Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit Act, 1893

Year: 1893

Enactment Date: 1893-03-09

Long Title: An Act for settling Bonds of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Bombay producing an annual income of one lakh and twenty five thousand rupees and a Mansion-house and hereditaments called Petit Hall in the Island of Bombay, the property of Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, Baronet, so as to accompany and support the title and dignity of a Baronet lately conferred by Her Present Majesty Queen Victoria on him for and during the term of his natural life, and from and immediately after his decease to hold to his second son, Framjee Dinshaw Petit, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and in default of such issue with remainder to the heirs male of the body of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, and for other purposes connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 9: Exclusion of wives from interest in Mansion-house.
    The said Mansion-house and hereditaments called Petit Hall, with their rights, members and appurtenances, shall not be subject to any right, interest estate whatsoever which the wife of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit or Framjee Dinshaw Petit, or the wives of any of the persons who shall successively become entitled thereto, may or might have or claim to have in the said Mansion-house and hereditaments under any custom or law of the Parsees, or otherwise howsoever.
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