Punjab Laws Act, 1872

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SECTIONS:
1. Short title.
2. Local extent. commencement.
3. Enactments in force.
4. [Repealed.]
5. Decisions in certain cases to be according to Native law.
6. Decisions in cases not specially provided for.
7. Local customs and mercantile usages when valid.
8,8A, 8B And 8C. [Repealed.]
9 to 20. [Repealed.]
21. [Repealed.]
22 to 33. [Repealed.]
34 to 38. [Repealed.]
39. [Omitted.]
39 A. Power to establish a system of village-watchmen and municipal watchmen, and to make rules.
39 B. Obligation to assist watchman and headman.
Person obstructing watchmen or headmen may be arrested without warrant.
39 C. Power to direct local taxation for payment of police enrolled under Act v of 1861.
39 D. Notice of taxes proposed to be levied.
Objections to taxation.
Procedure thereon.
39 E. Power to fix rates of tax.
39 F. Power to make rules for collection of taxes.
39 G. [Repealed.]
40. Provincial government may confer powers of police officer.
41. Trackers may call for assistance in carrying on tracks.
42. Penalty for withholding assistance or conniving at offence or escape.
Limit to fine.
Appeal to high court.
Fine may be awarded to injured parties, and fee to tracker.
43. Control of slaughter of kine and sale of beef.
44. [Omitted.]
45. [Omitted.]
46. [Omitted.]
47. Crossing of streams on buoys or skins.
48. Use of pasturage or natural product of government land.
49. [Repealed.]
50. Power to make rules as to matters mentioned in sections 43 to 48.
Existing rules.
50 A. Conditions of validity of rules hereafter made under this Act.
50 B. Penalties for bread of rules.
51. [Omitted.]
52. [Repealed.]







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