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F1Sch. 1 (Pt. I - Pt. XXI) repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX grp. 2
| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 6 & 7 Vict. c. 98. | Slave Trade Act 1843. | Section 4(2). |
| 28 & 29 Vict. c. 63. | Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865. | In section 1, the words “British India”. |
| 31 & 32 Vict. c. 37. | Documentary Evidence Act 1868. | Section 5(2). |
| 33 & 34 Vict. c. 52. | Extradition Act 1870. | Section 23. |
| 33 & 34 Vict. c. 90. | Foreign Enlistment Act 1870. | In section 30, the words “as respects India, mean the Governor General and”. |
| 36 & 37 Vict. c. 88. | Slave Trade Act 1873. | In section 2, in the definition of “governor”, the proviso. |
| 37 & 38 Vict. c. 27. | Courts (Colonial) Jurisdiction Act 1874. | In section 2, the words “British India”. |
| Section 2A. | ||
| 40 & 41 Vict. c. 59. | Colonial Stock Act 1877. | In section 26, the words “and not forming part of British India”. |
| 41 & 42 Vict. c. 73. | Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878. | In section 7, the words “as respects India, means the Governor General and”. |
| 47 & 48 Vict. c. 31. | Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884. | Section 14A. |
| In section 18, the words “and subject, as respects India, to the provisions of section fourteen A of this Act”, and in the definition of “British possession”, the words “which are not part of India”. | ||
| 48 & 49 Vict. c. 25. | East India Unclaimed Stock Act 1885. | In section 2, the definitions of “Government director” and “Indian railway company”. |
| Sections 17 to 24. | ||
| 53 & 54 Vict. c. 27. | Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890. | In section 4, the words “This section shall not apply to Indian laws”. |
| 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60. | Merchant Shipping Act 1894. | Section 368. |
| 8 Edw. 7. c. 51. | Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1908. | Section 2. |
| 5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 57. | Prize Courts Act 1915. | In section 4(1), the words from “as respects any prize court in India” to “its principal seat or”. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 101. | Government of India Act 1919. | The whole Act, so far as unrepealed by the Government of India Act 1935. |
| 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 75. | Official Secrets Act 1920. | In section 11(1)(a), the word “India”. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 58. | Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921. | In section 2, the definition of “East India Stock”. |
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 40. | Indian Church Act 1927. | The whole Act. |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 8. | Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1929. | The whole Act. |
| 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 42. | Government of India Act 1935. | The whole Act. |
| 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 1. | Government of India (Reprinting) Act 1935. | The whole Act. |
| 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 2. | Government of India Act 1935. | The whole Act except sections 1 and 311(4) and (5). |
| 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 9. | India and Burma (Existing Laws) Act 1937. | The whole Act. |
| 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 66. | Government of India Act (Amendment) Act 1939. | The whole Act. |
| 3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 5. | India and Burma (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1940. | The whole Act. |
| 3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 33. | India and Burma (Emergency Provisions) Act 1940. | The whole Act. |
| 4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 44. | India and Burma (Postponement of Elections) Act 1941. | The whole Act. |
| 5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 7. | India (Federal Court Judges) Act 1942. | The whole Act. |
| 5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 39. | India and Burma (Temporary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1942. | The whole Act. |
| 7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 14. | India (Attachment of States) Act 1944. | The whole Act. |
| 7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 38. | India (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944. | The whole Act. |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 7. | India (Estate Duty) Act 1945. | The whole Act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 2. | Indian Franchise Act 1945. | The whole Act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 5. | Indian Divorce Act 1945. | The whole Act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 23. | India (Proclamations of Emergency) Act 1946. | The whole Act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 39. | India (Central Government and Legislature) Act 1946. | The whole Act. |
| 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 30. | Indian Independence Act 1947. | Sections 2 to 5. |
| Section 6(1) to (3) and (6). | ||
| Sections 8 to 12. | ||
| In section 14, in subsection (2), the words from “or as applying” onwards; and sub-sections (3) and (4). | ||
| In section 15(3), the words from “and any legal proceedings” onwards. | ||
| Section 16. | ||
| Section 18(3) to (5). | ||
| Section 19. | ||
| Schedules 1 and 2. | ||
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 92. | India (Consequential Provision) Act 1949. | In section 1(1), the words “and subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section”. |
| Section 1(3) and (4). | ||
| Church Assembly Measure | ||
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. No. 1. | Indian Church Measure 1927. | The whole Measure. |
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