(1) Unless the context otherwise requires, the
General Clauses Act, 1897, shall, subject to any adaptations and modifications
that may be made therein under article 372, apply for the interpretation of this
Constitution as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of the Legislature of
the Dominion of India.
(2) Any reference in this Constitution to Acts or laws of, or made by,
Parliament, or to Acts or laws of, or made by, the Legislature of a State 2***,
shall be construed as including a reference to an Ordinance made by the
President or, to an Ordinance made by a Governor 3***, as the case may be.
(3) For the purposes of this Constitution “foreign State” means any State
other than India:
Provided that, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament,
the President may by order4 declare any State not to be a foreign State for such
purposes as may be specified in the order.
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4. See the Constitution (Declaration as to Foreign States) Order, 1950 (C.O. 2).
Source: Constitution of India, Legislative Department, Government of India. Reproduced under Section 52(1)(q), Copyright Act 1957.