India Code: Oudh Laws Act, 1876

The Oudh Laws Act, 1876

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Act ID:	187618
Act Number:	18
Enactment Date:	1876-10-10
Act Year:	1876
Short Title:	The Oudh Laws Act, 1876
Long Title:	An Act to declare and amend the laws to be administered in Oudh.
Ministry:	Ministry of Home Affairs
Department:	Department of States
Enforcement Date:	10-10-1876


Schedule 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

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PART I

PRELIMINARY

PART II

GENERAL LAWS TO BE ADMINISTERED IN OUDH

PART III

CHAPTER I
- DOWER AMONG MUHAMMADANS
CHAPTER II
- PRE-EMPTION
CHAPTER III
- PROCEDURE OF THE COURTS
CHAPTER IV
- VILLAGE AND ROAD-POLICE
CHAPTER V
- SUBSIDIARY RULES
CHAPTER IV
- MISCELLANEOUS


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 [Repealed.].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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed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