The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879

Subject: General Law

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1. Short title.

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THE DEKKHAN AGRICULTURISTS’ RELIEF ACT, 1879 ______ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS __________ SECTIONS 1. Agriculturists to be sued where they reside.

31. [Repealed.].

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Instruments executed by agriculturist not to be deemed valid unless executed before a Village-registrar. Registration under this Act to be deemed equivalent to registration under Indian Registration Act, 1877. Exemption of instruments to which the Government or any officer of the Government is a party. ——— 2

2. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 1 — Short title.—This Act may be cited as the Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879: and Commencement

Section 2 — Repealed

The rest of this Act extends only to the districts of Poona, Satara, Sholapur and 6 Ahmednagar [but may, from time to time, be extended wholly or in part by the State 7 8 Government *** to any other district or districts in the [territories which, immediately before the 9 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the State of Bombay,]] [or to any part or parts of any other such district or districts]. * * * 2. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Hence the part applicable to that State only has not been reproduced. The Act was repealed in the State of Bombay, with effect from 27-5-1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 Bom. Hence the part applicable to that State only has not been reproduced. Subs. by 2 A.L.O., 1956 , for “State of Bombay” (w.e.f.

3. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 3 — Repealed

Section 4 — Repealed

Section 5 — Repealed

Section 6 — Repealed

Section 7 — Repealed

Section 8 — Repealed

Section 9 — Repealed

Section 10 — Repealed

Section 11 — Agriculturists to be sued where they reside

Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom.

12. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 12 — Repealed

Section 13 — Repealed

Section 14 — Repealed

Section 15 — Repealed

Section 16 — Repealed

Section 17 — Repealed

Section 18 — Repealed

Section 19 — Repealed

Section 20 — Repealed

21. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 21 — Repealed

Section 22 — Repealed

Section 23 — Repealed

Section 24 — Repealed

Section 25 — Repealed

Section 26 — Repealed

Section 27 — Repealed

Section 28 — Repealed

Section 29 — Repealed

Section 30 — Repealed

Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom.

31. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 31 — Repealed

Section 32 — Repealed

Section 33 — Repealed

Section 34 — Repealed

Section 35 — Repealed

Section 36 — Repealed

Section 37 — Repealed

Section 38 — Repealed

Section 39 — Repealed

Section 40 — Repealed

Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom.

41. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 41 — Repealed

Section 42 — Repealed

Section 43 — Repealed

Section 44 — Repealed

Section 45 — Repealed

Section 46 — Repealed

Section 47 — Repealed

Section 48 — Repealed

Section 49 — Repealed

Section 50 — Repealed

Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom.

51. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 51 — Repealed

Section 52 — Repealed

Section 53 — Repealed

Section 54 — Repealed

Section 55 — Repealed

Section 56 — Instruments executed by agriculturist not to be deemed valid unless executed before a Village-registrar

Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Hence the part applicable to that State only has not been reproduced.] 52. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.—[Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom.

57. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay

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Section 57 — Repealed

Section 58 — Repealed

Section 59 — Repealed

Section 60 — Registration under this Act to be deemed equivalent to registration under Indian Registration Act, 1877

Section 61 — Repealed

Section 62 — Exemption of instruments to which the Government or any officer of the Government is a party

Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Hence the part applicable to that State only has not been reproduced.] 58. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Hence the part applicable to that State only has not been reproduced.] 59. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom. Repealed.— [Rep. by the State of Bombay, with effect from the 27th May, 1950 by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors' Relief Act, 1947 (Bom.

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