27th October, 1915

 

An Act to decentralize and otherwise to facilitate the administration of certain enactments in force in Bengal. WHEREAS it is expedient to decentralize and otherwise to facilitate the administration of certain enactments in force in Bengal; AND WHEREAS the sanction of the Governor General has been obtained, under section 5 of the Indian Councils Act, 1892, to the passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows :

 

Section 1 Short title

 

This Act may be called the Bengal Decentralization Act, 1915.

 

Section 2 Amendment of certain enactments

 

Rep. by Ben. Act 16 of 1946.

 

Section 3 Saving of orders, etc., issued by previous authorities

 

Any appointment, notification, order, scheme, rule, form or by-law made or issued by an authority for the making or issuing of which a new authority is substituted by or under this Act, shall, unless inconsistent with this Act, be deemed to have been made or issued by such new authority unless and, until superseded by an appointment, notification, order, scheme, rule, form or by-law made or issued by such new authority. THE SCHEDULE [Rep. except the entries relating to the Calcutta Port Act, 1890, by Ben. Act 16 of 1946. Amendments incorporated in the principal Act. ]