Local Laws



THE RAIPUR AND KHATTRA LAWS ACT, 1879

An Act to amend the law in force in thanas Raipur and Khattra. Preamble. WHEREAS the territory comprised in the thana of Raipur (including the independent police-outpost of Simlapal) and the thana of Khattra has been transferred from the district of Manbhum to the district of Bankura; AND WHEREAS the said territory, when included in  [ Read More ]

THE RAJASTHAN AND MADHYA PRADESH (TRANSFER OF TERRITORIES) ACT, 1959

An Act to provide for the transfer of certain territories from the State of Rajasthan to the State of Madhya Pradesh and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:– 1.Short title. 1. Short title. This Act may be called the Rajasthan and  [ Read More ]

THE RAJGHAT SAMADHI ACT,1951

An Act to provide for the administration and control of the Rajghat Samadhi in Delhi. BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:- 1.Short title and commencement. 1.(1) Short title and commencement. This Act may be called the Rajghat Samadhi Act, 1951.(2) It shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may,  [ Read More ]

THE RAMPUR RAZA LIBRARY ACT, 1975

An Act to declare the Rampur Raza Library to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its administration and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER IPRELIMINARY   1.Short title and commencement. 1. Short title and  [ Read More ]

THE SALAR JUNG MUSEUM ACT, 1961

An Act to declare the Salar Jung Museum together with the Salar Jung Library at Hyderabad to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its administration and certain other connected matters. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY      [ Read More ]

THE SECUNDERABAD AND AURANGABAD CANTONMENTS HOUSE RENT CONTROL LAW (REPEAL) ACT, 1972

1. Short title. This Act may be called the Secunderabad and Aurangabad Cantonments House Rent Control Law (Repeal) Act, 1972.2.Repeal of Secunderabad and Aurangabad cantonments House Rent ControlLaw, 1949, as in force in the Secunderbad Cantonment. 2. Repeal of Secunderabad and Aurangabad cantonments House Rent Control Law, 1949, as in force in the Secunderbad Cantonment.  [ Read More ]

THE SECURITIES CONTRACTS (REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2007

An Act further to amend the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title. 1. Short title. – This Act may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2007. 2. Amendment of section 2. 2. Amendment of section  [ Read More ]

THE SHORE NUISANCES (BOMBAY AND KOLABA) ACT, 1853

An Act to facilitate the removal of nuisances and encroachments below high-water mark in the Islands of Bombay and Kolaba. Preamble.–WHEREAS there is a large sea-shore in the islands of Bombay and Kolaba, and it is expedient, with a view to the safe navigation of the harbour of Bombay, and to the public interests generally,  [ Read More ]

THE SIKH GURDWARAS (SUPPLEMENTARY) ACT, 1925

An Act to supplement certain provisions of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925.WHEREAS it is expedient to supplement, by legislation in the Indian Legislature, certain provisions of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 (Punj. Act 8 of 1925), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1.Short title and commencement. 1. Short title and  [ Read More ]

THE SONTHAL PARGANAS ACT, 1855

An Act to remove from the operation of the general Laws and Regulations certain districts inhabited by Sonthals and others, and to place the same under the superintendence of an officer to be specially appointed for that purpose. Preamble.–WHEREAS the general Regulations and Acts of Government now in force in the Presidency of Bengal are  [ Read More ]