The Oudh Laws Act, 1876

THE FIRST SCHEDULE. — Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938), s. 2 and Sch.

(See section 3)

PART 1.— BENGAL REGULATIONS

Number and year Subject Modifications

XXIII of 1803

Embezzlement by Native

Officers.

In section 1 and in section 2, clause

First, before “sezawals,” insert tahsildars”.

In section 2, after the first clause, insert

“Second.—The responsibility of the sureties of tahsildars extends to the several cases provided for in this Regulation.”

In section 3, for “Dewanny Adawlut of the Zillah, the Judge of which Court shall detain him,” read “ District where he shall be detained;” for “ real or personal,” read “ movable or immovable;” 1* * * and omit the words and figures “and the rules in Regulation XXVIII, 1803, regarding suits so carried on by the Collectors are to be held applicable to it.” 2 * * *

Omit section 8.

3X of 1804

Punishment by Courts- martial of certain State offences.

Omit section 1.

In section 2, for “the British territories subject to the Government of the Presidency of Fort William” read “the territories under the administration of the Chief

Commissioner of Oudh”.

In section 3, for “real and personal

“read “movable or immovable”.

XI of 1806

Assistance to troops and travellers passing through districts.

Omit sections 1, 7, 9 to 20 (both inclusive), and so much of the rest of the Regulation as authorizes Collectors and their Native officers, or Magistrates and their police-officers, to give their Official aid in procuring coolies for the purpose of facilitating the march of troops or the progress of travellers.

For “Collectors of Revenue” and “Collector” read “Deputy Commissioner” throughout the Regulation.

In sections 2 and 3, for “the Company's territories” read “Oudh”.

In section 2, omit the last sentence.

In section 4, clause Third, for “Central

Government” read “ State Government”

In section 5, omit “the Companys;” 4* * *

In section 6, for “Magistrate” read

“Deputy Commissioner,” and for “on the part of the Collector” read “by the Deputy

Commissioner”.

Number and year Subject Modifications

In section 8, for “the Company’s provinces” read “Oudh” 1 * * *. .

2 * * * * * * * * * *

3 III of 1818 State Prisoners In section 1, omit “situated within the territories dependent on the Presidency of Fort William,” and from “which are to take effect “to the end of the section.

In section 2, clause Third, omit

“within the territories subject to the Presidency of Fort William”.

In section 4, omit clause First.

In the same section, clause Second, for “Zillah or City Magistrate” read

“Deputy Commissioner,” and for “Judge of Circuit” read “Commissioner of Division”.

In section 9, for “to the Provincial

Court of Appeal and Circuit and to the Sudder Dewanny Adawlut and Nizamut

Adawlut” read “and to the Judicial

Commissioner”.

Omit section 10.

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XI of 1822 . Non-liability of Government for errors of a Court of Justice.

Omit the whole except section 38.

VI of 1825 . Supply of troops on the march. In the preamble, omit the last twenty words.

In section 2, omit “in pursuance of section III, Regulation XI, 1806,” and omit

“sicca”.

In section 4, for “Board of Revenue in whose jurisdiction the district may be situate” and “Board” read “Commissioner”.

In section 5, omit “on the stamped paper prescribed for other appeals to the Revenue

Boards” and for “the proper Board” and “the Board” read “the Commissioner”.

Number and year Subject Modifications

XI of 1825 Alluvion and Diluvion Omit section 1.

In section 3, omit “either” and “or the sea”.

In section 4, clause First, Omit

“whether” and “or of the sea,” and for “ the provisions of Regulation II, 1819, or of any other Regulation in force,” read “any law in force for the time being;” clause Third, omit “or in the sea” and “or sea;” clause Fifth, omit

“or the sea”.

In section 5, for “Zillah and City

Magistrates” read “Deputy

Commissioners”.

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PART II.- ACTS OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL

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3XX of 1856 . Chaukidars . . In the preamble, after “Bengal” add

“and the territories under the administration of the Chief

Commissioner of Oudh”.

Omit the words “of circuit”

“wherever they occur after

“Commissioner”.

Omit section 40.

XIII of 1857 . . . . Opium In the title, after “the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal,” read “and the territories under the administration of the Chief Commissioner of Oudh”.

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In section 3, omit “being covenanted servants of the Company.

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6XXII of 1871. Chaukidars . . In section 1, after “Presidency” insert “or territories”.

In section 3, omit the words “of circuit”.

Omit section 6.