The Constitution of India
Interpretation
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 367
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1897, 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 2[***], shall be construed as
including a reference to an Ordinance made by the President or, to an Ordinance made by a
Governor 3[***], 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 order4 declare any State not to be a foreign State for such purposes as may be
specified in the order.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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