In force · As amended up to 2026-08
- Schedule I. — ENACTMENTS DECLARED TO BE IN FORCE .
- Schedule II
52. [ Repealed .].
- Schedule I. — ENACTMENTS DECLARED TO BE IN FORCE .
- Schedule II.—[ Repealed .].
THE PUNJAB LAWS ACT, 1872
ACT NO. IV OF 1872
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An Act for declaring which of certain rules, laws and regulations have the force of law in the Punjab, and for other purposes.
Preamble .—WHEREAS certain rules, laws and regulations, made heretofore for the Punjab, acquired the force of law under the provisions of section 25 of the[1] [Indian Councils Act, 1861; and whereas it is expedient to declare which of the said rules, laws and regulations shall henceforth be in force in the Punjab, and to amend, consolidate or repeal others of the said rules, orders and regulations; It is hereby enacted as follows:—
1. Short title .—This Act may be called "The Punjab Laws Act, 1872.
52. Recovery of advances made by Government .—[ Rep. by the Northern India Takkavi Act, 1879 (10 of 1879).]
1 . Subs. by for "States of Punjab and Delhi" by 2 A.L.O., 1956 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2. Clause (c) of Section 50A repealed by Act 4 of 1914.
3. Ins. by Act 4 of 2005, s. 2 and Schedule.
4. Subs. by Punjab Act 1 of 1910, for the original s. 51.
5. Ins. by Punjab Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
1[ SCHEDULE I
ENACTMENTS DECLARED TO BE IN FORCE
Explanation .—This schedule does not refer to any Act which is in its terms applicable to the Punjab, or which has been extended to the Punjab by competent authority.
|No. and year|No. and year|<br>Title|Extent to which the enactment is in force|Extent to which the enactment is in force|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|2[Reg. I of||A Regulation to prevent Fraud and Injustice in Conditional Sales of|<br>The whole, except such parts as relate to||
|1798||Land under Deeds of bai-bil-wuffa, or other Deeds of the same nature.||interest.|
|3[*||* *|*|*]|
|2[Reg.||A Regulation for extending to the State of Benares the Rates of Interest|<br>Sections 7 and 8.||
|XVII|of|on future Loans and Provisions relative thereto, contained in Regulation|||
|1806||XV, 1793; also for a general extension of the period fixed by Regulations|||
|||I, 1798, and XXXIV, 1803, for the redemption of Mortgages and|||
|||Conditional Sales of Land, under Deeds of bai-bil-wuffa Kutcubaleb, or|||
|||other similar designation.|||
|4[*||* *|*|*]|
|Reg. XI of||<br>A Regulation for declaring the Rules to be observed in determining|<br>The whole.||
|1825||Claims to Lands gained by alluvion or by dereliction of a river or the|||
|||sea.|||
|1[*||* *|*|*]|
|||Rules for the conservancy of Forests and Jungles in the Hill Districts of|<br>The whole.||
|||the Punjab Territories, sanctioned by the Governor General in Council|||
|||in letter of the Secretary to the Government of India, No. 1789, 21st May|||
|||1855.|||
Source: India Code