The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916

THE HINDU DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ACT, 1916

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THE HINDU DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ACT, 1916 __________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS ___________ SECTIONS 1. Dispositions for the benefit of persons not in existence. Application of this Act to the Khoja community.

THE HINDU DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ACT, 1916

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Section 1 — Short title and extent

Section 2 — Dispositions for the benefit of persons not in existence

Section 3 — Limitations and conditions

Section 4 — [Failure of prior disposition

Section 5 — Application of this Act to the Khoja community

THE HINDU DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ACT, 1916 ACT NO. 15 OF 1916 [28th September, 1916.] An Act to remove certain existing disabilities in respect of the power of disposition of property by Hindus for the benefit of persons not in existence at the date of such disposition. WHEREAS it is expedient to remove certain existing disabilities in respect of the power of disposition of property by Hindus for the benefit of persons not in existence at the date of such disposition; It is hereby enacted as follows:— 1. Short title and extent.—(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916. Dispositions for the benefit of persons not in existence.—Subject to the limitations and provisions specified in this Act, no disposition of property by a Hindu, whether by transfer inter vivos or by will, shall be invalid by reason only that any person for whose benefit it may have been made was not in existence at the date of such disposition. 4. [Failure of prior disposition.] Rep. by the Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act, 1929 (21 of 1929), s.