THE ASSAM HINDU WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO PROPERTY (EXTENSION TO AGRICUL- TURAL LAND) ACT, 1943.

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    "slug": "the-assam-hindu-women-s-rights-to-property-extension-to-agricul-tural-land-act-1943",
    "title": "THE ASSAM HINDU WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO PROPERTY (EXTENSION TO AGRICUL- TURAL LAND) ACT, 1943.",
    "short_title": "The Assam Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1943",
    "act_number": "XIII",
    "act_year": 1943,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "repealed",
    "enactment_date": "1943-12-07",
    "description": "The Assam Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1943",
    "preamble": "",
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    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "An Act to extend the operation of the Hindu Women's\nRights to Property Act, 1937, and the Hindu Women's\nRights to Property (Amendment) Act, 1938, to Agricultural\nland in the Province of Assam.",
            "footnote": "",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Preamble",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "WHEREAS the Hindu Women's Rights to Property\nAct, 1937, and the Hindu Women's Rights to Proper-\nty (Amendment) Act, 1938, purport to give better\nrights to women in respect of property in general;\nAnd whereas transactions have already taken place\nin the Province on the basis that women had acquired\nbetter rights under the said Acts in respect of agricul-\ntural land as well as other kinds of property;\nAnd whereas it has now been established that\nthe said Arts do not operate to give them better\nrights in respect of agricultural land:\nAnd whereas in order to validate those transac-\ntions as well as to give women in future those better\nrights and for other purposes, it is expedient to extend\nthe operation of the said Acts to agricultural land\nwith retrospective effect, but with certain savings;\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:-",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "1.(1) This Act may be called the Assam Hindu\nWomen's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultu-\nral Land) Act, 1943.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "content": "(2) It extends to the Province of Assam.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
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            "content": "(3) It shall come into force at once.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. \"Property\" to include agricultural land.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2. The term \" property\" in the Hindu Women's\nRights to Property Act, 1937, and the Hindu Women's\nRights to Property (Amendment) Act, 1938, as in\nforce in the Province of Assam, shall include, and\nshall be deemed always to have included, agricultural\nland:",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Provided",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Provided that where any person who, but for\r\nthis Act, would have been entitled to any property\r\nhas been in possession or has made a transfer thereof,\r\nhis possession till the commencement of this Act shall\r\nbe deemed to be as lawful, and the transfer made by\r\nhim shall be deemed to be as valid, as if this Act had\r\nnot been passed.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "194313",
        "Act Number": "XIII",
        "Enactment Date": "1943-12-07",
        "Act Year": "1943",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1943",
        "Department": "Assam Legislature",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:16"
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