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The Punjab Laws Act, 1872

47 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1As so much of Act 4 of 1872 as related to Bengal Regulations 5 of 1817 and 20 of 1825 and Acts 40 of
  2. 2See the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882), ss. 1, 2 and Schedule
  3. 3So much of the First Schedule as relates to Bengal State Offences Regulation, 1804 (10 of 1804), was rep. by Act 4 of 1922
  4. 4Entry relating to Bengal Regulation 3 of 1818 was omitted by Act 42 of 1953 s. 4 and Schedule III
  5. 6Decisions in cases not specially provided for
  6. 7Local customs and mercantile usages when valid
  7. 8Repealed
  8. 9Repealed
  9. 21Copy of decrees affecting land to be forwarded to Deputy Commissioner
  10. 22Repealed
  11. 23Repealed
  12. 25Repealed
  13. 27Repealed
  14. 28Repealed
  15. 29Repealed
  16. 30Repealed
  17. 31Repealed
  18. 32Repealed
  19. 33Saving of previous insolvency proceedings
  20. 34Repealed
  21. 35Repealed
  22. 36Repealed
  23. 37Repealed
  24. 38Repealed
  25. 39Indian Penal Code to apply to offences committed previous to 1st January, 1862
  26. 39APower to establish system of village-watchmen and municipal-watchmen, and to make rules
  27. 39BObligation to assist watchmen and headmen
  28. 39CPower to direct local taxation for payment of police enrolled under Act 5 of 1861
  29. 39DNotice of taxes proposed to be levied
  30. 39EPower to fix rates of tax
  31. 39FPower to make rules for collection of taxes
  32. 39GValidation clause
  33. 40State Government may confer powers of police-officer
  34. 41Trackers may call for assistance in carrying on tracks
  35. 42Penalty for withholding assistance or conniving at offence or escape. Limit to fine
  36. 43Control of slaughter of kine and sale of beef
  37. 44Control of entry into towns of bands of armed men
  38. 45Powers of Magistrate of district as to foreign vagrants
  39. 46Surveillance, etc., of band failing to comply with Magistrate's order
  40. 47Crossing of streams on buoys or skins
  41. 48Use of pasturage or natural product of Government land
  42. 49Growing, selling or keeping opium
  43. 50Power to make rules as to matters mentioned in sections 43 to 48
  44. 50AConditions of validity of rules hereafter made under this Act
  45. 50BPenalties for breach of such rules
  46. 51Republication of rules and orders
  47. 52[ Repealed .]