Act Number: 12

Act Name: The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887

Year: 1887

Enactment Date: 1887-03-11

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Assam.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 2: Repeal.
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     (2) 2 *** all Courts constituted, appointments, nominations, rules and orders made, jurisdiction and powers conferred and lists published under the Bengal Civil Courts Act, 1871 (6 of 1871) 3 , or any enactment thereby repealed, or purporting expressly or impliedly to have been so constituted, made, conferred and published, shall be deemed to have been respectively constituted, made, conferred and published under this Act; and
     (3) Any enactment or document referring to the Bengal Civil Courts Act, 1871 (6 of 1871)7 , or to any enactment thereby repealed, shall be construed to refer to this Act or to the corresponding portion thereof.
Notes:
1. Sub-section (1) rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
2. The word "But" rep. s. 2 and the First Schedule, ibid.
3. Act 6 of 1871 was rep. by s. 2 of this Act.
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