A clause beginning with 'notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in some particular provisions in the Act or in some particular Acts or in any law for the time being in force', is some times appended to a section in the beginning, with a view to give the enacting part of the section in case of conflict, an overriding effect over the provision or Act mentioned in that clause. Such a clause is called:
A. Stare decisis
B. Non obstante
C. Subsidiary clause
D. Ejusdem generis
Answer: Option B
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A. None of these
B. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
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D. The Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956
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A. 23rd December, 1959
B. 13th July, 1959
C. 1st October, 1962
D. 23rd December, 1962
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A. The Divorce Act, 1869
B. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
C. The Indian Christian Marriages Act, 1872
D. The Hindu Marriage Validation Act, 1946

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