Affrays, Bengal Act, 1840, 4 of 1840 (Rep., Act 17 of 1862)

Section I. Whereas it is expedient to remove doubts which have arisen upon the interpretation of Regulation XV

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

I. Whereas it is expedient to remove doubts which have arisen upon the interpretation of Regulation XV. Of 1824, and to amend the Law for preventing Affrays concerning the possession of Land and for giving relief in cases of forcible dispossession, and to extend it to cases not hitherto provided for, and to make it applicable to persons of every class or description, whether British-born subjects or others: It is hereby enacted, that Regulation XLIX. Of 1793, Regulation XIV. Of 1795, Regulation XXXII. Of 1803, Section 5, Regulation VI. Of 1813, Regulation XV. Of 1824, and Regulation II. Of 1829, of the Bengal Code, together with so much of any Regulations as extends any of the above Regulation or parts of Regulation to any places within the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, be replealed.

Source: India Code