Legal glossary
“states”
Defined in 2 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 · s. 2
(j) "States" means all the territories 8[which immediately before the 1stNovember, 1956, were comprised] within Part A States and Part C States.]
Read section 2The Prisoners Act, 1900 · s. 2
(c) "States" means the territories to which this Act extends.]
Read section 2