Section 45
Power to construe laws.
The Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956
About this Act
An Act to provide for the transfer of certain territories from Bihar to West Bengal and for matters connected therewith.
Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been
made for the adaptation of a law made before the appointed day, any Court, tribunal or authority, required
or empowered to enforce such law may, for the purpose of facilitating its application in relation to Bihar
or West Bengal, construe the law in such manner, without affecting the substance, as may be necessary or
proper in regard to the matter before the Court, tribunal or authority.