Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
An Act to correct a clerical error in Act No. VIII of 1863.
WHEREAS Act No. VIII of 1863 (for the amendment of the law relating to the confinement of Prisoners sentenced by Courts acting under the authority of Her Majesty, and by certain other Courts, and of Prisoners convicted of offences in Native States), section 2, enacts that "Officers in charge of Jails within the British Territories in India shall be competent to give effect to any sentence which shall be passed by any Court or Tribunal acting under the authority of Her Majesty, or of the Government of India, or of any Local Government, although such Court be not situate in a place not subject to the general Regulations ;"
And whereas it is expedient to correct the clerical error hereinbefore indicated by italics; It is hereby enacted as follows:—
Source: India Code