¹. The Act has been declared to be in force in all the Provinces of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874), s. 3.
The Act has been extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule (w. e. f. 1-7-1965) and to the Union territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and Schedule.
It has been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941) and has been applied to the Sontha Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (3 of 1872), s. 31.
It has been declared, by notification under s. 3 (a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following Scheduled Districts, namely :—
West Jalpaiguri, the Western Hills of Darjeeling,
the Darjeeling Tarai and the Damson Sub-division
of the Darjeeling Darjeeling District . . . See Gazette of India, 1881, Pt I, p. 74
The Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga (now the
Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt. I, p. 44),
and Manbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan
in the District of Singbhum . . . . Ditto 1881, Pt. I, p. 504. The Porahat estate in the District of Singbhum Ditto 1897, Pt. I, p. 1059.
Kumaon and Garhwal . . . Ditto 1876, Pt. I, p. 605.
The Scheduled portion of the Mirzapur District . . . Ditto 1878, Pt. I, p.383.
Jaunsar Bawar . . . . Ditto 1878, Pt. I, p 382.
The Scheduled Districts of the C.P. . . . Ditto 1879, Pt. I, p. 771
The Scheduled Districts in Ganjam and Vizagapatam Ditto 1898, Pt. I, p. 870
Assam (except the North Lushai Hills) . . Ditto 1897, Pt. I, p. 299.