Important Legal Definitions
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Repeal and Re-Enactment (Section 24 General Clauses Act, 1897)
Canons of Statutory Interpretation
Definition
A statutory rule providing that when an Act is repealed and re-enacted with or without modification, any notification, order, scheme, rule, or license issued under the repealed Act continues in force under the new Act so far as it is not inconsistent.
Example
In State of Punjab v. Mohar Singh, the Supreme Court examined the transition of notifications and ongoing proceedings when an ordinance was repealed and replaced by an identical statutory enactment.