The Delhi Laws Act, 1912

(1) This Act may be called the Delhi Laws Act, 1912; and (2) It shall come into force on the first day of October, 1912.

The Proclamation referred to in the preamble shall not be deemed to have affected any change in the territorial application of any enactment notwithstanding that such enactment may be expressed to apply or extend to the territories for the time being under any particular administration.

All enactments made by any authority in 1[India] and all notifications, orders, schemes, rules, forms and by-laws issued, made or prescribed under such enactments which immediately before the commencement of this Act were in force in, or prescribed for, any of the territory mentioned in Schedule A, shall in their application to that territory be construed as if references therein to the authorities, or gazette mentioned in column I of Schedule B were references to the authorities, or gazette respectively mentioned or referred to opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule. 2 * * * * *

For the purpose of facilitating the application to the territory mentioned in Schedule A or any part thereof of any enactment passed before the commencement of this Act or of any notification, order, scheme, rule, form or by-law issued, made or prescribed under any such enactment— (1) any Court may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, construe the enactment, notification, order, scheme, rule, form or by-law with such alterations not affecting the substance as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the Court, and (2) the State Government may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette direct by what officer any power or duty shall be exercised or discharged, and any such notification shall have effect as if enacted in this Act.

(1) A notification issued under section 4, sub-section (2), may direct that any powers or duties vested in separate officers may be consolidate and vested in, and discharged by, a single officer. (2) Where by such a notification appellate powers are consolidated and vested in a single officer, the period of limitation for the consolidated appeal shall be the longest period provided in the case of an appeal to any of the officers whose powers are so consolidated.