Act Number: 10

Act Name: The General Clauses Act, 1897

Year: 1897

Enactment Date: 1897-03-11

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and extend the General Clauses Act, 1868 and 1887.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 9: Commencement and termination of time.
    (1) In any 1[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, it shall be sufficient, for the purpose of excluding the first in a series of days or any other period of time, to use the word "from", and, for the purpose of including the last in a series of days or any other period of time, to use the word "to".
     (2) This section applies also to all 2[Central Acts] made after the third day of January, 1868, and to all Regulations made on or after the fourteenth day of January, 1887.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Acts of the Governor-General in Council".
2. Subs., ibid., for "Acts of the Governor-General in Council".
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