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18/1876 - The Oudh Laws Act, 1876 ▶

Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Oudh Laws Act, 1876

Year: 1876

Enactment Date: 1876-10-10

Long Title: An Act to declare and amend the laws to be administered in Oudh.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title.
2	[Repealed.].
3	Statutory law to be administered in Oudh.
4	Validity of local customs and mercantile usages.
5	Muhammadan dower contracts how to be enforced.
6	Right of pre-emption.
7	Presumption as to its existence.
8	Its existence in towns to be proved.
9A	When a suit for pre-emption lies.
10	Notice to pre-emptors.
11	Loss of right of pre-emption.
12	Right of pre-emptor on foreclosure.
13	Suit to enforce right of pre-emption.
14	Decree to fix time for payment.
15	Effect of non-payment of purchase-money.
20	Execution-sale of ancestral and acquired property in land.
27	Power to make rules for custody and sale of attached property.
30	Obligation to nominate.
31	Discretion to appoint or reject nominee.
32	Power to Government to appoint.
33	Appointment of road-police.
34	Duties of village and road-policemen.
35	Procedure on arrest by village or road-policeman.
36	Dismissal of village or road-policeman.
37	Acts punishable.
38	Fines to be credited to such fund as Government appoints.
39	Power to make rules.
40	Publication of rules.
9	Devolution of right when property to be sold or foreclosed is a proprietary or under proprietary tenure.
17	Repealed.
18	Repealed.
16	Rule of limitation.
19	Rules for taking evidence.
21	Repealed.
22	Service of process within jurisdiction of Lucknow Civil Court.
23	Repealed.
24	Repealed.
25	Repealed.
26	Revenue-agents authorized to appear, etc., in rent-suits.
28	Repealed
29	Right to nominate village-policemen.
41	Repealed.
42	Penalty for breach of rules.
43	. Repealed.
44	Honorary police-officers
45	Repealed.