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Reference ‘in existing enactments of Chief Court. Pun- THE SCHEDULE. 1918 : Ph. Act VI courrs 573 'THE PUNJAB COURTS ACT, 1918. Punsae Acr VI or 1918, [Received the assent of the Lieutenant-General of the Punjab on the 30th May, 1918, and that of the Governor-General on the 12th June, 1918, and was first published in the Punjab Gazette? of the 12th July, 1918.] . Year No- Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by legislation 1918 .. | VI The Punjab Repealed in part, Act IV of 1926 Courts Act, ) 1918 Amended, Punjab Act 1V of 1919 Supplemented, Act TX of 1919* Amended, Punjab Act IX of 1922¢ Amended, Government of India (Adapta- tion of Indian Laws) Qrder, 1937 Amended by Punjab Act VI of 19418 Amende | by the Indian Independence (Adaptation of Bengal and Punjab Acts) Qrder of 1913 (G.G.0- 4C) Am;nded by Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 Amended by Adaptation of Laws (Third, Amendmend) Qrder, 1951 e — — 1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Gazette, 1918, Part V, page 326, for Report of the Select Committee, see ibid, 1918, Part V, pages 349—358, for Proceedings in Council, see ibid, 1918, Part V, pages 376-377, 435, 446-447, and 490—93. ) 2Part V, pages 495—503. 'For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Gazette, 1919, Part V, pages 16-17, and for Proceedings in Council, see ibid 1919, Part V, pages 66—71. It came into force on 21st March, 1919, “For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Gazette, 1922, Pert 'V, pages 205-06, for Reports of the Select Committee, see ibid, 1922, Part V, pages 210—13 and for Proceedings in Council, see Punjab Legislative Counci] Debates, Volume IV, pages 517-18, 649, 709—15 and 729—34. This Act came into force on 5th January, 1923. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Gazette, 1940, page 836, for Proccedings in Assembly, see Punjab Legislafive em- bly Debates, Valume XV, Papes 86-87. This Act was made apolicable to all pending cases,—(vide section 3), with the following words :— "Notwithstending anything to the contrary in the Punjab General Clauses” Act, 1898, or any other law for the time being in force the provisions of this Act shall apply to all cases which may be pending at its commencement”, ¥ B | 574 courts (1918 : Ph. A Vi 1 2 4 ended to the territorics whic ;\“ diately before the 1st November, 'onc- were comprised in the State of .p."fs(’, and East Punjab States Uniion, lala Punjab Act 38 of 19571 » by Amended by Punjab Act 35 of 9432 Amended by punjab Act 25 of 19642 Amendment by the Punjab Reorgan;. sation (Chandigarh) (Apaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order 1968 : w An Act to validate all things done under the Punjab Courtg Act, 1914, as amended by Punjab Act IV of 1914, to repeal the said Acts or so much of them as may he valid and to enact a law relating to Courts in *Punjah which is free from the defect described in the preamble. WHEREAS, it appears that the Punjab Courts Act, 1914, as assented to by the Lieutenant-Governor on the 15th January, 1914, and by the Governor-General on 27th April, 1914, and as published in the Punjab Gazette on 22nd May, 1914, included a clause, namely, clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 39 which had not been passed by the Legislative Council of the Lieutenant-Governor, and whereas doubts have arisen as to the validity of things done under the said Act, and the amending Act, Punjab Act IV of 1914. ‘ And whereas it is expedient to validate all things done under the said Acts, to repeal the said Acts or so much of them as may be valid, and to enact a law relat- ing to Courts in *Punjab, which is free from the defect 2hove described, it is hereby enacted as follows:— 1For Stztement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Government lished in Punjob Gazette (Extraordinary), 1957, page 1675, First pub; Government Gazette '(Extraordinary), dated the 14th November, ¢ 2For Stctement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Governmen Guazette (Extruordinary), 1963, page 1162, 'First published in the' Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary) Legislative Supplemen! of 18th October, 1964, ¢ SFor Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Govemme'gn Gazette, (Extraordinary), 1964, pages 935—37. It came into ;forceD 0 the 2nd October, 1964, see Punjab Government, Home (Judicial) D€ pertment, Notification No, GSR 218/P.A. 25/64/S. 1/64, dated the 18! October, 1964. . ted 4Substituted for the words “East Punjab” (which had been mSe't.‘m for the words “the Punjab” by the Indian Independence (Adaptati of Bengal and Punjab Acts) Order, 1948) by the Adaptation o (Third Amendment) Order, 1951, f Laws 1918 : Ph. At VL] counrs (.3 ~ (& PART 1 , L (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Courtg Short title and Act, 1918 oxtent, (2) Tt extends to "[Union territory of Chandigarh|.