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Under Section 7 of the General Clauses Act, what is required to revive a repealed enactment, wholly or partially?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 7 deals with the **revival of repealed enactments**. The rule is strict: **it shall be necessary, for the purpose of reviving either wholly or partially any enactment wholly or partially repealed, expressly to state that purpose**.
2. So a mere implication is not enough — the later Act must state the intention to revive.
3. This complements Section 6(a), which prevents an ordinary repeal from reviving what is not already in force at the time.
4. Together, Sections 6 and 7 lock down the rule that repealed enactments stay buried unless a later legislature expressly digs them up.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 4, 'Revival of repealed enactment (Section 7)', p. 109._
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