Section 1. The short title was given by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1901 (XI of 1901)

1. The short title was given by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1901 (XI of 1901). This Act was declared to be in force in the whole of the Madras Presidency, except the Scheduled Districts, by the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (XV of 1874), s. 4. General Acts, Vol. II. It was extended, under s. 5 of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874, to the Scheduled Districts in Ganjam and Vizagapatam— see Gazette of India, 1898, Pt. I, p. 872 ; and to the Scheduled Districts in Godawari except the Xugar Tahiq— see ibid , 1910, Pt. I, p. 1161. 2. The words "And it is hereby enacted that from the said day" were repealed by the Repealing Act, 1873 (XII of 1873). 3. The words and figures in square brackets have been substituted for the words "the three last proceeding sections" by the Amending Act, 1801 (XII of 1891). General Acts, Vol. IV.