Short title given by the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897).
The Act has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except Part B States and the Scheduled Districts, by the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874), Section 3.
It has been declared, by notification under s. 3 (a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following Scheduled Districts, namely :-
West Jalpaiguri and the Western Davars. see Gazette of India, 1881, Part I, p.74.
The districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga (now the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt. I, p.44) and Manbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the district of Singhbhum, see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 504. (All these are in Bihar State now).
The Scheduled Districts in Ganjam and Vizagapatam, see Gazette of India, 1898, Pt. I, p. 870. (Ganjam Districts forms part of Orissa State now and Vizagapatnam that of Andhra Pradesh.
The Scheduled portion of the Mirzapur district, see Gazette of India, 1879, Pt. I. p. 383. Jaunsar Bawar, see Gazette of India, 1879, Pt. I, p. 383. (Now in U.P.)
Jaunsar Bawar – See Gazette of India, 1879, Part I, Page 382, (Now in U.P.)
Assam (except the North Lushai Hills), see Gazette of India, 1897, Pt. I, p. 299.
It has been extended, by notification under s. 5 of the last mentioned Act, to the Scheduled Districts of Kumaon and Garhwal, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I, p. 606.
It has been declared, by notification under s. 3 (b) of the same Act, not to be in force in the Scheduled District of Lahaul, see Gazette of India, 1886, Pt. I, p. 306. (Now in Himachal Pradesh)
It has been extended to the new States and Merged States by the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (59 of 1949), and to the Union Territories of Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh by the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), Section 3 (16-4-1950). Manipur and Tripura ara States now while Vindhya Pradesh has merged with the State of Madhya Pradesh – See Acts 81 of 1971, Sections 4, 5 and 37 of 1956, Section 9(1)(e).
It has also been extended to the State Merged in the State of Bombay, see Bombay Act 4 of 1950 (Now divided into Gujarat and Maharashtra Act 11 of 1961).
Punjab, see Punjab Act 5 of 1950 (Punjab and Haryana now Act 31 of 1966.) |
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