The Laws Local Extent Act, 1874
An Act for declaring the local extent of certain Enactments, and for other purposes.
Administered by. Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of States · Other Acts of 1874
Preamble
THE LAWS LOCAL EXTENT ACT, 1874
ACT NO. 15 OF 18741
[8th December, 1874.]
An Act for declaring the local extent of certain Enactments, and for other purposes.
Preamble.--WHEREAS it is expedient to declare the local extent of certain Acts passed by the Governor General of India in Council, the Legislative Council of India, and the Council of the Governor General of India assembled for the purpose of making Laws and Regulations;
AND WHEREAS it is also expedient to consolidate the laws relating to the local extent of certain Acts and Regulations in the Presidencies of Fort St. George and Bombay, and in the Lower and the NorthWestern Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal;
It is hereby declared and enacted as follows:---
What this Act covers
Summary of the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874
Objectives
• To determine and declare the local extent of specified laws in force in British India.
• To remove ambiguity regarding the territorial application of enactments.
• To promote uniformity and certainty in the administration of laws.
• To facilitate the effective implementation and interpretation of statutes.
Key Provisions
• Declares the territorial extent of various Acts specified in the Schedules to the Act.
• Provides that the laws listed in the Schedules apply only to the territories specified against each enactment.
• Clarifies the geographical operation of existing laws without altering their substantive provisions.
• Includes consequential provisions for the interpretation and application of the specified enactments.
Sections
Type to filter. 8 sections.
Schedules
This Act has 7 schedules. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.
- SCHEDULE I1,059 words
- SCHEDULE II1,199 words
- SCHEDULE III684 words
- SCHEDULE IV1,015 words
- SCHEDULE V580 words
- SCHEDULE VI1,064 words
- SCHEDULE VII14 words
Related Acts
- The Punjab Laws Act, 187264 sections
- The Oudh Laws Act, 187646 sections
- The Chutia Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act, 187624 sections
- The Broach and Kaira Incumbered Estates Act, 187741 sections
- The Dehra Dun Act, 18714 sections
- The Oudh Taluqdar's Relief Act, 187025 sections
- The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 187962 sections
- The Oudh Estates' Act, 186933 sections
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