 extend also to illegal omissions;
(3)- "affidavit" shall include affirmation and declaration in the case of persons by law allowed to affirm or declare instead of swearing;
(4)- "barrister" shall mean, a barrister of England .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store