THE HINDU DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ACT, 1916 [Act, No. 15 of 1916] [28th September, 1916] PREAMBLE An act to remove certain existing disabilities in respect of the power of disposition of property by Hindus for the benefit of persons not in existence at the date of such disposition. WHEREAS it is expedient to remove certain existing disabilities in respect of the power of disposition of property by Hindus for the benefit of persons not in existence at the date of such disposition ; it is hereby enacted as follows:---
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916. (2) It extends in the first instance to{ Substituted, by the A.O.1950 for "all the Provinces of India except".} [the whole of India] {Substituted, by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "except Part B States and the State of Madras".} [except the territories which, immediately before the 26th January, 1950, were comprised in the Province of Madras and the territories which, immediately before the 1st October 1956, were comprised in Part B States]: Provided that the { Substituted, by the A.O.1937 for "G.G in C."} [ State Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, extend this Act {Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "to the State of Madras" }[to any part of the said territories of Madras.]
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionSubject to the limitations and provisions specified in this Act, no disposition of property by a Hindu, whether by a transfer inter vivos or by will, shall be invalid by reason only that any person for whose such benefit it may have been made was not in existence at the date of such disposition.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThe limitations and provisions referred to in section 2 shall be the following, namely: (a) in respect of dispositions by transfer inter vivos, those contained in {Substituted by Act 21 1929, sections 12, for "sections 13, 14 and 20".}[Chapter II] of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, (4 of 1882) and (b) in respect of disposition by will, those contained in {Substituted by Act 21 of 1929, sections 12, for "sections 100 and 101 of the Indian Succession Act, 1865".}[sections 113, 114 and 115 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925].
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionRep.by the Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act,1929 (21 of 1929), section 12.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionWhere the {Substituted, by the A.O.1937, for "C.G.in C".} [State Government] is of opinion that the Khoja community in {Substituted, by the A.O.1937, for "British India".} [the State] or any part thereof desire that the provisions of this Act should be extended to such community {Substituted, by the A.O.1937, for "he".}[it] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that the provisions of this Act, with the substitution of the word "Khojas" or "Khoja", as the case may be, for the word "Hindus" or "Hindu" wherever those words occur, shall apply to that community in such area as may be specified in the notification , and this Act shall thereupon have effect accordingly.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTHE INDIAN MEDICAL DEGREES ACT, 1916 [Act, No. 7 of 1916] [AS ON 1957] [16th March, 1916] PREAMBLE An Act to regulate the grant of titles implying qualifications in western medical science, and the assumption and use by unqualified persons of such titles. WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the grant of titles implying qualifications in western medical science, and the assumption and use by unqualified persons of such titles; It is hereby enacted as follows:--
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThis Act may be called the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIn this Act "western medical science" means the western methods of Allopathic medicine, Obstetrics and Surgery, but does not include the Homeopathic or Ayurvedic or Unani system of medicine {Added by the A.O.1950.}[and " States " means all {Subs.by the Adaptation of Laws (NO.2) order.1956, for " the territories for the time being comprised ".}[the territories which immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised] within Part A States and Part C States].
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThe right of conferring, granting, or issuing in the States degrees, diplomas, licences, certificates or other documents stating or implying that the holder, grantee or recipient thereof is qualified to practice western medical science, shall be exercisable only by the authorities specified in the Schedule, and by such other authority as the {Subs by the A.O.1937, for " G.G.in C."}[State Government] may, by notification {For notifications authorising certain institutions in the various States to grant certificates, diplomas, degrees, etc..see Gazette of India, l916, Pt.T, p.1155; ibid., 1917, pp.567.690, 2056, ibid.1918, p.128; ibid., 1921, p.1522; ibid., 1922, p.273.} in the Official Gazette, and subject to such conditions and restrictions as it thinks fit to impose, authorise in this behalf.
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