Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916

Year: 1916

Enactment Date: 1916-09-28

Long Title: An act to remove certain existing disabilities in respect of the power of disposition of property by Hindus for the benefit of persons not in existence at the date of such disposition.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 1: Short title and extent.
    (1) This Act may be called the Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916.
     1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.]3
    
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 48 of 1959, s. 3 and Sch. I, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-2-1960).
2. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
3. The Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch.
In its application to Pondicherry, in section 1, after sub-section (2), the following shall be inserted "Provided that nothing contained in this Act, shall apply to the Renoncants of the Union territory of Pondicherry. "--(Vide Act 26 of 1968).
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