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Consider two statements on section 30 of the General Clauses Act, 1897. (I) The word 'Act' in clauses (9), (13), (25), (40), (43), (52) and (54) of section 3 is deemed to include an Ordinance. (II) The word 'Act' in section 25 is deemed to include an Ordinance. Which is correct?

Neither statement is correct. Section 30 excludes the word 'Act' in the listed clauses of section 3 (9, 13, 25, 40, 43, 52 and 54) and in section 25 from the deeming rule, so it is not deemed to include an Ordinance there.

  1. ABoth I and II are correct
  2. BOnly I is correct
  3. COnly II is correct
  4. DNeither I nor II is correctCorrect

Explanation

Section 30 deems 'Central Act' to include Ordinances except in section 5, and it excludes the word 'Act' in the listed clauses of section 3 and in section 25 from this deeming. So the word 'Act' in those clauses and in section 25 is not deemed to include an Ordinance, making both statements wrong.

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