The General Clauses Act 1868, 1 of 1868, (Rep., Act 10 of 1897)

Section 7. All Courts of Justice, whether exercising civil or any other jurisdiction, and all persons having by

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

7. All Courts of Justice, whether exercising civil or any other jurisdiction, and all persons having by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence, shall take judicial notice of all Acts and Regulations heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, by the Governor General of India in Council, the Governor of Madras in Council, the Governor of Bombay in Council and the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal in Council, or by the like authority in other parts of British India, whether the same be of a public or of a private nature.

Source: India Code