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Chapter VII: . An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Courts in British Burma, and for other purposes. W H E R E A S it is expedient to consolidate and Preamble. amend the law relating to the Courts in British Burma, and to extend to that province certain Regulations of the Bengd Code; It is hereby enacted as lollows :- `c.liq` CHAPTER, I. PRELIMINARY. `1,` This Act may be called[" ] The Burma Courts[Short ][title. ] Act, 1876 :" It extends to all the territories for the time being Extent. under the administration of the Chief Commissioner of British Burma ; And it shall come into force on the passing there- Commenceof. ment. `2.` Acts No. VII of 1812 (to consolidate m d Repealof m e n d the law relathzg to the Cowts `in` British Bzbrma), and No. I of 1813 (lo m e n d tlte Burma Cou~~ls Act, 1872) are repealed. But all rules made, directions given and powers conferred under either of the said Acts shall be deemed to have been respectively made, givcn and conferred hereunder. And nothing herein contained shall render invalid the trials mentioned in section fourteen of the latter Act. `3.` In 7 I `i` i 1 i 1 i { 1 1 t ! Interpretation-clause. " Chief Commissioner." " High Court." "Judicial Commissioner." `83.` In this Act-unless nant in the subject or context- there bc something repug- " Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of British Burma : Chapter VII: . " High Court" means the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal ; and " Judicial Commissioner" means the Judicial Cominissioner of British Burma. CHAPTER 11.