The Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979

Section 2. Definitions

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

(g) "present deep stream line" means the deep stream line of the river-Yamuna as verified and determined by the Survey of India during the months of November, 1974, December, 1974, January, 1975 and February, 1975; (a) in relation to the State of Haryana, the territories transferred by this Act from that State to the State of Uttar Pradesh, and (j) any reference to a district of a State shall be construed as a reference to the area physically comprised within that district immediately before the appointed day. (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) "notified order" means an order published in the Official Gazette; (h) "sitting member", in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State, means a person who immediately before the appointed day is a member of that House; (c) "fixed boundaries" means the boundaries demarcated under the provisions of section 3; (b) in relation to the State of Uttar Pradesh, the territories transferred by this Act from that State to the State of Haryana; (i) "transferred territories" means,— (d) "law" includes any enactment, Ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having the force of law in the whole or in any part of the State of Haryana or Uttar Pradesh; 2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Source: India Code