In force · As amended up to 2026-08
3. It has been extended to Oudh, See Notification No. 591, dated 25[th] July, 1883, in North-Western Provinces and Oudh Gazetted, 1883, Pt. I, p. 433.
It has also been extended to the Punjab. See Notification No. 4499, dated 13[th] December, 1879, in Punjab Government Gazette, 1879, Pt. I, p. 727.
4. Subs. by the A.O. 1948 for "British India" which had been subs. by the A.O. 1937 for "the territories which are or may be vested in Her Majesty or Her Successors by the Statute 21 & 22 Vict., ch. 106 (an Act for the better Government of India)".
5. The words "and the Settlement of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore and Malacca" rep. by Act 12 of 1891.
SCHEDULE.
FORM OF NOTICE.
Take notice that on the day of 1867, an Act called "The Saráís' Act, 1867," was passed, and that before the day of 18 you, being the keeper of a Saráís [ or Purao ] within [ here state the district over which the jurisdiction of the Magistrate giving the notice extends ] must have your Saráís [ or Purao ] registered, and that the register is to be kept at [ here state where the register is to be kept ], and that if you do not have your Saráís [ or Purao] so registered, you will be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty Rupees, and to a further penalty not exceeding one Rupee a day for every day during which the offence continues, and that on your applying to [ here give the name and address of the per
son to keep the register ] he will register your Saráís [ or Purao ] free of all charge to you.
Dated the day of 18 .
Source: India Code