Sixthly.--Fine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Ins. by Act 8 of 1942. s. 2. 2. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 Transportation;"(w.e.f. 1-1-1956). 3. "Thirdly,-Penal seritude;" (w.e.f. 6-4-1949). was and rep. Sch., by Act for "Secondly.-- 17 of 1949, s. 2 110 53A. Construction of reference to transportation. 1*[53A. Construction of reference to transportation.--(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3), any reference to "transportation for life" in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument or order having effect by virtue of any such law or of any enactment repealed shall be construed as a reference to "imprisonment for life". (2) In every case in which a sentence of transportation for a term has been passed before the commencement of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2*[1955], (26 of 1955), the offender shall be dealt with in the same manner as if sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for the same term. (3) Any reference to transportation for a term or to transportation for any shorter term (by whatever name called) in any other law for the time being in force shall be deemed to have been omitted. (4) Any reference to "transportation" in time being in force shall,- any other law for the (a) if the expression means transportation for construed as a reference to imprisonment for life; life, be (b) if the expression means transportation for any shorter term, be deemed to have been omitted.] 54. Commutation of sentence of death. 54. Commutation of sentence of death.--In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, 3*[the appropriate Government] may, without the consent of the offender, commute the