1872 : Act IV] PUNJAB LAWS THE PUNJAB L AWS ACT, 1872 . CONTENTS - PREAMBLE. SECTIONS.
1. Short title.
2. Local extent. Commencement.
3. Enactments in forc e, [Repealed.] il CviL JUDICATURE ain cases to be ac cording to Native law. Decisions in cert: Decisions in cases not specially provi ded for. tile usages when v alid. Local customs and mercan e [DECENT OF JAGIRS]
8. 8-A. 8-B.
8C. J ! r [Repealed.] PRE-EMPTION. 9 to 20. [Repealed.] Decree concerning land s. £1. [Repealed.] INSOLVENCY. 92 to 32. [Repealed.]
33. [Repealed.] Minors and the Court of Wards . 34 to 38. [Repealed.] CRIMINAL JUDICATURE.
39. Indian penal Code to apply to off ences committed previous to 1st January, 1862. . Saving of privileges conferred on cert ain Chiefs. 39-A. Power to establish a system of village wa tchman and municipal watchmen, and to make rules. 39-B. Obligation to assist watchmen and headmen. Person obstructing watchman or headman ma ed without warrant, Y be acrest 2 PUNJAB LAWS [1872: Act IV SECTIONS. 39-C. Power to direct local taxation for payment of police enrolled under Act V of 1861. 39-D. Notice of taxes proposed to be levied; objections to taxation; procedure thereon, 38-E. Power to fix rates of tax.
39.F. Power to make rules for collection of taxes. 39-G. [Repealed.] Honorary PoLice OFFICERS.
40. Central Government may confer powers of police-officer. TrRACK LAaw 41, Trackers may call for assistance in carrying on tracks.
42. Penalty for witholding assistance or conniving at offence or escape. Limit to fine, Appeal to High Court. Fine may be awarded to injured parties, and fee to tracker. SLAUGHTER OF KINE.
43. Control of slaughter of kine and sale of beef. ARMED MEN AND FOREIGN VAGRANTS.
44. Control of entry into towns of bands of armed men,
45. Powers of Magistrate of District as to foreign vagrants.
46. Surveillance, ete., of band failing to comply with Magistrate’s order. MISCELLANEOUS
47. Crossing of streams on buoys or skins. 48, Usii&fi pasturage or natural product of Government
49. [Repealed.]
50. Power to make rules, as to matters mentioned in sec- tions 43 to 48: existing rules, 50-A. Conditions of validity of rules hereafter made under this Act. 50-B. Penalties for breach of such rules.
51. Republication of rules and orders,
52. [Repealed.]
SCHEDULE I.—ENACTMENTS DECLARED TO BE IN FORCE.
SCHEDULE IL.—[Repealed.] 1872: Act IV] PUNJAB LAWS 3 ITHE PUNJAB LAWS ACT, 1872. [ACT 1V or 18721 [28th March, 1872.] 1 2 ‘ 3 o ' a ‘ Whether repealed or - Year No. short title otherwise affected | by legislation 1872 .. | IV |7re Pamjab Laws Act, | Rep. inpart, ActT of 1878 1872 Rep. in part, Act VI of 1878 Rep. in part, Act X of 1879 Rep. in part, Act 1V of 1882 (when extended to the Punjab) Rep. in part, Act X of 1882 Rep. in part, Act XVITof 1887 Rep. in part, Act VIIT of 1890 Rcl%oif;\ part, punjab Act 1T of Rep. in part, Punjab Act 1T of 1905 Rep. in part, Act 1T of 1907 Rep- in part, Punjab Act 1 of 1910 Rep. in part, Act XVII of 1914 Rep. in part, Act 1V of 1922 Rep. in part and amended— Act XJT of 1878°* Act XIT of 1891 Act VII of 1895 Amended, Act XV of 1875 Amended, Act XXV of 1881 Amended, Punjab Act 1y of 1900 Amended, Punjab Act 1V of 1914 Amended, Punjab Act I of 1920 Amended in part, Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937 ] Rep. in part, by Punjab Act V of i 1941 p 3 | Amended in part, by the Indian i Independence (Adaptation of | Central “Acts and Ordinances) | Order, 1948 Amended in part, by the ‘Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 Amended by the Adaptation of laws (No- 2) order 1956 Amended by Punjab . Act No. 15 1961° Amended by the punj ab Reorganisation (Chzmdigm-h)(Adapt:\uon of laws on State and Concurrent : | Subject) Order, 1968, 1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see “Gazette of India”, 1871, Pt. V, p. 387, for Proceedings in Council, see ibid, 1871, Supplemf-’g& pp. 1003, 1292, 1296 and 1542 ; and ibid, 1872 Supplement, P. . 2Section 7 of Act XII of 1878, prescribes penalty for breach of rules under Act IV of 1872, see foot-note on page T4 infra. *For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), 1961, pages 168, 4 PUNJAB LAWS [1872: Act IV An Act for declarin g which of certain r ules, laws and {cgulations have to the fo rce of law in the Pun jab and for other purposes. WHEREAS certain r ules, laws and regulations, made heretofore for the Pun jab, acquired the for ce of law under ). the provisions of sec tion 25 of the 'Indi an Couqmls Act, Vier * 1861; and whereas it is expedient to declar e which of the €67 said rules, laws and regulation 11 henceforth be in s sha force in “Punjab, and to amend, consolidate or repeal others of the said rules, orders and regul: ation s; It is hereby enacted as follows :— Preamble. Short title, 1. This Act may be called the Punjab Laws Act.
1872.
2. It extends to the territo ries *[which immediatel y before the st November, 1956 were comprised in the *(States) of S(Punjab) a nd (Delhi)], but not so as to alter the effect of any regula tions made for any part s of the said territories under the 1 Gtatute 33, Vict., cap. 3, se ction 3 Local extent. And it shall come into force on the first day of June,
1872. Commencement. 3. The Regulations, Acts and orders s pecified in the ~ TFirst Schedule hereto annexed a re in force in the *[territorries to which this Act extend s] to the extent specified in the third column of the said Sche dule. Enactments in 4. [Enactments repealed.] Repealed Act XVII of force. 1914, s. 3 and Second Sch. C1iviL JUDICATURE. mDedxi& inwce; 5[5. In questions regarding succession, special property of females, betrothal, marriage, divorce, dower, accorfling to Native law. ae 1Repealed by the Government of India Acf . e t, 1919, - Zfiub;:lt}xéed for 'Ens!:' Punjab” by Adaptatlt,m of Laws Order, 1950. The words ]ndfiem:: Jiad been substituted, for “the Punjab” by oo aptation of Central Acts and Ordinances) 8Substituted for the words “constituti j Del}}lg th .:he Adaptation of Lav:: (l*illo‘fhzn)g Ct)lr‘ge? ml'se;G ot Fundsect ‘Subsituted by ibid, for the words “States of 'Punjab and Delhi” At 8512 )l{li.fd for the old section by the Punjab L ‘mendment) : of 1878), section 1. b Laws' (Ammessinocs) 1872 : Act IV] PUNJAB LAWS 5 a‘doption', guardiapship, minority, bastardy, family relations, wills, legacies, gifts, partitions, or any religious usage or institution, the rule of dec ision shall be—
(a) Any custom applicable t o the parties concerned, which is not contrary to justi ce, equity or good conscience, and h as not been by this or any other enactment a ltered or abolished, an d has not been declared to be void by any com - petent authority;
(b) the Muhammadan law, parties are Muhammadans, and the Hindu Jaw, in cases where the parties are Hindus, except in so far as s uch law has been alt ered or abolished by le gislative enactment, 2r is opposed to the provis ions of this Act, or been modified by any such custom as is above referred to.] in cases where the ecially provided for, the a&wfiifl s sp!: ustice, equity an d good “siatly provided
6. In cases not otherw ise sp for. Judges shall decide according to j conscience.
7. All local customs a nd mercantile usage s shall be Lecal _ customs regarded as valid, unless they are contrary to justice,u?;‘ggm"“w g: equity or good co nscience, or have, pefore the passi ng of vatid this Act, been declared to be void by any competent = authority. . - 1. . .
2. * * * 1 ¥ . .
8. - * * 1 e . ., 8-A. - * - 1 % L4 . 8’8 * * * 1 * * . 8-C. . * . 1= . . PRE-EMPTION 9 to 20. . * * sz * * I ‘_,__,,, ,__#____,,4____ _,',._’———- 1Sections 8, 8-A, 8-B and 8-C , substituted for t he original section % by section 2 of the P unjzb Jagirs Act, 190 0 (Punjab Act 1V of 1900, were repealed together with the heading there to by the Punjab Jagi e Act 1941 (Punjab Act V of 1941), section
13. zRepealed by Punja b Act 11 of 1905, se ction 2(1). — 6 PUNIAB LAWS [1872: Aet TV
21. [Copy of decrees afl?c‘li l‘tzmi t.o be.frmm?ded to. Deputy Commissioner] * INSOLVENCY. LR * 22 1o 32. L
83. |Saving of previous insolvency proceedinga.] - Ll ] . - .. Minors and the Court of Wards, . L] . . MtoB8 * " Indian Penal 39. The isions of the ‘Indian Penal Code, with xy ., il ey O the exception I«:?O‘Chaptcr VI, shall be applicable to all 18, ted previos o offences committed before first January, 1862, in ter- 15t January, pitory which was, at the time of the commission of such offence, subject to the “[Central Governmenti: Saving of privi- Provided that nothing contained in this mit:n shail mmaficct any privilege conferred on certain Chiefs in "[Union m(:hms"'l‘er'ritory of Chandigarh], by the *[Central Government], or by the Board of Administration for the _afl'mrs.of the "[Union Territory of Chandigarh], nor any indemnity or pardon granted by competent authority. m"‘g}"' ‘[39-A. ‘The ‘[Central Government] may establish a w'flfln watchmen System of village-watchmen or municipal watchmen in any make rules. IRepealed by Act XVII of 1887, schedule. ¢ “Repealed by Act IIT of 1907, schedule. SRepealed by Act XII of 1891, schedule. “Repealed by Punjab Act II of 1905, schedule. :Ungepealzg ?enh;:al Amii Vol. I. Substitut, or the words “State Government of Punjab” by the Punjeb Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Ada tation of Law: and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1963, P = on Biate :gugstiluled by ib,id for the word “Punjab”. ubstituted for the words “Governor-General in C il 2 Governmnent of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws)IOr(;.lzl:? cll937f’y e . “Sections 39-A to 39-G were inserted by Act XV of 1875, eection 2. Oiginal sections 39-A and 39-B were substituted by the pressnt sections 39-A and 30-B by the Punjeh Amenimer. (Act XXIV of 1681, section 5, o> LeWs (Amendment) Ast, 1831 1872 : Act 1IV] PUNJAB LAWS 7 part of the territories under its administration, and in furtherance of this object may, form time to time, m ake rules to provide for the following matters:—
(a) the definition of the limits of watchmen’s beats;
(b) the determination of the several grades of watehmen, and the number of each grad e to be appointed to each beat;
(c) the appointment, suspension, dismissal and resignation of watchmen of each grad e;
(d) the equipment and discipline of, and the control and supervision over, such wa tchmen;
(e) the conferring upon them, and the e xercise by them, of any powers and the enjoyment by them of any protection or privilege, which may be exercised and enjoyed by a policeofficer under any law for the time being in force;
(f) the performance by them of such d uties relating to police, sanitation or statistics, or for the benefit of the village communities or municipalities within their respective beats, as the [Central Government] thinks fit;
(9) the exercise of authority over, and the rendering of aid to, such watchmen by head men of the villages or members of the Munici pal Committees of the towns comprised in the ir respective heats;
(h) the performance, by the headmen of villages comprised in the beat of any watchman, of any of the duties of a village-watchman in aid of, or substitution for, such watchman;
(i) the exercise, hy such villag e-headmen for the purposes referred to in clauses (9) and (h), or by members of Municipal Com mittees for the purposes referred to in cla use (g) of this section, of any of the powers, and the enjoyment by such headmen or members of any 1Substituted for the word “State Government” by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigarh) _ (Adaptation of Laws on State and -Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. PUNJAB LAWS [1872: Act IV privilege or protection, of a village-watchman, or a municipal watchman, as the case may be;
(j) the determination of the rate at which, and the mode in which, watchm en shall be paid, and, in the case of village watchmen, of the e expenses of their mode in which their pay, th ected with equipment, and other char ges conn shall be providthe village-watchmen-system ed for, whether out of cesse s or funds already leviable or available in the vi llages comprised in the beat, or by a special tax in money or kind to be imposed on any class of persons residing or owning property in, or resorting to, such villages, or partly in one of these ways and partly in the other;. th or without the aid of the by any process available for the realisation of the landrevenue, of any ause (j) of this secticn, tax imposed under cl f, and the mode of ac- and the application o counting for, the same, and general ly for;
(k) the collection wi village-headmen, and
(1) the efficient working of the s ystem of village watchmen or municipal watchmen:
Provided— 1st, that the rules to be made regarding t he appointment of village-watchmen shall allow to the headmen of the villages comprised in the beat to which such a watchman is to be appoi nted a power of nomination, to be exercised in such a manner and subject to such reasonable conditions as may be prescribed by such rules; ondly, that the rules to be made under clause
(j) of this section with regard to village-watchmen shall include provisions for recording and securing due consideration of the views and opinions on the matters therein referred to of the headmen of the villages comprised i n each beat. 1872: Act IV] PUNJAB LAWS 9 39-B. Every person is bound to rende r to a village Obligation to watchman, or municipal watchman , or village-headnan ::‘,‘;‘S,fiw‘;f‘};‘me “ discharging the duties of a Police-officer under the rules ) made hereunder, all the assistance which he is bound to render to a Police-officer. Any person who obstructs such wa tchman or headman Person obsin the discharge of such duties may be arrested without [Tucting, watchwarrant by a Police-officer or b y any watchman or village may be errested headman empowered in this beha lf by the '[Central Gov- without wa rrant. ernment.]. *[39-C. Whenever it seems to th e '[Central Govern- Power to direct ment] expedient that the duties of watch-and-ward and '%Sar P t 100 other internal police-servi ce of any town or village not enrolled under comprised within the limits o f a municipality or within th e Act V of 181 limits of a village-watchm an’s beat as defined under th e power conferred by section 39 -A should be performed by Police-officers enrolled unde r Act V of 1861°, the }[Centr al Government] may direct tha t the said service shall be so performed, and may also, * * *** *, direct that the charges for the time being fixed by such Government on account of such servic e shall be defrayed by taxes to be levied in such town or v illage.
39.D. When the *[Central Governme nt] has, under taig“%pa sed‘t’: section 39-C, directed that taxes shall be levied in any be 193@, town or village, the Deputy C ommissioner may from time to time issue a public notice in such town or village explaining the nature of the tax es he proposes to levy: Any inhabitant of such town or v illage objecting to mg&fii‘}m’ to the taxation thus proposed may, within fifteen days from the publication of such notice, se nd his objection in writing to the Deputy Commissioner. After the expiry of fifteen days from the publication Procedure of the notice, the Deputy Commissioner may submit for ™™ e e iSubstituted by the Punjab Reorganisati on (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurr ent Subjects) Order, 1968 for the words “State Government”. :554 39-C to 30-G were inserted by A ct XV of 1876, s.2. ‘Unrepealed Central Acts, Vol. I x ‘The :\;zl;:s on?l‘::)ejsflb to‘;‘he éontrol of the ]C;g::mor-(ie&xfi h:; ouncil ¢ the rom o Indian Laws) Order, 1937.} ove g £ chse 10 PUNJAB LAWS [1872: Act 1V the information of the '[Central Government] a report of the proposal made by him. Such report shall contain specific mention of the objections (if any) urged to his proposal and his opinion on such objections. No such tax shall be levied until it has, upon such report, been approved by the [Central Government]. Power to fix 39-E. When any such tax has been so approved by rates of taX. 1,6 '[Central Government], the Deputy Commissioner may from time to time, subject to such rules consistent with this Act as the '[Central Government] may from time to time prescribe, determine the rates at which it is to be levied. Power to make 39.F. The '[Central Government] may from time to rules for oo {ime make rules to provide for the collection of such taxes " by any process available for the realisation of the landrevenue and to regulate the application and mode of accounting for the same.] * = s 2 ® * = 39-G. [Validaticn clausel. HoNORARY POLICE-OFFICERS. *(Central Govern- 40. The '[Central Government] may, if it thinks fit, ment] may con- . for powe,{s occonfer on any person any of the powers which may be Police officers. exercised by a Police-officer under any Act, for the time being in force, “[and may withdraw any powers so conferred]. TrACK Law. ca;ll‘mcr);ix's Jony 41. When an offence is, has been, or may reasonably enia ic carliie be supposed to have been committed, and the tracks of the on tracks, persons who may reasonably be supposed to have committed such offence, or of any animal or other property reasonably supposed to be connected with such offence, are followed to a spot within the immediate vicinity of a village, ISubstituted by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigay! tion of Laws on State and Concurr i ) fu ”?mm (Adpnin words “State Government”, FUFreRt Sublects) Order, 1068, for the “Repealed by Act XII of 189), Schedule. €Added by Punj soctiis 5‘ed y the Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 1878 (XII of 1878), 1872 Act IV] PURJAB LAWS 11 the person following such tracks may call upon any headman or village-watchman in such village to assist in carrying on the tracks.
42. 1f such headman or watchman do not forthwith Penzity for mgive such assistance, or if the inhabitants of such village Jioe'one 2%t do not afford full opportunity for search in their houses for ing at offence or the offenders, or if, from the circumstances of the case, “<pe there shall appear good reason to believe that the inhabitants of such village, or any of them, were conniving at the offence or at the escape of the offenders, and such offenders cannot be traced beyond the village, the Magistrate of the District may, with the previous sanction of the Cormnmissioner of the Division inflict a fine upon such village not Limit to fine. exceeding five hundred rupees, except in the case of ctolen property over five hundred rupees in value, in which cace the fine shall not exceed the value of such property. An appeal against all convictions under this section _Appeal to <hall lie to the '[High Court of Punjab and Haryana]. High Court. The Magistrate may diréct that the fine imposed | Fine may---be under this section 6r any part théteof shall be awarded to. e e 2 0% any persons injured by such offence in compensation for fee to tracker. such injury; and. in the case of stolen property recovered through the agency of a tracker, may direct that such property be not restored to its owner until he has paid to cuch tracker such fee, not exceeding one-fourth part.of the value of the stolen property, as the said Magistrate deems fit. SLAUGHTER OF KINE.
43. The slaughter of kine and the sale of beef shall h‘iz;“gflkg; S‘}m not take place, except * * * * * subject to rules to E e of beef, Le from time to time, cither generally or in any particular instance, prescribed hy the *[Central Governmentl. ‘Substhituted for the words “High Court of Punjab” by the Punjab R.enrr_amr.ahon (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Cuncurrent Subjeets) Order, 1960, ) #The words “with the consent and” were omitted by the Punjab f.awe; .(Amendmrnl) Aet, 1878 (XTI of 1878), section 6. . :&tfiéuwd( C'(;:BI:(I;L w}(:;ds;sme Government” Dby the Punjab on igal i ) crrat aon (Chand, egr.rl%li(. daptation of Laws on State and Con: PUNJAB LAWS [1872: Act 1v (9 ] Control of en- hall enter into a 4 i 44. No band of armed men S har, ny cit, bfi&?'zf‘umfizor town, except * * ° i+ * subject to rules to b{; men, from time to time, either generally or in any particular instance, prescribed by the [Central Government]. Powes of g5 The Magistrate of the District may, if he considers Magistrate of . ¢ P, District ns tothat any band of foreign vagrants is likely to occasion 5 r any offence under the foreign vagrants. hreach of the peace or to commit d Indian Penal Code, prohibit such bgmd.frqm entering his district; or, if they are already in his district, may require them within a given tim e to Teave it. Surveillance, 46. 1f any such band fail to comply witl} the orders ete. of - band o¢ 416 said Magistrate wi thin the prescr,lbed period, he sha ll failing to Iy with Magis. report the matter to the *[Central Gove}‘nmgnt], and the trate's order. *[Central Government] may give such directions for the surveillance, control or d eportation of such band as to it seems fit. MISCELLANEOUS. GSowng ¢ 47, No person shall cross any river or stream on a etresme on BSYS 40y or inflated skin, nor shall have in his possession or custody any buoy cr skin for the purpose of being used in crossing any river or stream, except * * ' * * subject to rules to be from time to time, e ither generally or in any particular instance, prescribed by the *[Central Government]. a;e’”of‘ m 48. No person shall make use of the pasturage or product of (Go- other natural product of any lan d being the property of the Pemument) . land. 3l Government] except with the consent and subject to rules to be from time to time, either gen erally or in any particular instance, prescribed by ‘[the Government concerned].
49. (Growing, selling or keeping opinion.] * ** * 1The words “with the consent and” were omitte d by the Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 1878 (XX of 1878), section 6. ls.ulfiutu:%d h;o; ‘theh‘;,o{dAsd “Stt:tie Government” by the Punjab Reorganication ndigar] aptation of - rentfigu%u) do‘_f der‘:}teea, I n of Laws on State and Concut ubstituted for the word “Ci 't i Law4ss°§d;- &-"U- rown” by the Adaptation of Indian ubstituted for the words “the Government for whose the words n purpose !I‘_:finrcsltlssc\!r‘eessald&m His Majesty” by the Adaptation of Laws O rder, 1950, tRepealed by Act I of 1878, 1872 : Act IV] PUNJAB LAWS 13 '(50. The *lCentral Government] may from time to time make rules’ as to the matters mentioned in ‘[sec- {ions 43 to 48] inclusive. All existing rules upon such matters, which might have been made under this seetion had it been in force, shall be deemed to have been made hereunder. 50-A. “[Rules made under this Act shall not be valid unless]:—
(a) they are consistent with the laws for the time being in force in the *[Territories to which this Act extends];
(b) they are published in the Official Gazette; . - v T e “ [ "150B. If any person contravenes the provisions of any rule made by the *[Central Government] under this Act. he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which mav extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or with both.]] 18¢. 50, 50A and 50B were substituted fo r the original s. 50 by s. 3 of the Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 187 5 (XV of 1878). 2Substituted for the words “State Gov ernment” by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigarh) !(Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) order, 1968. ction with s. 50B, to regulate the #For rules under 5. 50 in coniun ts, see Punjab Gazette, 1900, use of pasturage and other natural produc Pt. 1. p. 620, and ibid, 1003, Pt. I, p. 563. 4Substituted for the original reference by the Amending Act, 1891 (XIT of 1891). “A1] rules hereafter made by the Local Giovernment under anv power confer red by this Actshall be subject to the control of the Governor-General in ¢ouneil and no such rules <hall be valid unless” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Tndian Lawe) Order, 1037. sSubstituted bv the Adantation of Laws (No. 2 ) Order. 1056, for the words “States of Punjab and Delhi.”, 7Clause (¢) of section 50A wes omitted by the PDecentraliz ation Act, 1914 (TV of 1914). sSubstituted by Punjah Act No. 15 of 1961. sSubstituted for the words Power to make rules as to matters mentioned in sections 43 to 48, xisting rules. Conditions of valldity of rules hereafter made under thls Act, Penalty for contravention of rules. 14 PURJAR LAWS [1872: Act 1v or s "q 151 All rules which the *(Central Government| i orders, empowered to issue under this Act, and all circulars issued by the “High Court of Punjab and Harvanal, shall be republished from time to time by the *[Central Govern- mentl, and upon such republication, shall be arranged in the order of their subject-matter, and all such alterations or amendments as may have been made since the last preceding publication thereof, or may have become neces- vary or advisable, shall be embodied therewith, and upon such republication all such rules and circulars previously issued shall be repealed.] 52, [Recovery of advances made by Government.]. - - - - - 4 - !Substituted for the old section by _Punjab Act I of 1910. “Substituted for the words “High Court of Punjab” by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. e .. "Repealed by Act X of 1879, 1872: Act 1IV] PUNJAB LAWS
SCHEDULE 1. ENACTMENTS DECLARED TO DE IN FORCE.
Explanation—This schedule does not refer to any Act which is in its terms applicable to the Punjab, or which has been extended to the Punjab by competent authority. TXo.andyar ) I I <tent o which y the enactiment is in force "Reg. 1 of 17908 A\ Regulation to prevent Fraud 1 he whole, cmplt_uch and [nj istice in Conditional Sale relate to in. of Land under Deeds of by - w..ffa, or other Deeds of the same nature, ‘Reg. XVit of 18.6 \ Regulation for extending to the Sections 7 ana§ province of Benares the Rates of interest on future Loans and Provisions relative thereto, containe | in Regulation XV, 1793'; also for a_general extention of the period fixed by Regulations 1, 1793, and XXXI1V, 1803, for ihe redempiion of Morigages and Conditional Siles of Land, under Deeds of bai-bil-wuffa, Kuitct.- baleb, or other similar design;- tion . . . . * * * Reg X1 of 1825 .. A Reg/luion for declaring the The whole Rulesto be observed in determining Claims 1o Lands gained by all.vion or by dereliciion of a river of the seq - . . . * . . ‘Rules for the conservancy of ‘1he whole Forests and Jungles in the Hill D:stricts of the Punjab 1 erritories Sanctioned by the Governor- General in Council in [etter of the secretary to the Government of l";d‘f:. No_ 1789, dated 21st May, SCHEDULL 11 [Ensctnnnt Repeated by Act XVII of 1914) *As s0 much of Act 1V of 1872 a5 related fo Beng of 1817 and XX of 1825 and Acts XL of 1858 and XVII of 1861 was re- pealed by Acts VI of 1878, X of 1882, VIII of 1890 and XII of 1891, res- pectively, the references to those Regulations and Acts in this Schedule are ggmttg]j. - ee the nsfy g u 2 3 Scheduie, ransfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882) Ss. 1, 2 and *So much of the first Schedule as relates to Bengal State Offences Rexl‘llatmns. 1804 (Regulation X of 1804) was repealed by Act IV of 1922. Entry relating to Bengal Regulation 3 of 1818 was omitted by Act 42 of 1953, section 4 and Schedule III.