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The Estates Partition Act, 1897 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 1897

THE ESTATES PARTITION ACT, 1897 THE ESTATES PARTITION ACT, 1897 [Act No. 5 of 1897] [ Act 14 of 1882 was repealed and re-enacted by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).] PREAMBLE An Act to amend the law relating to the Partition of Estates. Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to the partition of estates; And whereas the sanction of the Governor-General of India has been obtained, under Section 5 of the Indian Councils Act, 1892, to the provisions contained in Section 12 of this Act amending the Code of Civil Procedure; [Act 14 of 1882 was repealed and re-enacted by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).] It is hereby enacted as follows:" Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Estates Partition Act, 1897; (2) It extends to the [Substituted for "territories" by the Indian Independence (Adaptation of Bengal and Punjab Acts), Order, 1948.] [Substituted by A.L.O.] [States] of West Bengal and Bihar and that part of the [Substituted by A.L.O.] [State] of Orissa which on the eighth day of December, 1897, was] [Words "for the time being" repealed by A.O.] [x x x] under the administration.....

Estates Partition Act, 1897 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1897

.....2 Repeal and savings 44. Sub-sec. (1) rep. by Ben. Act 16 of 1946. * ***** (2) Any enactment or document referring to the said Estates Partition Act, 1876, or to any enactment repealed thereby, shall, so far as may be, and subject to sub-section (1) of this section, be construed to refer to this Act or to the corresponding portion thereof. Section 3 Definitions In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context, (i) "Board" means the Board of revenue for 4a4a. Words subs. by the Government of India (Adaptation of indian Laws) Order, 1937, and the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, respectively. [the State]; (ii) "Collector" means the Collector of the district on the revenue-roll of which an estate which is under partition, or which it is proposed to bring under partition is borne, and includes (a) any officer whom the Board generally vests (as it is hereby empowered to do) with the powers of a Collector under this Act, and to whom the Collector has, with the sanction of the Commissioner, delegated (as he is hereby empowered to do) any of his functions in respect of the partition of an estate, and (b) any officer whom the Board specially vests (as it.....

General Clauses Act, 1897 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....all parts under the Central Legislature shall, for the purposes of this definition, be deemed to be one British possession; (7) "Central Act" shall mean an Act of Parliament, and shall include- (a) an Act of the Dominion Legislature or of the Indian Legislature passed before the commencement of the Constitution, and (b) an Act made before such commencement by the Governor General in Council or the Governor General, acting in a legislative capacity; (8) "Central Government" shall,- (a) in relation to anything done before the commencement of the Constitution, mean the Governor General or the Governor General in Council, as the case may be; and shall include,- (i) in relation to functions entrusted under sub-section (1) of section 124 of the Government of India Act, 1935, to the Government of a Province, the provincial Government acting within the scope of the authority given to it under that subsection; and (ii) in relation to the administration of a Chief Commissioner's Province, the Chief Commissioner acting within the scope of the authority given to him under sub-section (3) of section 94 of the said Act; and (b) in relation to anything done or to be done after the.....

General Clauses Act 1897 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....Acts or the Government of India Act, 1915, or an Act made by the Local Legislature or the Governor of a Province under the Government of India Act, or an Act made by the Provincial Legislature or Governor of a Province or the Coorg Legislative Council under the Government of India Act, 1935; (47) "Provincial Government" shall mean, as respects anything done before the commencement of the Constitution2 , the authority or person authorised at the relevant date to administer executive Government in the Province in question; (48) "public nuisance" shall mean a public nuisance as defined in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860); (49) "registered", used with reference to a document, shall mean registered in 13 [India] under the law for the time being in force for the registration of documents; (50) "Regulation" shall mean a Regulation made by the President 14 [under article 240 of the Constitution and shall include a Regulation made by the President under article 243 thereof and] a Regulation made by the Central Government under the Government of India Act, 1870, or the Government of India Act, 1915, or the Government of India Act, 1935; (51) "rule" shall mean a rule made.....

General Clauses Act 1897 Complete Act

Title: General Clauses Act 1897

State: Central

Year: 1897

.....and issuing of orders between passing and commencement of enactment Section23 - Provisions applicable to making of rules or bye-laws after previous publication Section24 - Continuation of orders, etc., issued under enactments repealed and re-enacted Section25 - Recovery of fines Section26 - Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments Section27 - Meaning of service by post Section28 - Citation of enactments Section29 - Saving for previous enactments, rules and bye-laws Section30 - Application of Act to Ordinances Section30A - Application of Act to Acts made by the Governor-General [Repealed] Section31 - Construction of references to Local Government of a Province [Repealed] ScheduleI - THE SCHEDULE [Enactments Repealed]

General Clauses Act 1897 Section 12

Title: Duty to Be Taken Pro Rata in Enactments

State: Central

Year: 1897

Where, by any enactment now in force or hereafter to be in force, any duty of customs or excise, or in the nature thereof, is leviable on any given quantity, by weight, measure or value of any goods or merchandise, then a like duty is leviable according to the same rate on any greater or less quantity.