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Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855 Preamble 1

Title: Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....person " rep.by Act 9 of 1871, Sch.I.For limitation see now the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908} Short title given by the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897). This 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), s.3. It has also been declared in force in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936), s.3 and Sch.; in the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), s.3 and Sch.; and in the Santhl Parganas by the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulation (3 of 1872), s.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............... See Gazette of India, 1881, Pt.I, p.74. The Districts of Hazaibagh, Lohardaga (now the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt.I, p.44), and Mnbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum.and .....

Sonthal Parganas Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....from the operation of such laws the district called the Damin-i-Koh, and other districts which are inhabited principally by that tribe: It is enacted as follows ,- SECTION 01: DISTRICTS REMOVED FROM OPERATION OF GENERAL REGULATIONS 2Clause 1.- The districts described in the Schedule to this Act are hereby removed from the operation of the general Regulations of the Bengal Code and of the laws passed by the Governor-General of India in Council, except so far as is hereinafter provided; and3[no Central Act passed before the commencement of Part III of the Government of India Act, 1935,] shall be deemed to extend to any part of the said districts, unless the same shall be specially named therein : Proviso. Provided that nothing herein contained shall4[* * *] remove any part of the said districts from the operation of5Regulation 10 of 1804 of the Bengal Code; nor permanently settled land revenue due under the same, nor any law relating to the sale of lands for arrears of revenue, or relating to patni taluks or to the sale thereof for arrears of rent, nor any law relating to mutations or batwara or to any other matter to which the6[State Government] shall at any time notify in.....

Sonthal Pargans Act, 1855 Schedule 1

Title: The Damin-i-koh

State: Central

Year: 1855

..... Tappa Sarath Deogarh. " Kandit Karaiya. " Muhammadabad. Such part of pargana Darin Mauleshwar as lies North of the Chilla or Chandan Ghat Nalla. ZILA BIRBHUM ZILA BHAGALPUR Such detached portions of other parganas and tappas as lie within the general boundaries of any of the above mentioned parganas and tappas. Such portions of parganas belonging to Malda and Purnet below the village of Khidurpur in Pargana Tiliyagarhi, as are now or may hereafter be situate on the right bank of the main stream of the Ganges. ______________________ 1. Substituted for the original Schedule by the Sonthal Parganas Act, 1857 (10 of 1857).

Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855 Section 1

Title: Executors May Sue and Be Sued in Certain Cases for Wrongs Committed in Lifetime of Deceased

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....and the damages.when recovered, shall be part of the personal estate of such person; and further, an action may be maintained against the executors or administrators or heirs or representatives of any person deceased for any wrong committed by him in his lifetime for which he would have been subject to an action, so as such wrong shall have been committed within one year before such person's death {The words " and so as such action shall he commenced within two years after the committing of the wrong " rep by Act 9 of 1871, s.2.For limitation see now Act 9 of 1908.} ; and the damages to be recovered in such action shall, if recovered against an executor or administrator bound to administer according to the English law, be payable in like order of administration as the simple contract debts of such person.

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....excluded by the context or by the nature of the subject-matter; that is to say,6[* * *] the word "person" shall apply to bodies politic and corporate; and the word "parent" shall include father and mother, grand-father and grand- mother; and the word "child" shall include son and daughter, and grand-son and grand-daughter, and step-son and step-daughter. Footnotes: 2. Inserted by the Part B Stales (Laws) Act, 1951. 3. Section I renumbered as section 1A Act, 1951 . 4. The words 'And it is enacted further that" omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914. 5. The words "and that every such action shall be brought within twelve calendar months after the death of such deceased person" omitted by the Indian Limitation Act, 1871. For limitation, see now the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908). 6. Certain words omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914. Central Bare Acts

The (Bengal) Embankment Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1855

.....the Collector shall thereupon proceed to value and make compensation for such huts, trees and crops, in the manner prescribed in Section 12 of this Act. Section 8 - Section 8 Clause 1. Application by land-holder to have a sluice made in public embankment - If any land-holder, farmer or cultivator be desirous of having a sluice made in any public embankment for the purpose of drainage or irrigation, he shall make an application in writing to the Collector of the district in which such embankment is situate. The application shall contain such particulars of the land to be drained or irrigated as may enable the officers of the Crown to judge of the advantage which may be derived from the work, and shall declare as regards an embankment maintained at the expense of the State, whether the applicant is willing to bear such part, not exceeding half of the cost thereof, as may be determined by the Provincial Government; and, as regards any other public embankment whether the applicant is willing to defray the whole or such part of the cost incidental to and attendant on, the proposed work, as may be determined as aforesaid. Clause 2. Officer in immediate charge to report on.....

Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855 Preamble 1

Title: The Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

THE USURY LAWS REPEAL ACT, 1855 [Act, No.28 of 1855]1 [AS ON 1957] [19th September, 1855.] PREAMBLE An Act for the repeal of the Usury Laws. WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the laws now in force relating: to usury; It is enacted as follows: - -

Sonthal Pargans Act, 1855 Preamble 1

Title: The Sonthal Pargans Act, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

THE SONTHAL PARGANS ACT, 1855 [Act, No. 37 of 1855] [22nd December, 1855] PREAMBLE An Act to remove from the operation of the general Laws and Regulations certain district inhabited by Sonthals and others, and to place the same under the superintendence of an officer to be specially appointed for that purpose. Whereas the general Regulations and Acts of Government now in force in the Presidency of Bengal are not adapted to the uncivilized race of people called Sonthals, and it is therefore expedient to remove from the operation of such laws the district called the Damin-i-Koh, and other district which are inhabited principle by the tribe; It is enacted as follows,--

Sonthal Pargans Act, 1855 Section 1

Title: Districts from Operation of General Regulation

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....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. ________________________.....

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Preamble 1

Title: Fatal Accidents, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

THE FATAL ACCIDENTS, 1855 [Act, No. 13 of 1855]1 [27th March, 1855] PRAEMBLE An Act to provide compensation to families for loss occasioned by the death of a person caused by actionable wrong. Whereas no action or suit is now maintainable in any court against a person who, by his wrongful act, neglect, or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is often-times right and expedient that the wrong-doer in such case should be answerable in damages for the injury so caused by him; It is enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1. This Act has been extended to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968.