Meriah Sacrifices Act, 1845, 21 of 1845 (Rep., Act 16 of 1874)

Section I. It is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor General in Council by an Order in Cou

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

I. It is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor General in Council by an Order in Council, to remove from the jurisdiction and superintendence of the Commissioner and Superintendent of Tributary Mehals in Cuttack, any of the Tributary Estates specified in Section 2, Regulation II. of 1816 of the Bengal Code, and to place any such Estates under the jurisdiction and superintendence of such Officer (to be called the Agent for the Suppression of Meriah Sacrifices) and his subordinates, all shall from time to time be appointed by the Government of Bengal in that behalf.

Source: India Code