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Bare Act

The Tamil Nadu Repealing and Amending Act, 1957

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This Act regulates the amendment of numerous legal codes in the state of Tamil Nadu and the repeal of various outdated laws. It updates and refines several specific acts, including those related to revenue recovery, village courts, municipal planning, government board administration, stamp duties, and correctional institutions. The primary purpose of the Act is to modify terminology and provisions to align them with the current national administrative framework, specifically by replacing references to historical state designations with modern terms like India. Additionally, it formally repeals a selection of repealed enactments listed in its schedule to clear up legal inconsistencies.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Amendments to Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864
  3. 3. Repeals
  4. 4. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Village Courts Act, 1888
  5. 5. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu General Clauses Act, 1891
  6. 6. Amendments to The Malabar Land Registration Act, 1895
  7. 7. Amendments to The Malabar Wills Act, 1898
  8. 8. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Court of Wards Act, 1902
  9. 9. Amendments to The Madras City Municipal Act, 1919
  10. 10. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Children Act, 1920
  11. 11. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
  12. 12. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Town-Planning Act, 1920
  13. 13. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu District Boards Act, 1920
  14. 14. Amendments to The Madras Stamp (Amendment) Act, 1922
  15. 15. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923
  16. 16. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools Act, 1925
  17. 17. Amendments to The Madras Co-operative Societies Act, 1932
  18. 18. Amendments to The Madras Commercial Crops Markets Act, 1933
  19. 19. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Debtors' Protection Act, 1934
  20. 20. Amendments to The Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Relief Act, 1938
  21. 21. Amendments to The Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1939
  22. 1916 (Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916). Amendment
  23. 1943 XVIII (The Tamil Nadu Irrigation Works (Repairs, Improvement and Construction) Act, 1943). Amendment
  24. 1943 XXIII (The Tamil Nadu Pawn-brokers Act, 1943). Amendment
  25. 1947 IX (The Bar Councils and Legal Practitioners (Tamil Nadu) Amendment Act, 1947). Amendment
  26. 1947 XXXI (The Tamil Nadu Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947). Amendment
  27. 1948 II (The Tamil Nadu Silkworm Diseases (Prevention and Eradication) Act, 1948). Amendment
  28. 1948 XIV (The Tamil Nadu Aided Institutions (Prohibition of Transfers of Property) Act, 1948). Amendment
  29. 1948 XXIV (The Tamil Nadu Public Libraries Act, 1948). Amendment
  30. 1948 XXVI (The Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948). Amendment
  31. 1949 XVIII (The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application (Tamil Nadu) Amendment Act, 1949). Amendment
  32. 1949 XXV (The Madras Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1949). Amendment
  33. 1949 XXXX (The Tamil Nadu Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning (Temporary Powers) Act, 1949). Amendment
  34. 1950 X (The Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats Act, 1950). Amendment
  35. 1954 XIX (The Madras Land Revenue (Surcharge) Act, 1954). Amendment
  36. 1955 X (The Tamil Nadu Indebted Agriculturists (Repayment of Debts) Act, 1955). Amendment
  37. 1955 XXXIV (The Code of Criminal Procedure (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1955). Amendment
  38. 1956 XLIV (The Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Amendment Act, 1956). Amendment

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