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The Punjab Laws Act, 1872

Central

An Act for declaring which of certain rules, laws and regulations have the force of law in the Panjab, and for other purposes.

Act number
4 of 1872
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
28 Mar 1872

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64 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Local extent.
  3. Section 3Enactments in force.
  4. Section 4[Repealed.].
  5. Section 5Decisions in certain cases to be according to Native law.
  6. Section 6Decisions in cases not specially provided for.
  7. Section 7Local customs and mercantile usages when valid.
  8. Section 8[Repealed.].
  9. Section 8-ARepealed..
  10. Section 8-BRepealed..
  11. Section 8-CRepealed..
  12. Section 9[Repealed.].
  13. Section 10[Repealed.].
  14. Section 11[Repealed.].
  15. Section 12[Repealed.].
  16. Section 13[Repealed.].
  17. Section 14[Repealed.].
  18. Section 15[Repealed.].
  19. Section 16[Repealed.].
  20. Section 17[Repealed.].
  21. Section 18[Repealed.].
  22. Section 19[Repealed.].
  23. Section 20[Repealed.].
  24. Section 21[Repealed.].
  25. Section 22[Repealed.].
  26. Section 23[Repealed.].
  27. Section 24[Repealed.].
  28. Section 25[Repealed.].
  29. Section 26[Repealed.].
  30. Section 27[Repealed.].
  31. Section 28[Repealed.].
  32. Section 29[Repealed.].
  33. Section 30[Repealed.].
  34. Section 31[Repealed.].
  35. Section 32[Repealed.].
  36. Section 33[Repealed.].
  37. Section 34[Repealed.].
  38. Section 35[Repealed.].
  39. Section 36[Repealed.].
  40. Section 37[Repealed.].
  41. Section 38[Repealed.].
  42. Section 39Indian Penal Code to apply to offences committed previous to 1st January, 1862.
  43. Section 39-APower to establish system of village-watchmen, and municipal-watchmen and to make rules
  44. Section 39-BObligation to assist watchmen and headmen. Person obstructing watchman or headman may be arrested without warrant
  45. Section 39-CPower to direct local taxation for payment of police enrolled under Act 5 of 1861.
  46. Section 39-DNotice of taxes proposed to be levied. Objections to taxation. Procedure thereon.
  47. Section 39-EPower to fix rates of tax.
  48. Section 39-FPower to make rules for collection of taxes
  49. Section 39-GRepealed..
  50. Section 40State Government may confer powers of police-officer.
  51. Section 41Trackers may call for assistance in carrying on tracks.
  52. Section 42Penalty for withholding assistance or conniving at offence or escape.
  53. Section 43Control of slaughter of kine and sale of beef.
  54. Section 44Control of entry into towns of bands of armed men.
  55. Section 45Powers of Magistrate of district as to foreign vagrants.
  56. Section 46Surveillance, etc., of band failing to comply with Magistrate's order.
  57. Section 47Crossing of streams on buoys or skins.
  58. Section 48Use of pasturage or natural product of Government land.
  59. Section 49[Replead.].
  60. Section 50Power to make rules as to matters mentioned in Sections 43 to 48.
  61. Section 50-AConditions of validity of rules hereafter made under this Act
  62. Section 50-BPenalties for breach of such rules
  63. Section 51Republication of rules and orders.
  64. Section 52[Repealed.].