Act Number: 23

Act Name: The Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933

Year: 1933

Enactment Date: 1933-09-21

Long Title: An Act to provide for the appointment of a Manager on behalf of the Secretary of State of the properties of the Nawab Bahadur or Murshidabad and define the powers and duties of the Manager.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--
     (1) "Immoveable properties of the estate" means the properties contained in the Schedules of immoveable property annexed to the Indenture included in and confirmed by the Murshidabad Act, 1891 (15 of 1891), with any additional immoveable property added thereto under sub-section (1) of section 3 of that Act, and includes all immoveable property acquired under the provisions of section 32 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894);
     (2) "issues and profits of the immoveable properties of the estate" includes all money awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894), as compensation for the acquisition of any of the immoveable properties of the estate together with interest thereon;
     (3) "Manager" means the officer appointed under section 3;
     (4) "Nawab Bahadur" means the Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad for the time being;
     1*                              *                              *                              *                             *;
     (6) "Board of Revenue" means the Board of Revenue, 2[West Bengal];
     (7) "Prescribed" means provided for by this Act or by rules made under section 28.
Notes:
1 Clause (5) omitted by the A.O. 1937.
2 Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for "Bengal".
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