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THE RAJASTHAN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1956
(Act No. 47 of 1956) [Published in the Rajasthan Gazette, Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dated 31-12-56.]
CONTENTS 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Interpretation
Hindi to be official language for certain purposes of the State 3A. Form of Numerals 4. Official Language for Bills, Acts etc. 5. Repeal THE RAJASTHAN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1956.
[Act No. 47 of 1956] [Received the assent of the Governor on the 28th day of December, 1956.]
An Act to make provision for the language to be used for various official purpose of the State of Rajasthan.
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan Legislature in the Seventh Year of the Repulbic of India as follows:
1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Official Language Act, 1956.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan. (3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Interpretation.-(1) In this Act, unless the subject to context otherwise requires, the word "State" means the new State of Rajasthan as formed by section 10 of the State Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act of 1956).
(2) The provision of the Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 8 of 1955), in force in the pre-reorganisation State of Rajasthan shall, as far as may be, apply mutatis mutandis to this Act.
3. Hindi to be official language for certain purpose of the State.-Hindi written in Devnagari script shall, with effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint in this behalf, be the language used in respect of all or any of the official purpose of the State, other than those mentioned in section 4, and different dates may be appointed for such different purposes.
3A. Form of numerals.- The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the State shall be the international form of Indian numerals.
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