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 5: Application of this Act to the Khoja community.
    Where the 1[State Government] is of opinion that the Khoja community in 2[the State] or any part thereof desire that the provisions of this Act should be extended to such community 3[it] may by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that the provisions of this Act, with the substitution of the word "Khojas" or "Khoja", as the case may be, for the word "Hindus" or "Hindu" wherever those words occur, shall apply to that community in such area as may be specified in the notification, and this Act shall thereupon have effect accordingly.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "G.G. in C"..
2. Subs., ibid., for "British India".
3. Subs., ibid., for "he".
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