Enactments relating to contracts to be taken as part of Contract Act and supplemental to the Registration Act
Section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with enactments relating to contracts to be taken as part of Contract Act and supplemental to the Registration Act. The Chapters and sections of this Act which relate to contracts shall be taken as part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872): [And sections 54, paragraphs 2 and 3, 59, 107 and 123, shall be read as supplemental to the Indian Registration Act, [1908 (16 of 1908).]] The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1882.
The Chapters and sections of this Act which relate to contracts shall be taken as part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872):
1[And sections 54, paragraphs 2 and 3, 59, 107 and 123, shall be read as supplemental to the Indian Registration Act, 2[1908 (16 of 1908).]]
Section 4, The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act 4 of 1882).
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Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act is headed "Enactments relating to contracts to be taken as part of Contract Act and supplemental to the Registration Act". The Chapters and sections of this Act which relate to contracts shall be taken as part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872): [And sections 54, paragraphs 2 and 3, 59, 107 and 123, shall be read as supplemental to the Indian Registration Act, [1908 (16 of 1908).]]
How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Transfer of Property 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: TP Act 4, section 4 TP Act, section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 54 (“Sale” defined), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act, cited as TP Act 4, came into force on 01 Jul 1882, having been enacted on 17 Feb 1882. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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