22Part XXII (A:393-395): Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals
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Article 393 : Short title
393. This
Constitution may be called the Constitution of India.
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Article 394 : Commencement
394. This
article and articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392
and 393 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this
Constitution shall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January, 1950,
which day is referred to in this Constitution as the commencement of this
Constitution.
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Article 394A : Authoritative text in the Hindi language
[394A. (1) The
President shall cause to be published under his authority,-
(a) the translation of this Constitution in the Hindi language, signed by the
members of the Constituent Assembly, with such modifications as may be
necessary to bring it in conformity with the language, style and terminology
adopted in the authoritative texts of Central Acts in the Hindi language, and
incorporating therein all the amendments of this Constitution made before such
publication; and
(b) the translation in the Hindi language of every amendment of this
Constitution made in the English language.
(2) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof
published under clause (1) shall be construed to have the same meaning as the
original thereof and if any difficulty arises in so construing any part of such
translation, the President shall cause the same to be revised suitably.
(3) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof
published under this article shall be deemed to be, for all purposes, the
authoritative text thereof in the Hindi language.]*
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* Ins. by s. 3, ibid
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Article 395 : Repeals
395. The Indian
Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935, together with
all enactments amending or supplementing the latter Act, but not including the
Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949, are hereby repealed.