Coming into operation of enactments :
Section – 5. [(1) Where any Central Act is not expressed to come into operation on a particular day, then it shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the assent,—
| (a) | in the case of a Central Act made before the commencement of the Constitution, of the Governor-General, and | |
| (b) | in the case of an Act of Parliament, of the President]. |
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(3) Unless the contrary is expressed, a [Central Act] or Regulation shall be construed as coming into operation immediately on the expiration of the day preceding its commencement.