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Act Number: 23

Act Name: The Pensions Act, 1871

Year: 1871

Enactment Date: 1871-08-18

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to pensions and grants by Government of money or land-revenue.

Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department: Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

Section NumberTitleActions
2[Repealed.].
3Interpretation-Section.
3ADefinition.
5Claims to be made to collector, Deputy Commissioner or other authorised officer.
6Civil Court empowered to take cognizance of such claims.
7Pensions for lands held under grants in perpetuity.
9Saving of rights of grantees of land-revenue.
10Commutation of pensions.
12Assignments, etc., in anticipation of pension, to be void.
12ANomination by pensioner to receive moneys outstanding on account of pension.
13Reward to informers.
14Power to make rules.
16Laying of rules.
1Title and extent.
8Payment to be made by Deputy Commissioner, Collector or other authorised officer
4Bar of suits relating to pensions.
11Exemption of pension from attachment.
15 Power of Central Government to make rules
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