Indian Legislations [Central] 1850 to 1950

Enactment Date	Act Number	Short Title
27-Aug-1838	19	The Coasting vessels Act, 1838
12-Mar-1850	12	The Public Accountants Defaults Act, 1850
4-Apr-1850	18	The Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850
4-Jun-1851	08	The India Tolls Act, 1851	View…
27-Mar-1855	12	The Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855	View…
27-Mar-1855	13	The Fetal Accidents Act, 1855	View…
19-Sep-1855	28	The Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855	View…
11-Apr-1856	09	The Indian Bills of Landing Act 1856	View…
13-Feb-1857	05	The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857	View…
21-May-1860	21	The Societies Registration Act, 1860	View…
6-Oct-1860	45	The India Penal Code, 1860	View…
6-Oct-1860	45	The Indian Penal Code, 1860	View…
22-Mar-1861	05	The Police Act, 1861	View…
7-Jul-1861	16	The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861	View…
10-Mar-1863	20	The Religious endowments act, 1863	View…
24-Mar-1863	23	The Indian Tolls Act, 1864	View…
14-Jan-1865	03	The Carriers Act, 1865	View…
25-Jan-1867	03	The Public Gambling Act, 1867	View…
1-Mar-1867	11	The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1867	View…
22-Mar-1867	25	The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867	View…
26-Jan-1869	04	The Indian Divorce Act, 1869	View…
19-Mar-1869	14	The Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869	View…
11-Mar-1870	07	The Court-Fees Act, 1870	View…
13-Jan-1871	01	The Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871	View…
18-Aug-1871	23	The Pensions Act, 1871	View…
15-Mar-1872	01	The Indian Evidence Act, 1872	View…
15-Mar-1872	01	The Indian Evidence Act, 1872	View…
25-Apr-1872	09	The Indian Contract Act, 1872	View…
25-Apr-1872	09	The Indian Contract Act, 1872	View…
18-Jul-1872	15	The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872	View…
18-Jul-1872	15	The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872	View…
21-Jan-1873	03	The Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873	View…
28-Jan-1873	05	The Government Savings Banks Act, 1873	View…
11-Feb-1873	08	The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873	View…
24-Feb-1874	03	The Married Women’s Property Act, 1874	View…
2-Mar-1875	09	The Majority Act, 1875	View…
14-Sep-1876	15	The Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act, 1875	View…
13-Feb-1878	06	The Indian Treasure-trove Act, 1878	View…
9-Nov-1878	17	The Northern Indian Ferries Act, 1878	View…
29-Oct-1879	18	The Legal Practitioners Act, 1879	View…
9-Jul-1880	12	The Kazis Act, 1880	View…
9-Oct-1880	01	The Religious Societies Act, 1880	View…
25-Feb-1881	11	The Municipal Taxation Act, 1881	View…
9-Dec-1881	26	The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881	View…
9-Dec-1881	26	The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881	View…
13-Jan-1882	02	The Indian Trust Act, 1882	View…
17-Feb-1882	04	The Transfer of Property Act, 1882	View…
17-Feb-1882	05	The Indian Easements Act, 1882	View…
17-Feb-1882	07	The Powers-of Attorney Act, 1882	View…
17-Mar-1882	15	The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882	View…
12-Oct-1883	19	The Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883	View…
12-Oct-1883	20	The Punjab District Boards Act, 1883	View…
26-Feb-1884	04	The Explosives Act, 1884	View…
22-Jul-1885	13	The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885	View…
16-Oct-1885	18	The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885	View…
8-Mar-1886	06	The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886	View…
12-Mar-1886	11	The Indian Tramways Act, 1886	View…
11-Feb-1887	07	The Suits Valuation Act, 1887	View…
24-Feb-1887	09	The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887	View…
11-Mar-1887	12	The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887	View…
10-Jul-1887	19	The Joint-stock Companies Act, 1857	View…
2-Mar-1888	04	The Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888	View…
14-Feb-1890	01	The Revenue Recovery Act, 1890	View…
17-Mar-1890	06	The Charitable Endowments Act, 1890	View…
21-Mar-1890	08	The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890	View…
6-Mar-1891	08	The Easements (Extending Act 5 of 1882), 1891	View…
21-Mar-1891	15	The Murshidabad Act, 1891	View…
14-May-1891	16	The Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act, 1891	View…
1-Oct-1891	18	The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 1891	View…
12-Aug-1892	07	The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892	View…
25-Oct-1892	10	The Government Managemnet of Private Estates Act, 1892	View…
22-Mar-1894	09	The Prisons Act, 1894	View…
4-Feb-1897	03	The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897	View…
11-Mar-1897	10	The General Clauses Act, 1897	View…
22-Mar-1898	06	The Indian Post Office Act, 1898	View…
12-Aug-1898	09	The Live-stock Importation Act, 1898	View…
27-Jan-1899	02	The Indian Stamp Act, 1899	View…
27-Jan-1899	02	The Indian Stamp Act, 1899	View…
3-Feb-1899	04	The Government Buildings Act, 1899	View…
20-Mar-1899	13	The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899	View…

2-Feb-1900	03	The Prisoners Act, 1900	View…
22-Feb-1901	02	The Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901	View…
20-Mar-1903	07	The Works of Defence Act, 1903	View…
20-Mar-1903	10	The Victoria Memorial Act, 1903	View…
18-Mar-1904	07	The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904	View…
22-Mar-1905	04	The Indian Railway Board Act, 1905	View…
21-Mar-1908	05	The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908	View…
21-Mar-1908	05	The Code of Civil Procedure Act, 1908	View…
8-Jun-1908	06	The Explosive Substances Act, 1908	View…
11-Dec-1908	14	The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908	View…
18-Dec-1908	16	The Registration Act, 1908	View…
18-Dec-1908	15	The Indian Ports Act, 1908	View…
18-Dec-1908	16	The Registration Act, 1908	View…
12-Mar-1909	03	The Presidency-towns Insolvency Act, 1909	View…
22-Oct-1909	07	The Anand Marriage Act, 1909	View…
25-Feb-1910	05	The Dourine Act, 1910	View…
18-Mar-1910	10	The Indian Museum Act, 1910	View…
1-Mar-1912	02	The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912	View…
27-Feb-1913	02	The Official Trusteers Act, 1913	View…
7-Mar-1913	05	The White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913	View…
3-Feb-1914	02	The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914	View…
8-Sep-1915	10	The Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act, 1915	View…
1-Oct-1915	16	The Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915	View…
28-Sep-1916	15	The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916	View…
7-Feb-1917	01	The Inland Vessels Act, 1917	View…
28-Feb-1917	05	The Destruction of Records Act, 1917	View…
19-Sep-1917	18	The Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917	View…
22-Mar-1918	10	The Usurious Loans Act, 1918	View…
3-Sep-1919	12	The Poisons Act, 1919	View…
17-Sep-1919	15	The Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act, 1919	View…
25-Feb-1920	05	The Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920	View…
11-Mar-1920	10	The Indian Securities Act, 1920	View…
20-Mar-1920	14	The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920	View…
20-Mar-1920	15	The Indian Red Cross Society Act, 1920	View…
9-Sep-1920	33	The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920	View…
9-Sep-1920	34	The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920	View…
14-Sep-1920	40	The Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920	View…
5-Oct-1921	18	The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921	View…
15-Mar-1922	08	The Delhi University Act, 1922	View…
23-Feb-1923	05	The Indian Boilers Act, 1923	View…
5-Mar-1923	06	The Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act, 1923	View…
5-Mar-1923	07	The Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923	View…
5-Mar-1923	08	The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923	View…
2-Apr-1923	19	The Official Secrets Act, 1923	View…
5-Aug-1923	42	The Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923	View…
26-Feb-1925	04	The Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act, 1925	View…
27-Aug-1925	19	The Provident Funds Act, 1925	View…
21-Sep-1925	26	The Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925	View…
30-Sep-1925	39	The Indian Succession Act, 1925	View…
25-Mar-1926	16	The Trade Unions Act, 1926	View…
9-Sep-1926	38	The Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926	View…
21-Sep-1927	16	The Indian Forest Act, 1927	View…
21-Sep-1927	17	The Light House Act, 1927	View…
15-Mar-1930	03	The Sale of Goods Act, 1930	View…
25-Jul-1930	30	The Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930	View…
28-Sep-1931	16	The Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931	View…
8-Apr-1932	09	The Indian Partnership Act, 1932	View…
19-Dec-1932	23	The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1932	View…
11-Sep-1933	17	The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933	View…
21-Sep-1933	23	The Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933	View…
6-Mar-1934	02	The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934	View…
1-May-1934	15	The Sugarcane Act, 1934	View…
9-Aug-1934	22	The Aircraft Act, 1934	View…
6-Sep-1934	30	The Petroleum Act, 1934	View…
23-Apr-1936	04	The Payment of Wages Act, 1936	View…
24-Feb-1937	01	The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937	View…
14-Apr-1937	19	The Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937	View…
7-Oct-1937	26	The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937	View…
26-Feb-1938	04	The Insurance Act, 1938	View…
12-Mar-1938	05	The Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938	View…
8-Apr-1938	10	The Cutchi Memons Act, 1938	View…
17-Mar-1939	08	The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939	View…
8-Apr-1939	16	The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939	View…
26-Sep-1939	30	The Commercial Documents Evidence Act, 1939	View…
10-Apr-1940	23	The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940	View…
17-Mar-1941	05	The Assam Rifles Act, 1941	View…
8-Apr-1941	12	The Delhi Restriction of Uses of Land Act, 1941	View…
2-Mar-1942	07	The Coffee Act, 1942	View…
31-Mar-1943	09	The Reciprocity Act, 1943	View…
24-Feb-1944	01	The Central Excises Act 1944	View…
22-Nov-1944	18	The Public Debt Act, 1944	View…
24-Dec-1945	47	The International Monetary Fund and Bank Act, 1945	View…
23-Apr-1946	20	The Industrial Employmnet (Standing Orders) Act, 1946	View…
19-Nov-1946	25	The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946	View…
23-Nov-1946	31	The Foreigners Act, 1946	View…
11-Mar-1947	14	The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947	View…
20-Mar-1947	15	The Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947	View…
18-Apr-1947	24	The Rubber Act, 1947	View…
20-Dec-1947	43	The United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947	View…
20-Dec-1947	46	The United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947	View…
31-Dec-1947	48	The Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947	View…
4-Mar-1948	08	The Pharmacy Act, 1948	View…
4-Mar-1948	09	The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948	View…
15-Mar-1948	11	The Minimum Wages Act, 1948	View…
23-Mar-1948	12	The Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act, 1948	View…
27-Mar-1948	14	The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948	View…
29-Mar-1948	16	The Dentists Act, 1948	View…
16-Apr-1948	31	The National Cadet Corps Act, 1948	View…
16-Apr-1948	33	The Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948	View…
19-Apr-1948	34	The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948	View…

3-Sep-1948	37	The Census Act, 1948	View…
3-Sep-1948	41	The Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948	View…
3-Sep-1948	46	The Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948	View…
8-Sep-1948	53	The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948	View…
10-Sep-1948	56	The Territorial Army Act, 1948	View…
10-Sep-1948	58	The Exchange of Prisoners Act, 1948	View…
20-Sep-1948	61	The Central Silk Board Act, 1948	View…
20-Sep-1948	60	The Resettlement of Displaced Persons (Land Acquisition) Act, 1948	View…
23-Sep-1948	63	The Factories Act, 1948	View…
23-Sep-1948	62	The Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948	View…
24-Sep-1948	66	The Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara Land Development Act, 1948	View…
14-Feb-1949	02	The Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act, 1949	View…
10-Mar-1949	10	The Banking Regulation Act, 1949	View…
14-Apr-1949	20	The West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949	View…
22-Apr-1949	24	The Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Act, 1949	View…
1-May-1949	38	The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949	View…
14-Dec-1949	54	The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act, 1949	View…
27-Dec-1949	64	The Police Act, 1949	View…
28-Dec-1949	66	The Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949	View…
27-Feb-1950	07	The High Courts (Seals) Act, 1950	View…
1-Mar-1950	12	The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950	View…
1-Mar-1950	10	The Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950	View…
10-Mar-1950	18	The Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act, 1950	View…
12-Apr-1950	29	The Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950	View…
15-Apr-1950	30	The Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950	View…
28-Apr-1950	40	The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950	View…
10-May-1950	42	The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950	View…
12-May-1950	43	The Representation of the People Act, 1950	View…
18-May-1950	45	The Air Force Act, 1950	View…
20-May-1950	46	The Army Act, 1950	View…
14-Aug-1950	49	The Contingency Fund of India Act, 1950	View…
4-Dec-1950	64	The Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950	View…
28-Dec-1950	74	The Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950	View…
28-Dec-1950	78	The Khaddar (Protection of Name) Act, 1950	View…

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