Sonthal Pargans Act, 1855 Section 1 - Bare Act

¹ Clause1.-- The districts described in the Schedule to this Act are hereby removed fromthe operation of the general Regulations of the Bengal Code and the laws passedby the Governor-General of India in Council, except so far as is hereinafterprovided; and ² [no Central Act passed before the commencement of PartIII of the Government of India Act, 1935,] shall be deemed to extend to any partof the said districts, unless the same shall be specially named therein:

Proviso.

Providedthat nothing herein contained shall ³ [***] removed any part of thesaid districts from the operation of ⁴ Regulation 10 of 1804 of theBengal Code; nor permanently settled land revenue due under the same, nor anylaw relating to the sale of lands for arrears of revenue, or relating to patnitaluks or to the sale thereof for arrears of rent, nor any law relating tomutations or batwara or to any other matter to which the ⁵ [StateGovernment] shall at any time notify in the ⁶ [Official Gazette] thatthe general Laws and Regulation shall extend.

Clause2-- The said districts shall be placed under the superintendence andjurisdiction of an officer or officers to be appointed in that behalf by theState Government and officer or officers shall be subject to the directions andcontrol of the State Government.

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1.Clause 1 of section 1 appears to have been superseded by the Sonthal ParganasSettlement Regulations, 1872 (3 of 1872),

2.Substituted for the words "no law which shall hereafter be passed by theGovernor-General of India in Council" by A. O., 1937, w.e.f. 1-4-1937.

3.The words "extend to or affect any case now pending in any Court,nor", were omitted by the Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).

4.The Bengal State Offences Regulation, 1804, was repealed by the Special LawsRepeal Act, 1922 (4 of 1922),

5.Substituted for the words "Provincial Government" by A. L. O., 1950.

6.Substituted for the words "Calcutta Gazette" by A. O., 1937 (w.e.f.1-4-1937).