Constitution of India, 1949
267. Interpretation.-
(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, shall be construed as including a reference to an
Ordinance made by the President or, to an Ordinance made by a Governor, 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 order declare any State not to be
a foreign State for such purposes as may be specified in the order.