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The Married Womens Property Act, 1874

10 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1Cf. the Married Women's Property Act, 1870 (33 and 34 Vict., c.93), s. 11, rep. By the Married Women's Property Act, 1882 (45 and 46 Vict., c.75)
  3. 2See now the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925)
  4. 4Cf. the Married Woman's Property Act, 1870 (33 and 34 Viet., c. 93), s. 12
  5. 5The relevant provisions of the Official Trustees Act, 1913 (2 of 1913) may be referred to
  6. 6Insurance by husband for benefit of wife
  7. 8Wife's liability for postnuptial debts
  8. 9Husband not liable for wife's antenuptial debts
  9. 10Extent of husband's liability for wife's breach of trust or devastation
  10. 64Married women's earnings to be their separate property