Act Number: 50

Act Name: The Authoritative Texts (Central Laws) Act, 1973

Year: 1973

Enactment Date: 1973-12-05

Long Title: An Act to provide for authoritative texts of Central laws in certain languages.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 2: Authoritative texts of Central laws in certain languages.
    1[Authoritative texts] of Central laws in certain languages.--A translation in any language (other than Hindi) specified in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution, published under the authority of the President in the Official Gazette,--
     (a) of any Central Act or of any Ordinance promulgated by the President, or
     (b) of any order, rule, regulation or bye-law issued under the Constitution or under any Central Act,
     shall be deemed to be the 1[authoritative text] thereof in such language.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 18 of 1988, s. 4, for "authorised translation" (w.e.f. 31-3-1988).
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