In force · As amended up to 2026-08
PART XIII
The Cantonment of Morar.—[ Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891).]
1. The Lushai Hills, which include the North and South Lushai Hills and the Mokokchang Sub-division of the Naga Hills District, became Scheduled Districts for the purposes of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), but they are not Scheduled Districts within the meaning of this Act.
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
Enactments Repealed.—[ Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1876 (12 of 1876).]
———
1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments have been omitted from this schedule:—
1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—
|ose enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—|||
|---|---|---|
|Enactments omitted||Repealing Acts|
|Bengal Regulation 1 of 1798|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Bengal Regulation 17 of 1806, ss. 7 and 8|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Bengal Regulation 19 of 1810|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Bengal Regulation 20 of 1810|. . . . . . .|Act 13 of 1889.|
|Bengal Regulation 5 of 1817|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Bengal Regulation 3 of 1818|. . . . . . .|The A.O. 1937.|
|Bengal Regulation 6 of 1819|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Bengal Regulation 20 of 1825|. . . . . . .|Act 10 of 1882.|
|Bengal Regulation 6 of 1831, s. 6|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Bengal Regulation 11 of 1831, ss. 4 and 8|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Bengal Regulation 1 of 1833|. . . . . . .|Act 8 of 1875.|
2. Rep. by Act 4 of 1922, s. 3 and Schedule.
Year and Number Subject
|1830,|V|.|.|.|.|Sections 1 and 5—Indigo Contracts.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1831,|XI|.|.|.|.|Sections 1, 2, 5, 6—Police-powers of Tahsildars.|
|1833,|IX|.|.|.|.|Deputy Collectors.|
(b) ACTS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL RELATING TO THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES[1]
|been_omitted_from this schedule:—|||
|---|---|---|
|Enactments omitted||Repealing Acts|
|Act 26 of 1836|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 6 of 1840|. . . . . . .|Act 26 of 1881.|
|Act 11 of 1841|. . . . . . .|Act 8 of 1887.|
|Act 18 of 1841|. . . . . . .|Act 11 of 1878.|
|Act 19 of 1841|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 9 of 1842|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 12 of 1842|. . . . . . .|Act 8 of 1887.|
|Act 20 of 1847|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 34 of 1850|. . . . . . .|The A.O. 1937.|
|Act 30 of 1852|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 33 of 1852|. . . . . . .|Act 8 of 1887.|
|Act 18 of 1854|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 18 of 1854|. . . . . . .|The A.O. 1937.|
|Act 1 of 1859|. . . . . . .|Act 21 of 1923.|
|Act 3 of 1859|. . . . . . .|Act 8 of 1887.|
|Act 8 of 1859|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 14 of 1859, s. 15|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 15 of 1859|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 27 of 1860|. . . . . . .|Act 7 of 1889.|
|Act 9 of 1861|. . . . . . .|Act 8 of 1890.|
|Act 23 of 1861|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 6 of 1863|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 6 of 1864|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 11 of 1865|. . . . . . .|Act 9 of 1887.|
|Act 21 of 1865|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 5 of 1866|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 10 of 1866|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 10 of 1867|. . . . . . .|Act 9 of 1887.|
|Act 10 of 1868|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 15 of 1869|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Act 1 of 1870|. . . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
FIRST SCHEDULE. SECOND SCHEDULE. THIRD SCHEDULE. FOURTH SCHEDULE. FIFTH SCHEDULE. SIXTH SCHEDULE. SEVENTH SCHEDULE.
THE LAWS LOCAL EXTENT ACT, 1874
ACT NO. 15 OF 1874[1]
[8 th December, 1874 . ]
An Act for declaring the local extent of certain Enactments, and for other purposes.
Preamble .—WHEREAS it is expedient to declare the local extent of certain Acts passed by the Governor General of India in Council, the Legislative Council of India, and the Council of the Governor General of India assembled for the purpose of making Laws and Regulations;
AND WHEREAS it is also expedient to consolidate the laws relating to the local extent of certain Acts and Regulations in the Presidencies of Fort St. George and Bombay, and in the Lower and the NorthWestern Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal;
It is hereby declared and enacted as follows:—
1. Short title .—This Act may be called the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874.
|Year and|Number||Subject|
|---|---|---|---|
|1836,|X|. . . .|Indigo Contracts.|
|1854,|XVI|. . . .|Police.|
|1856,|XII|. . . .|Civil Court Amins.|
|21856,|XX|. . . .|Chaukidars.|
|1857,|XIII|. . . .|Opium.|
2. Rep. by the A.O. 1950.
|Year|and Number<br>Subject|and Number<br>Subject|
|---|---|---|
|11838,|XXV|. . . . Wills executed before the 1st January, 1866.|
|21839,|XXIX|. . . . Dower, when marriage was contracted before 1st January, 1866.|
|11839,|XXX|. . . . Inheritance, where descent took place before 1st January, 1866.|
|1839,|XXXII|. . . . Interest.|
|1841,|X|. . . . Registration of ships.|
|21843,|V|. . . . Slavery.|
|31850,|V|. . . . Coasting Trade.|
|1850,|XI|. . . . Navigation Laws.|
|41850,|XII|. . . . Default of Public Accountants.|
|1850,|XVIII|. . . . Protection of Judicial Officers.|
|1850,|XIX|. . . . Binding of Apprentices.|
|1850,|XXI|. . . . Non-forfeiture of rights by loss of Caste.|
|1850,|XXXVII|. . . . Inquiries into the behaviour of Public Servants.|
|51853,|II|. . . . Burdens on land.|
|21854,|XXXI|. . . . Barring entails: Conveyances by married women.|
|21855,|XI|. . . . Mesne profits and improvements.|
|1855,|XII|. . . . Executors and Administrators.|
|1855,|XIII|. . . . Compensation for loss occasioned by death caused by actionable wrong.|
|21855,|XXIII|. . . . Administration of mortgaged estates in cases of descents occurring or devises made|
|||before the 1st January, 1866.|
|61855,|XXIV|. . . .Penal servitude.|
|1855,|XXVIII|. . . . Interest.|
|1856,|IX|. . . . Bills of Lading.|
1. Rep . by the A.O. 1950.
2. Rep. by Act 48 of 1952.
3 . Rep . by Act 34 of 1939.
4 . Rep . in Assam by Regulation 1 of 1886.
1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments have been omitted from the Schedule:—
|to those enactments have been_omitted_from the Schedule:—|||
|---|---|---|
|Enactments omitted||RepealingActs|
|MadrasRegulation3 of 1802, s.11|. . . . . .|Act12of 1891.|
|MadrasRegulation5 of 1802, s. 30|. . . . . .|Act11of 1901.|
|Madras Regulation 13 of 1802|. . . . . .|Act 11 of 1901.|
|Madras Regulation 1 of 1805|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Madras Regulation 2 of 1807|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|MadrasRegulation 4of 1816|. . . . . .|Act12of 1891.|
|MadrasRegulation9 of 1816, s.43|. . . . . .|Act12of 1891.|
|MadrasRegulation 14of 1816|. . . . . .|Act12of 1891.|
|Madras Regulation 5 of 1816|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1927.|
|Madras Regulation 1 of 1819|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1876.|
|Madras Regulation 2 of 1819|. . . . . .|The A.O. 1937.|
|MadrasRegulation 4of 1821, s.4|. . . . . .|Act12of 1876.|
|MadrasRegulation3 of 1831|. . . . . .|Act12of 1876.|
|MadrasRegulation7 of 1832|. . . . . .|Act12of 1876.|
|Madras Regulation 11 of 1832|. . . . . .|Act 6 of 1878.|
|Madras Regulation 14 of 1832|. . . . . .|Act 13 of 1889.|
5. Rep . by the A.O. 1950.
6. Rep. by Act 17 of 1949.
|Year|and Number<br>Subject|and Number<br>Subject|
|---|---|---|
|11856,|XI|. . . . Desertion by European Soldiers.|
|1856,|XV|. . . . Marriage of Hindu Widows.|
|21857,|XI|. . . . Offences against the State.|
|21857,|XXV|. . . . Forfeiture by Mutineers.|
|31858,|XXXV|. . . . Estates of Lunatics not subject to jurisdiction of Supreme Courts.|
|31858,|XXXVI|. . . .Lunatic Asylums.|
|1859,|IX|. . . . Sections 16, 17, 18 and 20—Forfeitures.|
|1860,|XXI|. . . . Registration of Societies.|
|1862,|III|. . . . Government Seal.|
|1863,|XVI|. . . . Excise Duty payable on Spirits used in Arts and Manufactures.|
|41863,|XXIII|. . . . Claims to waste-lands.|
|51863,|XXXI|. . . . Gazette of India.|
|61864,|III|. . . . Foreigners.|
|1865,|III|. . . . Common Carriers.|
|71865,|XV|. . . . Marriage and Divorce among Parsees.|
|1866,|XXI|. . . . Dissolution of Marriages of Native Converts.|
|81866,|XXVIII|. . . . Trustees and Mortgagees' Powers.|
|1867,|XXV|. . . . Printing Presses, etc.|
1. Rep. by the A.O. 1950.
2. Rep. by Act 4 of 1922.
3. Rep. by Act 4 of 1912.
4. Rep. in Bombay by Bombay Act 9 of 1943.
5. Rep by Act 1 of 1938.
6. Rep. by Act 31 of 1946.
7. Rep. by Act 3 of 1936.
8. Rep. by Act 48 of 1952.
1 SECOND SCHEDULE
( See section 4)
(a) MADRAS REGULATIONS
1. Act 15 of 1874, so far as it relates to the portions of Madras Regulation 5 of 1804 which were rep. by the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), is rep. by the latter Act. The Regulation was rep. by the Madras Court of Wards Act, 1902, (Madras 1 of 1902).
|Year and Number|Year and Number||Subject|
|---|---|---|---|
|1802,|III|(s 1, part of s. 16 only)|Procedure of Civil Courts.|
|1802,|XIX|(s. 2) . .|Covenanted Civil Servants forbidden to lend.|
|1802,|XXV|. . . .|Settlement of Land-revenue.|
|1802,|XXVI|(ss. 1, 2 and 3 only)|Registration of malguzari land.|
|2[1802,|XXIX|. . . .|Karnams.|
|1803,|I|. . . .|Board of Revenue.|
|1803,|II|. . . .|Conduct of Collectors, etc.|
1. Act 15 of 1874, so far as it relates to Madras Regulation 10 of 1831, s. 3, is rep. by Act 8 of 1890.
1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep. so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:—
|Enactments omitted||RepealingActs|
|---|---|---|
|Act 20 of 1836|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 11 of 1838|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 19of 1853,s. 26|. . . . . .|Act 1 of 1903.|
|Act 20 of 1856|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 21 of 1856|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
|Act 40 of 1858|. . . . . .|Act 8 of 1890.|
|Act 23 of 1860|. . . . . .|Act 12 of 1891.|
2. Rep . by the Bengal Board of Revenue Act, 1913 (Bengal 2 of 1913).
1. Act 15 of 1874 having been rep.so far as it relates to the following enactments, by the Acts noted against each, the references to those enactments have been omitted from this Schedule:— Enactments omitted Repealing Acts Act 21 of 1836 . . . . . . . Act 1 of 1903. Act 19 of 1853, s. 26 . . . . . . . Act 1 of 1903. Act 40 of 1858 . . . . . . . Act 8 of 1890.
PART I
SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, MADRAS
I.—In Ganjam
(1) The Gumsur Maliahs, including Chokapad.
(2) The Surada Maliahs.
(3) The Chinna Kimedi Maliahs.
(4) The Pedda Kimedi Maliahs.
(5) The Bodaguda Maliahs.
(6) The Surangi Maliahs.
(7) The Parla Kimedi Maliahs.
(8) The Muttas of Korada and Ronaba (otherwise called Srikarma).
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(10) The Jurada Maliah.
(11) The Jalantra Maliah.
(12) The Mandasa Maliah.
(13) The Budarashinghi Maliah.
(14) The Kuttingia Maliah.
II .— In Vizagapatam
(1) The Jeypur Zamindari.
(2) Golconda Hills, west of the River Boderu.
(3) The Madugol Maliahs.
(4) The Kasipur Zamindari.
1. Item (9), "The Chighatti Maliah", was rep. by Act 12 of 1891.
(5) The Panchipenta Maliahs.
- (6) Mondemkolla, in the Merangi Zamindari.
1[(7) The Konda Mutta of Merangi.]
(8) The Gumma and Konda Muttas of Kurpam.
(9) The Kottam, Ram and Konda Muttas of Palkonda.
III .— In the Godavari District[2]
- (1) The Bhadrachalam Taluq.
- (2) The Rakapilli Taluq.
- (3) The Rampa Country.
IV .— In the Indian Ocean
The Laccadive Islands, including Minicoy.
1. Item V, "The Family Domains of the Maharaja of Benares, comprising the following parganas:—Bhadohi and Kheyra Mangror in the Mirzapur district; Kaswa Raja in the Benares district", was rep. by Act 14 of 1881, s. 14.
Source: India Code