25. Recovery of fines.—Sections 63 to 70 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the provisions
of the 1Code of Criminal Procedure for the time being in force in relation to the issue and the execution of
warrants for the levy of fines shall apply to all fines imposed under any Act, Regulation, rule or bye-law,
unless the Act, Regulation, rule or bye-law contains an express provision to the contrary.
26. Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments.—Where an act or
omission constitutes an offence under two or more enactments, then the offender shall be liable to be
prosecuted and punished under either or any of those enactments, but shall not be liable to be punished
twice for the same offence.
27. Meaning of service by post.—Where any 2
[Central Act] or Regulation made after the
commencement of this Act authorizes or requires any document to be served by post, whether the
expression “serve” or either of the expressions “give” or “send” or any other expression is used, then,
unless a different intention appears, the service shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing,
pre-paying and posting by registered post, a letter containing the document, and, unless the contrary is
proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of
post.
28. Citation of enactments.—(1) In any 2
[Central Act] or Regulation, and in any rule, bye-law,
instrument or document, made under, or with reference to any such Act or Regulation, any enactment
may be cited by reference to the title or short title (if any) conferred thereon or by reference to the number
and year thereof, and any provision in an enactment may be cited by reference to the section or subsection of the enactment in which the provision is contained.
(2) In this Act and in any 2
[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, a
description or citation of a portion of another enactment shall, unless a different intention appears, be
construed as including the word, section or other part mentioned or referred to as forming the beginning
and as forming the end of the portion comprised in the description or citation.
29. Saving for previous enactments, rules and bye-laws.—The provisions of this Act respecting the
construction of Acts, Regulations, rules or bye-laws made after the commencement of this Act shall not
affect the construction of any Act, Regulation, rule or bye-law made before the commencement of this
Act, although the Act, Regulation, rule or bye-law is continued or amended by an Act, Regulation, rule or
bye-law made after the commencement of this Act.
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[30. Application of Act to Ordinances.—In this Act the expression 2
[Central Act], wherever it
occurs, except in section 5 and the word “Act” in 4
[clauses (9), (13), (25), (40), (43), (52) and (54)] of
section 3 and in section 25 shall be deemed to include an Ordinance made and promulgated by the
Governor General under section 23 of the Indian Councils Act, 1861 5
[or section 72 of the Government of
of India Act, 1915,] 6
[or section 42 7
*** of the Government of India Act, 1935] 8
[and an Ordinance
promulgated by the President under article 123 of the Constitution].]
30A. [Application of Act to Acts made by the Governor-General.] Rep. by the A.O. 1937. Earlier
Inserted by Act 11 of 1923, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
1. See, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Act of the Governor General in Council”.
3. Ins. by Act 17 of 1914, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
4. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “clauses (9), (12), (38), (48) and (50)”.
5. Ins. by Act 24 of 1917, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
6. Ins. by the A.O. 1937.
7. The words and figures “or section 43” omitted by the A.O. 1947.
8. Added by the A.O. 1950.
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31. [Construction of references to Local Government of a Province.] Rep. by the A.O. 1937. Earlier
Inserted by Act 31 of 1920, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
THE SCHEDULE.—[Enactments repealed.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1903 (1 of
1903), s. 4 and the Third Schedule.