Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
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, . . ' -. 1888.1 Debtors. . . . . ... 48 of $he Act of the Governor of Fort St. George in ~ " d r a s ' A 6 t VTTT of `186ji` Council, No. V I I I of 1865, the fallowing shall be and India India ? ; substituted,. namely :- , A C ~ X I I ~ ' " No shall be imprisoned as a defaulter for `[1881: ]`[" ][. ] a longer period than six months whateverthe amount of the arrears niay- be, nor' for a longer period thin . . . .. . . .. . six . weeks . if the arrears do not exceed fifty rupees." Western Yrovinces Rent Act, 1881, the following shall be substituted, namely (2) For the proviso to section :- 163 of the North.. . . . .. . . .. . .. .. * - . . .. ... .. ,. . . . . , , .
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. ~kovided hhat the'tirn'e' for which & debtor `rn&` be' donfinedlin execution of a decree undei this Act . . shall not exceed sig weeks when. ihe amount decreed (exclusive of costs) does .not exceed fifty rupees, or six months in any. otlie? case."
Source: India Code