The Laws Local Extent Act, 1874
# THE LAWS LOCAL EXTENT ACT, 1874


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# ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS


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Preamble

SECTIONS

1. Short title.
2. Interpretation clause.
3. Local extent of Acts in first schedule.
4. Local extent of enactments in second schedule.
5. Local extent of enactments in third schedule.
6. Local extent of enactments in fourth schedule.
7. Local extent of enactments in fifth schedule.
8. Savings.
9. [Repealed.].


FIRST SCHEDULE.


SECOND SCHEDULE.


THIRD SCHEDULE.


FOURTH SCHEDULE.


FIFTH SCHEDULE.

[SIXTH SCHEDULE.](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#FS15)

SEVENTH SCHEDULE.


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# THE LAWS LOCAL EXTENT ACT, 1874


# ACT NO. 15 OF 1874[1]



[8th December, 1874.]


An Act for declaring the local extent of certain Enactments, and for other purposes.


**Preamble.—WHEREAS it is expedient to declare the local extent of certain Acts passed by the Governor**

General of India in Council, the Legislative Council of India, and the Council of the Governor General of
India assembled for the purpose of making Laws and Regulations;

AND WHEREAS it is also expedient to consolidate the laws relating to the local extent of certain Acts

and Regulations in the Presidencies of Fort St. George and Bombay, and in the Lower and the NorthWestern Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal;


It is hereby declared and enacted as follows:—


**[1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874.](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS1)**

**[2. Interpretation clause.—In this Act the expression “Scheduled Districts” means the territories](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS2)**

mentioned in the sixth schedule hereto annexed.

**[3. Local extent of Acts in first schedule.—The Acts mentioned in the first schedule hereto annexed](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS3)**

are now in force [2][in the whole of India except [3][the territories which, immediately before the
1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States] and] the Scheduled Districts.

**[4. Local extent of enactments in second schedule.—The enactments mentioned in the second](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS4)**

schedule hereto annexed are now in force throughout the whole of the territories now subject to the
government of the Governor of Fort St. George in Council, except the Scheduled Districts subject to such
government.

**[5. Local extent of enactments in third schedule.—The enactments mentioned in the third schedule](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS5)**

hereto annexed are now in force throughout the whole of the territories now subject to the government of
the Governor of Bombay in Council, except the Scheduled Districts subject to such government.

**[6. Local extent of enactments in fourth schedule.—The enactments mentioned in the fourth schedule](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS6)**

hereto annexed are now in force throughout the whole of the territories now subject to the government of
the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, except the Scheduled Districts subject to such government.

**[7. Local extent of enactments in fifth schedule.—The enactments mentioned in the fifth schedule](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS7)**

hereto annexed are now in force throughout the whole of the territories now subject to the government of
the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William, except the
Scheduled Districts subject to such government.

**8. Savings.—Nothing herein contained shall—**

(a) bar the power of the Central Government or the State Government under any law for the time being

in force, to extend to any place any Act mentioned in the said first schedule;


1. This Act has been rep., so far as it relates to any enactment replaced by the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), as on

1-7-1890, in certain partially excluded areas in the Madras Province : See Madras Regulation 6 of 1940.

2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950 for “throughout all the Provinces of India, except”.
3. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for “Part B States” (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

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(b) extend any Act empowering the State Government to extend the same or any part thereof, or affect


in any manner the exercise of such power;


(c) affect the operation of any Act or Regulation heretofore extended to or declared to be in force in


any of the Scheduled Districts;


(d) revive any enactment which has been repealed either generally or with reference to some special

subject;


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(j) extend to any of the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay any, law not now in force therein;

2[(jj) extend to Pargana Bhadohi or Pargana Kera Mangror in the Mirzapur district, or to Pargana Kaswa

Raja in the Benares district, any law not now in force therein];


(k) affect the operation of any enactment not mentioned in any of the schedules hereto annexed.


**[9. Enactments repealed.—[Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1876 (12 of 1876)].](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS9)**

1. Clauses (e) and (h) were rep. by Act 8 of 1887, clause (f) by Act 12 of 1891, clause (g) by Act 8 of 1890 and clause (i) by Act 4
of 1894.
2. Ins. by Act 14 of 1881, s.15.

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[FIRST SCHEDULE[1]](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS10)


(See section 3)


ACTS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL


Year and Number


Subject


21837, IV . . . . Power to acquire land.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments have
been omitted from this schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Act 26 of 1836 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 6 of 1840 . . . . . . . Act 26 of 1881.

Act 11 of 1841 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1887.

Act 18 of 1841 . . . . . . . Act 11 of 1878.

Act 19 of 1841 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 9 of 1842 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 12 of 1842 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1887.

Act 20 of 1847 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 34 of 1850 . . . . . . . The A.O. 1937.

Act 30 of 1852 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 33 of 1852 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1887.

Act 18 of 1854 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 18 of 1854 . . . . . . . The A.O. 1937.

Act 1 of 1859 . . . . . . . Act 21 of 1923.

Act 3 of 1859 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1887.

Act 8 of 1859 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 14 of 1859, s. 15 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 15 of 1859 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 27 of 1860 . . . . . . . Act 7 of 1889.

Act 9 of 1861 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1890.

Act 23 of 1861 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 6 of 1863 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 6 of 1864 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 11 of 1865 . . . . . . . Act 9 of 1887.

Act 21 of 1865 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 5 of 1866 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 10 of 1866 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 10 of 1867 . . . . . . . Act 9 of 1887.

Act 10 of 1868 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 15 of 1869 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 1 of 1870 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

2. Rep. by the A.O. 1950.

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Year and Number Subject

11838, XXV . . . . Wills executed before the 1st January, 1866.

21839, XXIX . . . . Dower, when marriage was contracted before 1st January, 1866.

11839, XXX . . . . Inheritance, where descent took place before 1st January, 1866.

1839, XXXII . . . . Interest.

1841, X . . . . Registration of ships.

21843, V . . . . Slavery.

31850, V . . . . Coasting Trade.

1850, XI . . . . Navigation Laws.

41850, XII . . . . Default of Public Accountants.

1850, XVIII . . . . Protection of Judicial Officers.

1850, XIX . . . . Binding of Apprentices.

1850, XXI . . . . Non-forfeiture of rights by loss of Caste.

1850, XXXVII . . . . Inquiries into the behaviour of Public Servants.

51853, II . . . . Burdens on land.

21854, XXXI . . . . Barring entails: Conveyances by married women.

21855, XI . . . . Mesne profits and improvements.

1855, XII . . . . Executors and Administrators.

1855, XIII . . . . Compensation for loss occasioned by death caused by actionable wrong.

21855, XXIII . . . . Administration of mortgaged estates in cases of descents occurring or devises made

before the 1st January, 1866.

[6]1855, XXIV . . . . Penal _servitude._

1855, XXVIII . . . . Interest.

1856, IX . . . . Bills of Lading.

1. Rep. by the A.O. 1950.
2. Rep. by Act 48 of 1952.
3. Rep. by Act 34 of 1939.
4. Rep. in Assam by Regulation 1 of 1886.
5. Rep. by the A.O. 1950.
6. Rep. by Act 17 of 1949.

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Year and Number Subject

11856, XI . . . . Desertion by European Soldiers.

1856, XV . . . . Marriage of Hindu Widows.

21857, XI . . . . Offences against the State.

[2]1857, XXV . . . . Forfeiture by Mutineers.

31858, XXXV . . . . Estates of Lunatics not subject to jurisdiction of Supreme Courts.

31858, XXXVI . . . . _Lunatic Asylums._

1859, IX . . . . Sections 16, 17, 18 and 20—Forfeitures.

1860, XXI . . . . Registration of Societies.

1862, III . . . . Government Seal.

1863, XVI . . . . Excise Duty payable on Spirits used in Arts and Manufactures.

41863, XXIII . . . . Claims to waste-lands.

51863, XXXI . . . . Gazette of India.

61864, III . . . . Foreigners.

1865, III . . . . Common Carriers.

71865, XV . . . . Marriage and Divorce among Parsees.

1866, XXI . . . . Dissolution of Marriages of Native Converts.

81866, XXVIII . . . . Trustees and Mortgagees' Powers.

1867, XXV . . . . Printing Presses, etc.

1. Rep. by the A.O. 1950.
2. Rep. by Act 4 of 1922.
3. Rep. by Act 4 of 1912.
4. Rep. in Bombay by Bombay Act 9 of 1943.
5. Rep by Act 1 of 1938.
6. Rep. by Act 31 of 1946.
7. Rep. by Act 3 of 1936.
8. Rep. by Act 48 of 1952.

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[1SECOND SCHEDULE](https://www.scconline.com/Members/BrowseResult.aspx#BS11)


(See section 4)


Year and Number


(a) MADRAS REGULATIONS

Subject


1802, III (s 1, part of s. 16 only) Procedure of Civil Courts.

1802, XIX (s. 2) . . Covenanted Civil Servants forbidden to lend.

1802, XXV . . . . Settlement of Land-revenue.

1802, XXVI (ss. 1, 2 and 3 only) Registration of malguzari land.

2[1802, XXIX . . . . Karnams.

1803, I . . . . Board of Revenue.

1803, II . . . . Conduct of Collectors, etc.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references
to those enactments have been omitted from the Schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Madras Regulation 3 of 1802, s. 11 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Madras Regulation 5 of 1802, s. 30 . . . . . . Act 11 of 1901.

Madras Regulation 13 of 1802 . . . . . . Act 11 of 1901.

Madras Regulation 1 of 1805 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Madras Regulation 2 of 1807 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Madras Regulation 4 of 1816 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Madras Regulation 9 of 1816, s. 43 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Madras Regulation 14 of 1816 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Madras Regulation 5 of 1816 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Madras Regulation 1 of 1819 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1876.

Madras Regulation 2 of 1819 . . . . . . The A.O. 1937.

Madras Regulation 4 of 1821, s. 4 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1876.

Madras Regulation 3 of 1831 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1876.

Madras Regulation 7 of 1832 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1876.

Madras Regulation 11 of 1832 . . . . . . Act 6 of 1878.

Madras Regulation 14 of 1832 . . . . . . Act 13 of 1889.

2. This Regulation has been rep. by locally by Madras Act 2 of 1894.

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Year and Number Subject

11804, V . . . . Court of Wards.

1806, II 2(s. 7, clause second)] Collectors and Karnams.

31808, VII . . . . Martial Law.

1816, XI . . . . ss. 8, 9, 10—Heads of villages: section 11, clause
1—stolen property: section 13—discovery of
corpses: section 14—register of persons confined by
heads of villages; and section 47—Magistrates
charged with maintenance of peace.

4[1816, XII . . . . Reference of claims regarding land and produce to
Village and District Panchayats.

1817, VII . . . . Maintenance of Bridges, etc.; Escheats.

1817, VIII (s. 9 only) Sale for arrears of revenue of estate belonging to
Native Officer or Soldier.

1822, IV . . . . Explanation of Madras Regulation XXV, 1802.

51822, VII (Clause 1 of s. 3 only) Native Officers in Revenue and other Public

Departments.


1822,

1823,


IX

III


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Embezzlement by public servants and
malversation in revenue-matters.


1828, VII . . . . Powers of Subordinate and Assistant Collectors.

1829, V . . . . Hindu Wills and Estates.

1830, I . . . . Prohibition of Widow-burning.

1831, V (s. 7, clause 2 only) Liability of Ministerial Officers for reception of
improperly stamped document.

61831, VI . . . . Hereditary Village Offices.

1. Act 15 of 1874, so far as it relates to the portions of Madras Regulation 5 of 1804 which were rep. by the Guardians and Wards
Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), is rep. by the latter Act. The Regulation was rep. by the Madras Court of Wards Act, 1902, (Madras 1 of
1902).
2. Parts of ss. 1 and 7 were originally referred to in this Schedule. Of the entire Regulation only the second clause of Section 7 is now in
force, see Part III of the Schedule to the Repealing Act, 1876 (12 of 1876).
3. Rep. by Act 4 of 1922, Section 3 and Schedule.
4. Madras Regulation 12 of 1816 has been rep. by the Madras Survey and Boundaries Act, 1897 (Madras 4 of 1897) so far as it applies to cases of
claims to lands or crops, the validity of which claims may depend upon the determination of an uncertain and disputed boundary or land-mark.
5. Rep. by the A.O. 1937.
6. Rep. by Madras Act 3 of 1895.

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Year and Number Subject

11831, X . . . . Prohibition of Sale of Estates of Minors for Arrears
of Revenue.

1832, III . . . . Limitation for Suits against orders of Revenue
Authorities under Madras Regulation VII of 1828.


(b) ACTS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL RELATING TO THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY[2]


Year and Number


Subject


1837, XXXVI . . . . Criminal Jurisdiction of Collectors.

1839, VII . . . . Tahsildars.

31840, VIII . . . . Awards of Panchayats.

41846, I . . . . Pleaders.

1849, X . . . . Commissioners of Revenue.

41853, XX . . . . Pleaders.

1857, VII . . . . Uncovenanted Agency.

1858, I . . . . Compulsory Labour.

1859, XXIV . . . . Police.

1. Act 15 of 1874, so far as it relates to Madras Regulation 10 of 1831, s. 3, is rep. by Act 8 of 1890.
2. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments
have been omitted from this Schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Act 12 of 1838 . . . . . . . Act 6 of 1878.

Act 17 of 1840 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 7 of 1852 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 6 of 1844 . . . . . . . Act 3 of 1937.

Act 9 of 1846 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 10 of 1855, s. 10 . . . . . . . Act 11 of 1901.

Act 14 of 1855 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1887.

Act 21 of 1855 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 8 of 1856 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 14 of 1858 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1890.

Act 28 of 1860 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1927.

Act 11 of 1869 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 24 of 1869 . . . . . . . Act 18 of 1877.

3. Rep. by Madras Act 7 of 1931.
4. As to the repeal of Acts 1 of 1846 and 20 of 1853 in the Madras Presidency, see the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 (18 of 1879), ss. 1 and  42.

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1THIRD SCHEDULE


(See section 5)


(a) BOMBAY REGULATIONS


Year and

Number

1827, II . . . . Section 21 (caste questions); [2][* * *]


Subject


1827, IV . . . . Section 26 (law applicable to suits): section 69, clauses second and third (attachment

and distraint of crops).

1827, V . . . . Preamble: Section 9 (acknowledgments of debt): section 14 (interest): section 15

(mortgages and pledges).

1827, VIII . . . . Administration of Estates.

1827, XII . . . . Section 19 (Magistrate's power to make rules): section 20 (standards of weights and

measures): section 27, clause 2 (supervision of suspected persons): section 37, clauses
first and second (responsibility of villages for robberies).

1827, XIII . . . . [Section 34, clause third (letter substituted for summons). ]

1827, XXII . . . . [Sections 40, 41, 42, 43 (passage of troops). ]

31830, V . . . . [Section 1 (Revenue Commissioners): Section 2, clauses 1, 2, 3 (Collectors and       ]

Sub-Collectors).

1830, XIII . . . . [Civil jurisdiction of Jagirdars. ]

31831, XV . . . . [Village Patels. ]

31832, II . . . . [Realization of Revenue. ]

31833, V . . . . Hereditary Officers.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments

have been omitted from the Schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Bombay Regulation 12 of 1827, preamble . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bombay Regulation 16 of 1827, . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bombay Regulation 21 of 1827, Sections 1-16, 46, 54-73 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bombay Regulation 22 of 1827, Sections 18-20, 45-47 . . . . . . Act 13 of 1889.

Bombay Regulation 25 of 1827, . . . . . . The A.O. 1937.

2. Certain words rep.by Act 12 of 1927.
3. Bombay Regulation 4 of 1827, Section 69, and Bombay Regulations 5 of 1830, 15 of 1831, 2 of 1832 and 5 of 1833 rep. locally by Bombay Act

5 of 1879.

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(b) ACTS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL RELATING TO THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY[1]


Year and Number


Subject


41838, XVI . . . . Judiciary.

21838, XVIII . . . . Sureties.

1838, XIX . . . . Coasting Vessels.

31839, XX . . . . Revenue.

41840, XV . . . . Agents of Foreign Sovereigns.

21842, XIII . . . . Revenue.

21842, XVII . . . . Revenue Commissioners.

41844, XIX . . . . Abolition of Town Duties.

51846, I . . . . Pleaders.

21846, III . . . . Sections 1, 5 and 6—Boundary Marks.

1853, XX . . . . Pleaders.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references

to those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Act 11 of 1843 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 3 of 1852 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 21 of 1852 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 10 of 1855, s. 10 . . . . . . . Act 11 of 1901.

Act 8 of 1856 . . . . . . . Act 9 of 1894.

Act 20 of 1864 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1890.

2. Acts 18 of 1838, 13 and 17 of 1842 and 3 of 1846 rep. locally by the Bombay Land-revenue Code, 1879 (Bombay 5 of 1879)
Act 18 of 1838 rep. by Act 32 of 1940.
3. Rep. by Act 48 of 1952 and Bombay Act 18 of 1953.
4. Rep. in Bombay by Bombay Act 18 of 1953.
5. As to the repeal of Acts 1 of 1846 and 20 of 1853 in the Bombay Presidency, see the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 (18 of
1879), ss. 1 and 42.

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1FOURTH SCHEDULE


(See section 6)


Year and
Number


(a) BENGAL REGULATIONS (LOWER PROVINCES)

Subject


1793, I . . . . Perpetual Settlement.

1793, II . . . . Collection of land-revenue.

1793, VIII . . . . Rules for Decennial Settlement.

1793, XI . . . . Native laws of inheritance to Revenue-paying land.

1793, XIX . . . . Title to lands exempt from Revenue.

1793, XXXVII . . . . Title to lands exempt from Revenue under badshahi grants.

1793, XXXVIII . . . . Section 1—Preamble: Section 2—prohibition of loans by Covenanted Servants.

1794, III . . . . Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20—Arrears of Revenue.

1799, V . . . . Wills and Intestacies of Natives.

1800, VIII . . . . Pargana Register of Lands.

1801, I . . . . Arrears of Revenue: Division of Joint Estates.

21804, X . . . . Punishment by Courts-martial of certain State offences.

1806, XI . . . . Passage of Troops.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references
to those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Bengal Regulation 48 of 1793 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 3 of 1794, s. 12 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 58 of 1795, ss. 3 and 4 . . . . . Act 12 of 1876.

Bengal Regulation 15 of 1797 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 1 of 1798 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 17 of 1806, ss. 7 and 8 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 20 of 1810 . . . . . Act 13 of 1889.

Bengal Regulation 11 of 1811 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 19 of 1814 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 5 of 1817 . . . . . Act 6 of 1878.

Bengal Regulation 20 of 1817, ss. 28 and 32 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 3 of 1818 . . . . . The A.O. 1937.

Bengal Regulation 6 of 1819 . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 20 of 1825 . . . . . Act 10 of 1882.

Bengal Regulation 4 of 1829 . . . . . Act 12 of 1876.

2. Rep. by the Special Laws Repeal Act, 1922 (4 of 1922), s. 3 and Schedule.

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Year and Number Subject

. . . . Maintenance of Bridges, etc.; Escheats
1810, XIX

. . . . Collection of Land-revenue.
1812, V

. . . . Removal of Foreign Emigrants.
1812, XI

. . . . Section 29—Criminal process in Salt and Opium Departments: section 30, clauses
1817, XX

1, 2 and 5—Building forts; Collecting sepoys and stores; Encroaching on roads.

. . . . Resumption of Revenue-free lands.
1819, II

. . . . Powers of Collectors and Magistrates.
1821, IV

1 . . . . Boards of Land-revenue.
1822, III

. . . . Section 36—Khas management of purchases by Government: section 38—non1822, XI

liability of Government for errors of Courts.

. . . . Indigo Contracts.
1823, VI

. . . . Prohibition of loans to Covenanted Civil Servants.
1823, VII

. . . . Passage of Troops.
1825, VI

. . . . Defaulting Malguzars.
1825, IX

. . . . Alluvion and diluvion.
1825, XI

. . . . Settlement of resumed Lakhiraj land.
1825, XIII

. . . . Authority to confirm Lakhiraj tenures; Native grants.
1825, XIV

1 . . . . Section 5—Evidence.
1827, III

. . . . Management of Estates under attachment.
1827, V

. . . . Appeals from decisions of Revenue Authorities.
1828, III

. . . . Section 1 and section 2, clause 4—Time during which Collectors are to be
1828, IV

considered engaged in making settlements.

. . . . Commissioners of Revenue and Board of Revenue.
1829, I

. . . . Widow-burning.
1829, XVII

1830, V . . . . Sections 1 and 5—Indigo Contracts.

1. Rep.by the Bengal Boards of Revenue Act, 1913 (Bengal 2 of 1913).

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(b) ACTS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL RELATING TO THE LOWER PROVINCES[1]


Year and Number


Subject


1836, X . . . . Indigo Contracts.

1836, XXI . . . . Creating Zilas.

1841, XII . . . . Section 2—No Interest on arrears of Land-revenue.

1847, IX . . . . Assessment of new lands.

1848, XX . . . . Land-revenue.

21850, XLIV . . . . Board of revenue.

31855, XXXII . . . . Embankments.

1856, XII . . . . Civil Court Amins.

1857, XIII . . . . Opium.

1858, XXXI . . . . Settlement of Alluvion.

1859, XI . . . . Sales for Arrears of Revenue.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references
to those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—

Enactments omitted Repealing Acts

Act 20 of 1836 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 11 of 1838 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 19 of 1853, s. 26 . . . . . . Act 1 of 1903.

Act 20 of 1856 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 21 of 1856 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Act 40 of 1858 . . . . . . Act 8 of 1890.

Act 23 of 1860 . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

2. Rep. by the Bengal Board of Revenue Act, 1913 (Bengal 2 of 1913).
3. Act 32 of 1855 has been rep. locally in Bengal by the Bengal Embankments Act, 1873 (Bengal 6 of 1873).

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FIFTH SCHEDULE


(See section 7)


Year and Number


(a) BENGAL REGULATIONS (NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES)[1]

Subject


1793, XXXVIII . . . . Section 1—Preamble: section 2—prohibition of loans by Covenanted Servants.

1799, V . . . . Wills and Administration to Natives.

2[1804, X . . . . Punishment by Courts-martial of certain State offences.

1806, XI . . . . Passage of Troops.

1812, XI . . . . Removal of Foreign Emigrants.

1822, XI . . . . Section 38—Non-liability of Government for errors of Courts.

1823, VI . . . . Indigo Contracts.

1823, VII . . . . Prohibition of loans to Covenanted Civil Servants.

1825, VI . . . . Passage of Troops.

1825, XI . . . . Alluvion and Diluvion.

1827, III . . . . Section 5—Evidence.

1827, V . . . . Management of Estates under Attachment.

1829, XVII . . . . Widow-burning.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references
to those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Bengal Regulation 1 of 1798 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 17 of 1806, ss. 7 and 8 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 19 of 1810 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 20 of 1810 . . . . . . . Act 13 of 1889.

Bengal Regulation 5 of 1817 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 3 of 1818 . . . . . . . The A.O. 1937.

Bengal Regulation 6 of 1819 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 20 of 1825 . . . . . . . Act 10 of 1882.

Bengal Regulation 6 of 1831, s. 6 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 11 of 1831, ss. 4 and 8 . . . . . . . Act 12 of 1891.

Bengal Regulation 1 of 1833 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1875.

2. Rep. by Act 4 of 1922, s. 3 and Schedule.

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Year and Number               Subject

1830, V . . . . Sections 1 and 5—Indigo Contracts.

1831, XI . . . . Sections 1, 2, 5, 6—Police-powers of Tahsildars.

1833, IX . . . . Deputy Collectors.

(b) ACTS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL RELATING TO THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES[1]


Year and Number


Subject


1836, X . . . . Indigo Contracts.

1854, XVI . . . . Police.

1856, XII . . . . Civil Court Amins.

21856, XX . . . . Chaukidars.

1857, XIII . . . . Opium.

1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep.so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to
those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—


Enactments omitted


Repealing Acts


Act 21 of 1836 . . . . . . . Act 1 of 1903.

Act 19 of 1853, s. 26 . . . . . . . Act 1 of 1903.

Act 40 of 1858 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1890.

2. Act 20 of 1856 has been rep. in the U.P. by the U.P. Town Areas Act, 1914 (U.P. 2 of 1914), s. 41.

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(See sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)


PART I


SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, MADRAS


_I.—In Ganjam_


(1) The Gumsur Maliahs, including Chokapad.


(2) The Surada Maliahs.


(3) The Chinna Kimedi Maliahs.


(4) The Pedda Kimedi Maliahs.


(5) The Bodaguda Maliahs.


(6) The Surangi Maliahs.


(7) The Parla Kimedi Maliahs.


(8) The Muttas of Korada and Ronaba (otherwise called Srikarma).


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(10) The Jurada Maliah.


(11) The Jalantra Maliah.


(12) The Mandasa Maliah.


(13) The Budarashinghi Maliah.


(14) The Kuttingia Maliah.


_II.—In Vizagapatam_


(1) The Jeypur Zamindari.


(2) Golconda Hills, west of the River Boderu.


(3) The Madugol Maliahs.


(4) The Kasipur Zamindari.


1. Item (9), “The Chighatti Maliah”, was rep. by Act 12 of 1891.


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(5) The Panchipenta Maliahs.


(6) Mondemkolla, in the Merangi Zamindari.


1[(7) The Konda Mutta of Merangi.]


(8) The Gumma and Konda Muttas of Kurpam.


(9) The Kottam, Ram and Konda Muttas of Palkonda.


_III.—In the Godavari District[2]_


(1) The Bhadrachalam Taluq.


(2) The Rakapilli Taluq.


(3) The Rampa Country.


_IV.—In the Indian Ocean_


The Laccadive Islands, including Minicoy.


PART II


SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, BOMBAY


I.—The Province of Sindh[3]


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III.—Aden.[5]


IV.—The villages belonging to the following Mehwassi Chiefs:—


(1) The Parvi of Kathi.


(2) The Parvi of Nal.


(3) The Parvi of Singpur.


(4) Walwi of Gaohalli.


1. Subs. by Act 12 of 1891, for “(7) The Konda Mutta of Belgam”.
2. The Ducharti and Guditeru Muttas in the Golconda Hills have been transferred from the Vizagapatam to the Godavari
district. See Fort St. George Gazette, 1881, Part I, p. 336.
Certain villages and estates in the Godavari district became Scheduled Districts for the purposes of the Scheduled Districts Act,
1874 (14 of 1874); but they are not “Scheduled Districts” within the meaning of the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874.
3. Ceased to be part of India from 15-8-1947.
4. Item II, “The Panch Mahals”, was rep. by Act 7 of 1885, with effect from 1-5-1885.
5. Aden ceased to be part of India from 1-4-1937.

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(5) The Wassawa of Chikhli.


(6) The Parvi of Nawalpur.


PART III


SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, BENGAL


I.—The Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling [1][Districts].


II.—The Hill Tracts of Chittagong[2].


III.—The Santhal Parganas.


IV.—The Chutia Nagpur Division. [3]


V.—The Mahals of Angul and Banki.[4]


PART IV


SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES


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II.—The Province of Kumaon and Garhwal.


III.—The Tarai Parganas, comprising—Bazpur, Kashipur, Jaspur, Rudarpur, Godarpur, Kilpuri,


Nanak-Mattha and Bilheri.


IV.—In the Mirzapur district—


(1) The tappas of Agori Khas and South Kon in the Pargana of Agori.


(2) The tappa of British Singrauli in the Pargana of Singrauli.


(3) The tappas of Phulwa, Dudhi and Barha in the Pargana of Bichipar.


(4) The portion lying to the South of the Kaimor Range.


1. Subs. by Act 12 of 1891, for “Divisions”.
2. Ceased to be part of India from 15-8-1947.
3. The Thanas of Raipur and Khattra, which formerly formed portion of the Chutia Nagpur Division, were transferred to the district

of Bankura, and ceased to be a Scheduled District on 1-10-1879. See the Raipur and Khattra Laws Act, 1879 (19 of 1879).
The Estate of Porahat now forms part of the Chutia Nagpur Division Scheduled District for the purposes of the Scheduled
Districts Act, 1874, see the Porahat Estate Act, 1893 (2 of 1893), s. 3, but it is not a “Scheduled District” within the meaning of
the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874.

4. The Mahal of Banki ceased to be a Scheduled District on 1-4-1882, see the Banki Laws Act, 1881 (25 of 1881).

The Khondmals in Orissa, which previously formed part of the Angul district [see the Angul Laws Regulation, 1913 (3 of 1913)]
and now form and independent district [see the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936)] became a Scheduled District for
the purposes of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874); but they are not “Scheduled District” within the meaning of the
Laws Local Extent Act, 1874.

5. Item I, “The Jhansi Division, comprising the districts of Jhansi, Jalaun and Laltapur”, was rep. by Act 20 of 1890, s. 8(1).

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VI.—The tract of country know as Jaunsar Bawar in the Dehra Dun district.


PART V


SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, PUNJAB


The districts[2] of Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Lahaul and


Spiti.


PART VI


3SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, CENTRAL PROVINCES


_Chattisgarh Zamindaris_

1. Khariar. 13. Matin.

2. Bindra Nawagarh. 14. Uprora.

3. Sahezpur. 15. Kenda.

4. Gandai. 16. Lapha.

5. Silheti. 17. Chhuri.

6. Barbaspur. 18. Korba.

7. Thakurtola. 19. Chapa.

8. Lohara. 20. Bora Sambhar.

9. Gondardehi. 21. Phuljhar.

10. Fingeswar. 22. Kolabira.

11. Pandaria. 23. Rampur.

12. Pendra.

1. Item V, “The Family Domains of the Maharaja of Benares, comprising the following parganas:—Bhadohi and Kheyra Mangror

in the Mirzapur district; Kaswa Raja in the Benares district”, was rep. by Act 14 of 1881, s. 14.

2. Except Lahaul and Spiti, these districts ceased to be part of India from 15-8-1947.
3. The taluqs of Nugur, Albaka and Cherla which were transferred to the Madras Presidency with effect from 1-7-1909 had, from
17-1-1905, became Scheduled Districts within the meaning of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874).

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_Chanda Zamindaris_

1. Ahiri. 11. Muramgaon.

2. Ambagarh Chauki. 12. Panabaras.

3. Aundhi. 13. Palasgarh.

4. Dhanora. 14. Rangi.

5. Dudhmala. 15. Sirsundi.

6. Gewarda. 16. Sonsari.

7. Jharapapra. 17. Chandala.

8. Khutgaon. 18. Gilgaon.

9. Koracha. 19. Pawi Mutanda.

10. Kotgal. 20. Pategaon.

_Chhindwara Jagirdaris_

1. Harai. 7. Pachmarhi.

2. Chhater. 8. Partabgarh.

3. Gorakhghat. 9. Almod.

4. Gorpani. 10. Sonpur.

5. Bakhtagarh. 11. Bariam Pagara.

6. Bardagarh


PART VII


The Chief Commissionership of Coorg.


PART VIII


The Chief Commissionership of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.


PART IX


The Chief Commissionership of Ajmer and Merwara.


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PART X


1The Chief Commissionership of Assam.


PART XI


The Hill Tracts of Arakan.—[Repealed by the A.O. 1937.]


PART XII


The Pargana of Manpur.—[Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938), s. 2 and Schedule.]


PART XIII


The Cantonment of Morar.—[Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).]

1. The Lushai Hills, which include the North and South Lushai Hills and the Mokokchang Sub-division of the Naga Hills District,

became Scheduled Districts for the purposes of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), but they are not Scheduled
Districts within the meaning of this Act.

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Enactments Repealed.—[Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1876 (12 of 1876).]


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