Act 18 of 1876

The Oudh Laws Act, 1876

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

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
  • Enacted 1876-10-10
  • 46 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title.Read
2 [Repealed.].Read
3 Statutory law to be administered in Oudh.Read
4 Validity of local customs and mercantile usages.Read
5 Muhammadan dower contracts how to be enforced.Read
6 Right of pre-emption.Read
7 Presumption as to its existence.Read
8 Its existence in towns to be proved.Read
9 Devolution of right when property to be sold or foreclosed is a proprietary or under proprietary tenure.Read
9A When a suit for pre-emption lies.Read
10 Notice to pre-emptors.Read
11 Loss of right of pre-emption.Read
12 Right of pre-emptor on foreclosure.Read
13 Suit to enforce right of pre-emption.Read
14 Decree to fix time for payment.Read
15 Effect of non-payment of purchase-money.Read
16 Rule of limitation.Read
17 Repealed.Read
18 Repealed.Read
19 Rules for taking evidence. Read
20 Execution-sale of ancestral and acquired property in land.Read
21 Repealed.Read
23 Repealed.Read
22 Service of process within jurisdiction of Lucknow Civil Court. Read
24 Repealed.Read
25 Repealed.Read
26 Revenue-agents authorized to appear, etc., in rent-suits. Read
27 Power to make rules for custody and sale of attached property.Read
28 RepealedRead
29 Right to nominate village-policemen.Read
30 Obligation to nominate.Read
31 Discretion to appoint or reject nominee.Read
32 Power to Government to appoint.Read
33 Appointment of road-police.Read
34 Duties of village and road-policemen.Read
35 Procedure on arrest by village or road-policeman.Read
36 Dismissal of village or road-policeman.Read
37 Acts punishable.Read
38 Fines to be credited to such fund as Government appoints.Read
39 Power to make rules.Read
40 Publication of rules.Read
41 Repealed.Read
42 Penalty for breach of rules.Read
43 . Repealed.Read
44 Honorary police-officersRead
45 Repealed.Read
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