Act 4 of 1872

The Punjab Laws Act, 1872

An Act for declaring which of certain rules, laws and regulations have the force of law in the Panjab, and for other purposes.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
  • Enacted 1872-03-28
  • 64 sections
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1 Short title.Read
2 Local extent.Read
3 Enactments in force.Read
4 [Repealed.].Read
5 Decisions in certain cases to be according to Native law.Read
6 Decisions in cases not specially provided for.Read
7 Local customs and mercantile usages when valid.Read
8 [Repealed.].Read
8-A Repealed..Read
8-B Repealed..Read
8-C Repealed..Read
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39 Indian Penal Code to apply to offences committed previous to 1st January, 1862.Read
39-A Power to establish system of village-watchmen, and municipal-watchmen and to make rulesRead
39-B Obligation to assist watchmen and headmen. Person obstructing watchman or headman may be arrested without warrantRead
39-C Power to direct local taxation for payment of police enrolled under Act 5 of 1861.Read
39-D Notice of taxes proposed to be levied. Objections to taxation. Procedure thereon.Read
39-E Power to fix rates of tax.Read
39-F Power to make rules for collection of taxesRead
39-G Repealed..Read
40 State Government may confer powers of police-officer.Read
41 Trackers may call for assistance in carrying on tracks.Read
42 Penalty for withholding assistance or conniving at offence or escape.Read
43 Control of slaughter of kine and sale of beef.Read
44 Control of entry into towns of bands of armed men.Read
45 Powers of Magistrate of district as to foreign vagrants.Read
46 Surveillance, etc., of band failing to comply with Magistrate's order.Read
47 Crossing of streams on buoys or skins.Read
48 Use of pasturage or natural product of Government land.Read
49 [Replead.].Read
50 Power to make rules as to matters mentioned in Sections 43 to 48.Read
50-A Conditions of validity of rules hereafter made under this ActRead
50-B Penalties for breach of such rulesRead
51 Republication of rules and orders.Read
52 [Repealed.].Read
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