The Assam Hindu Womens Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1943
TH E ASSAM HIND U WOM EN’S RIGH TS TO

PROPERTY (EXTENSIO N TO AG RICU L­

TURA L LAND) ACT, 1943.

**[Passed by the Assam Legislature.]**

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 7th December 1943.

[Published in the _Assam Gazelle of the 15th December 1943.]_

_An Ac t to extend the operation o f the Hindu_ _Women’s_

_Righ ts to Property Act, 19 37 , and the Hindu Women’s_
_Rights to Properly {Amendment)_ _Ac t, 1938, to Agricultural_

_land in the Province o f Assam ._

Whfreas the Hindu Women’s Rights to Property

Act, 1937, and the Hindu Women’s Rights to Proper­
ty (Amendment) Act, 1938, purport to give better
rights to women in respect of property in general ;

And whereas transactions have already taken place

in the Province on the basis that women had acquired
be ttir rights under the said Acts in respect of agricul­
tural land as well as other kinds of property ;

And whereas it has now been established that

the said Acts do not operate to give them better
rights in respect of agricultural land :

_Price 1 ann_ _or Id._

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tions as well as to give women in future those better
rights and for o ther purposes, it is expedient to extend
the operation of the said Acts to agricultural land
with retrospective effect, but with certain savings ;

It is hereby enacted as follows :—

Short title, l ,(l) This Act may be called the Assam Hindu

extent commence­an \y o m e n ’s Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultu­

ment. ral Land) Act, 1943.

(2) It extends to the Province of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force at once.

“ ProDer- 2. Th e term “ property ” in the Hindu Women’s Acts X V III

ty ” to in- Rights to Property Act, 1937, and the Hindu Women’s of 1937 and

cultural[3811]" R*gh[ts to] Property (Amendm ent) Act, 1938, as in [X I] °* [1938 -]

land. force in the Province of Assam, shall include, and

shall be deemed always to have included, agricultural
la nd:

Provided that where any person who, but for

this Act, would have been entitled to any property
has been in possession or has m ade a transfer thereof,
his possession till the commencement of this Act shall
be deemed to be as lawful, and the transfer made by
him shall be deemed to be as valid, as if this Act had
not been passed.

A.G.P. (L.C.) No.103—750—16-2-1944.


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