The Bihar Scheduled Areas Laws Regulation, 1951
Bihar Regulation 1 of 1951
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[President's assent published in the Bihar Gazette of the 2nd May, 1951]
A Regulation to apply certain Central and Provincial laws which were enacted before the 26th January, 1950, but were not applied to the partially excluded areas in Bihar under sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872, or under Section 92 of the Government of India Act, 1935, to the Scheduled Areas in the State of Bihar.
Whereas it is expedient to apply certain Central and Provincial laws which were enacted before the 26th January, 1950, but were not applied to the partially excluded areas in Bihar under sub-section (3) of the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872, or under Section 92 of the Government of India Act, 1935, to the Scheduled Areas in the State of Bihar.
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
- Short title.- This Regulation may be called the Bihar Scheduled Areas Laws Regulation, 1951.
- Interpretation.- In this Regulation, the expression "Scheduled Areas" the areas comprised in the district of Ranchi, Singhbhum (excluding the Dhalbhum Sub-Division), the Santhal Parganas (excluding the Godda and Deoghar Sub-Divisions) and the Latehar Sub-Division of the district of Palamau and declared to be Scheduled Areas under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 6 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
- Application of certain Central and Provincial laws to the Scheduled Areas.- The laws specified in column 3 of the Schedule shall apply to the Scheduled Areas mentioned in the corresponding entries in column 4 thereof.
The Schedule
[See Section 3]
| Year | Number | Short title | Scheduled Areas to which applied |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| (a) Central Laws | |||
| 1860 | XXI | The Societies Registration Act, 1860 | Santhal Parganas District excluding Godda and Deoghar Sub-Divisions |
| 1876 | XIX | The Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 | Ditto |
| 1938 | VIII | The Indian Tea Control Act, 1938 | All the Scheduled Areas |
| 1943 | XII | The Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Act, 1943. | Ditto |
| 1945 | I | The Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Act, 1944 | Ditto |
| 1946 | XXIX | The Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Act, 1946 | Ditto |
| 1947 | XVIII | The Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947 | Ditto |
| 1948 | XIX | The Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Act, 1948 | Ditto |
| 1949 | LI | The Requisitioned Land (Apportionment of Compensation) Act, 1949 | Ditto |
| 1949 | LVI | The Indian Railways (Amendment) Act, 1949 | Ditto |
| 1949 | LXII | Cinematograph Second (Amendment) Act, 1949 | Ditto |
| 1949 | LXII | The Imports and Exports (Control) Amendment Act, 1949 | Ditto |
| [(a-1) Bengal Laws | |||
| 1876 | II | The Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876 | Santhal Parganas District, excluding Godda and Deoghar Sub-Divisions] |
| 1948 | XIV | The Bihar Public Demands Recovery (Amendment) Act, 1948 | [All the Scheduled Areas] |
| 1948 | XVI | The Bihar Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1948, excluding Chapter VII-A | Santhal Parganas District excluding Godda and Deoghar Sub-Divisions. |
| 1948 | XXVII | The Bihar Bakasht Disputes Settlement (Amendment) Act, 1948 | All the Scheduled Areas |
| 1949 | XXII | The Bihar State Aid to Industries (Amendment) Act, 1950 | Ditto |
| 1950 | II | The Bihar Municipal (Amendment and Validation of Recovery of Taxes) Act, 1949 | Ditto |
| 1950 | XI | The Chota Nagpur Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1950 | (1) Ranchi District |
| (2) Singhbhum District, excluding Dhalbhum Sub-Division | |||
| (3) Latehar Sub-Division of the Palamau District | |||
| 1950 | XII | The Bihar Private Forests (Amendment) Act, 1950 | All the Scheduled Areas |
| 1950 | XIII | The Bihar Control of the Use and Play of Loud Speakers Act, 1949 | Ditto |