The Assam Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1943

ASSAM ACT X II I OF 1943. TH E ASSAM HIND U WOM EN ’S RI GH TS TO PR OP ER TY (EXT EN SIO N TO AG RI CU L­ TU RA L LAND) AC T, 1943. [Passed by the Assam Legislature.] (Received the assent of the Gove rnor on the 7th December 1943. [Published in the Assam Gazelle of the 15th December 1943.] An Ac t to exten d the operation o f the Hindu Women’s Ri gh ts to Property A ct, 19 37 , and the Hi nd u Wom en’s Righ ts to Properly {Amendm ent) Ac t, 19 38 , to Agricultura l land in the Province o f Assam . Whfreas the Hin du Wom en’s Righ ts to Property Act , 1937, and the Hindu Women’s Rights to Proper­ ty (Amendment) Act, 1938, purpo rt to give bet ter righ ts to women in respect of p rope rty in general ; And whereas transactions have alre ady taken place in the Province on the basis th at women had acquired be tt ir rights under the said Acts in respect of agricul­ tur al land as well as other kinds of pro per ty ; And whereas it has now been establ ished tha t the said Acts do not ope rate to give them bet ter rights in respect of agr icu ltu ral land : Price 1 ann or Id . t 2 com men ce­ men t. And whereas in order to val ida te those transac­ tions as well as to give w omen in future those bette r righ ts and for o the r purposes , it is expedien t to extend the operatio n of the said Acts to agr icu ltur al land with retrospective effect, bu t with cert ain savings ; It is he reby enacted as follows :— Short titl e, l ,(l ) This Act may be called the Assam Hin du ex ten t an \y o m e n ’s R igh ts to Proper ty (Extension to Agricu ltu­ ral Land) Act, 1943. (2) It extends to the Province of Assam. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Th e term “ proper ty ” in the Hindu Women’s Acts X V II I ty ” to in- Rights to Property Act, 1937, an d the Hi ndu Women’s of 1937 a nd cultural381 1" R*ght s t o Property (Am endm ent) Act , 1938, as in X I °* 19 38 - lan d. force in the Province of Assam, shall include, and shall be deemed always to have inc luded, agr icu ltur al la n d : “ ProDer- Provided that where any person who, but for this Act, would have been ent itled to any property has been in possession or has m ade a tran sfer thereof, his possession till the comm ence men t of this Act shall be deem ed to be as lawful, and the transfer mad e by him shall be deem ed to be as v alid , as i f this Act had not been passed. A.G .P. (L .C .) No.103 —750— 16-2-1944. scan0001 scan0002