Short title, Commencement and Extent

This Act may be called The Maharashtra Revenue Jurisdiction Act,. So much of section four as relates to claims to set aside, on the ground of irregularity, mistake or any other ground except fraud, sales for arrears of land revenue, shall come into force in the Presidency of Bombay on such day as the Governor-General in Council directs in that behalf by notification in the Gazette of India. The rest of this Act shall come into force therein on the passing thereof; and it shall extend to the State of Maharashtra, but not so as to affect— (a) any suit regarding the assesment of revenue on land situate in the City of Bombay or the collection of such revenue ; (b) any of the provisions of Bombay Acts V of 1862 and VI of 1862, or of Act XXI of 1881, or of Act XXIII of 1871;