Section 11 of The General Clauses Act, 1897 View Chapter 3

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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Footnote -

1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Acts of the Governor-General in Council".