Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act,1891

Act No : 16

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Section : Title and commencement.

THE COLONIAL COURTS OF ADMIRALTY (INDIA) ACT, 1891 ACT NO. 16 OF 1891 [14th May, 1891.] An Act t declare certain courts in India to be Colonial Courts of Admiralty. WHEREAS it is provided by the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict., c. 27), that the legislature of a British posses- sion may by any colonial law declare any court of unlimited civil jur- isdiction in that possession to be a Colonial Court of Admiralty; And whereas it is expedient, in pursuance of that provision, to declare certain Courts in India to be Colonial Courts of Admiralty; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1.Title and commencement.(1) This Act may be called the Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act, 1891 ; and (2) It shall come into effect- (a) If Her Majesty's pleasure thereon has been signified, by 1 notification in the Official Gazette, on or before the first day of July, 1891, then on that day, or (b) If Her Majesty's pleasure thereon has not been so signified on or before that day, then on the day on which Her Majesty's pleasure shall be signified by such a notification as aforesaid.

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