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The Oudh Laws Act, 1876

Central

An Act to declare and amend the laws to be administered in Oudh.

Act number
18 of 1876
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
10 Oct 1876

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46 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2[Repealed.].
  3. Section 3Statutory law to be administered in Oudh.
  4. Section 4Validity of local customs and mercantile usages.
  5. Section 5Muhammadan dower contracts how to be enforced.
  6. Section 6Right of pre-emption.
  7. Section 7Presumption as to its existence.
  8. Section 8Its existence in towns to be proved.
  9. Section 9Devolution of right when property to be sold or foreclosed is a proprietary or under proprietary tenure.
  10. Section 9AWhen a suit for pre-emption lies.
  11. Section 10Notice to pre-emptors.
  12. Section 11Loss of right of pre-emption.
  13. Section 12Right of pre-emptor on foreclosure.
  14. Section 13Suit to enforce right of pre-emption.
  15. Section 14Decree to fix time for payment.
  16. Section 15Effect of non-payment of purchase-money.
  17. Section 16Rule of limitation.
  18. Section 17Repealed.
  19. Section 18Repealed.
  20. Section 19Rules for taking evidence.
  21. Section 20Execution-sale of ancestral and acquired property in land.
  22. Section 21Repealed.
  23. Section 23Repealed.
  24. Section 22Service of process within jurisdiction of Lucknow Civil Court.
  25. Section 24Repealed.
  26. Section 25Repealed.
  27. Section 26Revenue-agents authorized to appear, etc., in rent-suits.
  28. Section 27Power to make rules for custody and sale of attached property.
  29. Section 28Repealed
  30. Section 29Right to nominate village-policemen.
  31. Section 30Obligation to nominate.
  32. Section 31Discretion to appoint or reject nominee.
  33. Section 32Power to Government to appoint.
  34. Section 33Appointment of road-police.
  35. Section 34Duties of village and road-policemen.
  36. Section 35Procedure on arrest by village or road-policeman.
  37. Section 36Dismissal of village or road-policeman.
  38. Section 37Acts punishable.
  39. Section 38Fines to be credited to such fund as Government appoints.
  40. Section 39Power to make rules.
  41. Section 40Publication of rules.
  42. Section 41Repealed.
  43. Section 42Penalty for breach of rules.
  44. Section 43. Repealed.
  45. Section 44Honorary police-officers
  46. Section 45Repealed.