The Punjab Laws Act, 1872

Preamble

THE PANJAB LAWS ACT, 1872

ACT NO. IV OF 1872

[28th March, 1872.] An Act for declaring which of certain rules, laws and regulations have the force of law in the Panjab, and for other purposes.

Preamble.---WHEREAS certain rules, laws and regulations, made heretofore for the Punjab, acquired the force of law under the provisions of section 25 of the ¹Indian Councils Act, 1861; and whereas it is expedient to declare which of the said rules, laws and regulations shall henceforth be in force in the Panjab, and to amend, consolidate or repeal others of the said rules, orders and regulations; It is hereby enacted as follows:---

What this Act covers

Sections

Type to filter. 64 sections.

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4. 4[Repealed.]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8. 8[Repealed.]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12. 9[Repealed.]
13. 10[Repealed.]
14. 11[Repealed.]
15. 12[Repealed.]
16. 13[Repealed.]
17. 14[Repealed.]
18. 15[Repealed.]
19. 16[Repealed.]
20. 17[Repealed.]
21. 18[Repealed.]
22. 19[Repealed.]
23. 20[Repealed.]
24. 21[Repealed.]
25. 22[Repealed.]
26. 23[Repealed.]
27. 24[Repealed.]
28. 25[Repealed.]
29. 26[Repealed.]
30. 27[Repealed.]
31. 28[Repealed.]
32. 29[Repealed.]
33. 30[Repealed.]
34. 31[Repealed.]
35. 32[Repealed.]
36. 33[Repealed.]
37. 34[Repealed.]
38. 35[Repealed.]
39. 36[Repealed.]
40. 37[Repealed.]
41. 38[Repealed.]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

Schedules

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