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

Section III. And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor General in Council, by an Order i

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

III. And 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 Collectors of Granjam or Vizagapatam, exercised by them as Agents to the Governor of Fort St. George under Act XXIV. of 1839, any portion of the tracts of Country specified in Section II. of the said last mentioned Act, and to place any such portion under the jurisdiction and superintendence of such Officer (to be called the Agent for the Suppression of Meriah Sacrifices) and his subordinated, as shall from time to time be appointed by the Government of Fort St. George in that behalf.

Source: India Code