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The General Clauses Act, 1897

Section 11. Measurement of distances.

In the measurement of any distance, for the purposes of any 1[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, that distance shall, unless a different intention appears, be measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane.

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