The Decentralization Act 1914, 4 of 1914, (Rep., Act 1 of 1938)

Section 4. To section 13 (3) add the words "and the Inspector General of Registration may, subject to such cond

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4. To section 13 (3) add the words "and the Inspector General of Registration may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Local Government may impose, exercise the like power in the case of Sub-Registrars appointed by him." 4. In section 55 omit the letter and words "(b) make rules regulating the powers of district boards to make, vary and dispose of investments," from clause (1) and insert the letter and words "(b) regulating the powers of district boards to make, vary and dispose of investments" under clause (2) after the words "make rules for"; and to the section, after the words "have been notified" add the words "Rules made under clause (2) (b) shall be subject to the control of the Governor General in Council." | [ACT IV, THE SCHEDULE. PART I.—contd. Acts of the Governor General of India in Council. | Year. | No. | Short title. | Amendments. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1884 | XII | The Agriculturists' Loans Act, 1834. | In section 4, sub-section (1), omit the words "subject to the control of the Governor General in Council," and after the words "Local Government" insert the words "or, in a province for which there is a Board of Revenue or Financial Commissioner, such Board or Financial Commissioner, subject to the control of the Local Government." | | 1886 | II | The Indian Income-tax Act, 1886. | Add a new section, namely:— "50A. The Local Government may, by notification to the Department of State, develop an Act to prohibit and control the local Government. Gazette, delegate all or any of the powers conferred on it by sections 16 (5), 18 (1) (a), (b), (c), 30 (2), (d), 38 (3) and 40 to the Chief Revenue-authority, by which expression is meant the Board of Revenue or the Financial Commissioner in those provinces where these authorities exist and in any other case such authority as the Local Government may declare to be the Chief Revenue authority." | | 1887 | IX | The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887. | In sections 5 and 8 omit the words "with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council." | | " | XII | The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887. | 1. For section 4 substitute the following section, namely:— "4. The Local Government may alter the Number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs. Subordinate Judges and Munsifs now fixed and, with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council, the number of District Judges." 2. Omit section 5. | 3. In 1914.] THE SCHEDULE. 4. For section 24A the following section shall be substituted:— "24A. (1) The High Court may transfer all or any of the ministerial officers of any Civil Court subject to its superintendence to any other such Court." "(2) The District Judge may transfer all or any of the ministerial officers of any Civil Court under his control to any other such Court." PART I.—contd. Acts of the Governor General of India in Council. | Year. | No. | Short title. | Amendments. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1887 | XII | The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887—concld. | 3. In section 6 (1) for the words "the Governor General in Council has sanctioned an increase of the number of District Judges or Subordinate Judges" substitute the words "an increase in the number of District or Subordinate Judges has been made under the provisions of section 4." 4. In section 7 (2) for the words "with the previous sanction" substitute the words "subject to the control." 4. After section 76 insert a new section, namely:— "76A. The Local Government may, by notification in the local official Gazette, delegate— (a) all or any of the powers conferred on it by sections 2 (9), 33 (3) (b), 70 (1), 74 and 78 to the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority; and (b) all or any of the powers conferred on the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority by sections 45 (1) (9), 56 (1) and 70 (9) to such subordinate Revenue-authority as may be specified in the notification." | | 1899 | VIII | The Indian Petroleum Act, 1899. | To section 5, sub-section (1), after the words "Local Government," add the words "or an officer appointed by the Local Government in this behalf." | | 1900 | VI | The Lower Burma Courts Act, 1900. | 1. In section 23, sub-section (1), for the words "may be approved by the Governor General in Council" substitute the words "it may think fit." | 2.In 64 [ACT IV, THE SCHEDULE.

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