14th April, 1915

 

An Act to extend to the Sundarbans certain enactments relating to Embankments.WHEREAS it is expedient to extend to the Sundarbans certain enactments relating to embankments;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 Embankment (Sundarbans) Act, 1915.

 

Section 2 Extension of enactments to the Sundarbans

 

The following enactments are hereby extended to the Sundarbans, as excluded under section 1 of the Bengal Embankment Act, 1882, namely :

(1) the following portions of the Bengal Embankment Act, 1873, namely, section 12, section 13, the proviso to section 21, sections 26, 27, 28 and 29, and Schedules B, C and D, subject to the amendments made in the said sections 12, 21 and 26 by the second paragraph of section 2 of the Bengal Embankment Act, 1882; and

 

(2) The Bengal Embankment Act, 1882, except such portions thereof as have been repealed.

 

Section 3 Repeal

 

Rep. by Ben. Act 16 of 1946.