Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Oudh Estates Act, 1869

Year: 1869

Enactment Date: 1869-01-12

Long Title: An Act to define the rights of Taluqdárs and others in certain estates in Oudh, and to regulate the succession thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 19: Sections of Succession Act applied to wills of Taluqdars.
    Sections 49, 50, 51, 54, 55, and 57 to 77 (both inclusive), and sections 82, 83, 85, and 88 to 98 (both inclusive) of the Indian Succession Act (No. X of 1865), shall apply to all wills and codicils made by any Taluqd�r or Grantee, or by his heir or legatee, under the provisions of this Act, for the purpose of bequeathing to any person his estate, or any portion thereof, or any interest therein: Provided that marriage shall not revoke any such will or codicil :
    Provided also that nothing herein contained shall affect wills made before the passing of this Act.
    In applying the said sections to wills and codicils made under this Act, all words hereinbefore defined, and occurring in such sections, shall (unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context) be deemed to have the same meaning as this Act has attached to such words respectively.
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