A notification in the Gazette of India that any portion of British territory has 1[before the commencement of Part III of the Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5, c. 2)] been ceded to any Native State, Prince or Ruler, shall be conclusive proof that a valid cession of such territory took place at the date mentioned in such notification.
1Ins. by the A.O. 1937, Part III of the Government of India Act 1935, came into force on the 1st April, 1937.