In force Central Act No. 25 of 1850

The Forfeited Deposits Act, 1850

An Act for the forfeiture to Government of deposits made on incomplete sales of land under Regulation 8, 1819 ***.

Enacted
14 June 1850
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Sections
2
Last updated
15 October 2026

[14th June, 1850.[

WHEREAS patnidars *** fraudulently avail themselves of the provision in section 9, Regulation 8, 1819, of the Bengal Code *** that forfeited deposits at sales of land *** for arrears of rent shall be applied as if they were purchase-money.

1. Repeals

Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1870 (14 of 1870), s. 1 and Sch. Pt. II.

2. Application of forfeited deposits

Any such forfeited deposit shall be applied to defray the expenses of the sale, and the surplus shall be forfeited to Government.