Provisions applicable to state Governments, etc.

    The provisions of sections 3, 3A, 27B, 28B, 33, 34 clause (a) of sections 34E, 34F, 40C, 44A, 64U to 64UM (both inclusive), 64V, 64VA, 64VB, 64VC, and 101A, 101C, 110D, 110G and 110H shall notwithstanding any exemption granted under section 118, also apply, so far as may be, to and in relation to the general insurance business carried on by a State Government or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).