Short title and extent
Section 1 of the Prisoners Act, 1900 deals with short title and extent. This Act may be called the Prisoners Act, 1900; The Act came into force on 02 Feb 1900.
(1) This Act may be called the Prisoners Act, 1900;
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India except 2[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States.] 3***
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STATE AMENDMENT
Maharashtra.--
Amendment of section 1 of Act III of 1900.--In the Prisoners Act, 1900, in the application to the State of Bombay, in sub-section (2) of section 1, after the words and letter "comprised in Part B States" the words "other than the Hyderabad and Saurashtra areas of the State of Bombay" shall be added.
[Vide Bombay Act XV of 1959, s. 4]
Section 1, The Prisoners Act, 1900 (Act 3 of 1900).
Questions about Section 1
What does Section 1 of the Prisoners Act deal with?
Section 1 of the Prisoners Act is headed "Short title and extent". This Act may be called the Prisoners Act, 1900;
How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Prisoners Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Prisoners Act 1900 1, section 1 Prisoners Act 1900, section 1 of the Prisoners Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 1 of the Prisoners Act come into force?
Section 1 of the Prisoners Act, cited as Prisoners Act 1900 1, came into force on 02 Feb 1900, having been enacted on 02 Feb 1900. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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- 15. Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts341 words
- 13. Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency- town213 words
- 18. Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there203 words
- 32. Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto150 words
- 29. Removal of prisoners126 words
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