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Act Number: 4

Act Name: The Punjab Laws Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-03-28

Long Title: An Act for declaring which of certain rules, laws and regulations have the force of law in the Panjab, and for other purposes.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title.
2Local extent.
3Enactments in force.
4[Repealed.].
5Decisions in certain cases to be according to Native law.
6Decisions in cases not specially provided for.
7Local customs and mercantile usages when valid.
8[Repealed.].
9[Repealed.].
10[Repealed.].
11[Repealed.].
12[Repealed.].
13[Repealed.].
14[Repealed.].
15[Repealed.].
16[Repealed.].
17[Repealed.].
18[Repealed.].
19[Repealed.].
20[Repealed.].
21[Repealed.].
22[Repealed.].
23[Repealed.].
24[Repealed.].
25[Repealed.].
26[Repealed.].
27[Repealed.].
28[Repealed.].
29[Repealed.].
30[Repealed.].
31[Repealed.].
32[Repealed.].
33[Repealed.].
34[Repealed.].
35[Repealed.].
36[Repealed.].
37[Repealed.].
38[Repealed.].
39Indian Penal Code to apply to offences committed previous to 1st January, 1862.
40State Government may confer powers of police-officer.
41Trackers may call for assistance in carrying on tracks.
42Penalty for withholding assistance or conniving at offence or escape.
43Control of slaughter of kine and sale of beef.
44Control of entry into towns of bands of armed men.
45Powers of Magistrate of district as to foreign vagrants.
46Surveillance, etc., of band failing to comply with Magistrate's order.
47Crossing of streams on buoys or skins.
48Use of pasturage or natural product of Government land.
49[Replead.].
50Power to make rules as to matters mentioned in Sections 43 to 48.
51Republication of rules and orders.
52[Repealed.].
8-A Repealed..
8-B Repealed..
8-C Repealed..
39-APower to establish system of village-watchmen, and municipal-watchmen and to make rules
39-BObligation to assist watchmen and headmen. Person obstructing watchman or headman may be arrested without warrant
39-CPower to direct local taxation for payment of police enrolled under Act 5 of 1861.
39-DNotice of taxes proposed to be levied. Objections to taxation. Procedure thereon.
39-EPower to fix rates of tax.
39-FPower to make rules for collection of taxes
39-G Repealed..
50-AConditions of validity of rules hereafter made under this Act
50-BPenalties for breach of such rules
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