Bare Act
The Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and Assam Laws Act, 1912
General19127 sections
This law applies to the provinces of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and Assam to help apply old laws to the new administrative boundaries created in 1912. It allows courts to adjust old rules to fit current situations and gives state governments the power to direct how authorities function. The Act also includes a schedule that replaces references to old administrative bodies with new ones. Finally, it ensures that any legal cases already started before this law was passed continue to be handled normally without interruption.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Powers of Courts and State Governments for facilitating application of enactments
- 3. Construction of certain enactments, etc., in force in territory mentioned in Schedules
- 4. Construction of references to official bodies and officers
- 5. Pending proceedings
- 6. Application of adaptions
- Schedule. Schedules A, B, C and D
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