1. Title, extent and commencement.—(1)This Act may be called the Bengal, 2
[Agra] and Assam
Civil Courts Act, 1887.
(2) It extends to the territories 3
[which were on the 11th March, 1887,] respectively
administered by the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, the Lieutenant-Governor of the NorthWestern Provinces and the Chief Commissioner of Assam, except such portions of those
territories as for the time being are not subject to the ordinary civil jurisdiction of the High
Courts 4
***; and
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1887.
2. Repeal.—5
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(2)
6
*** all Courts constituted, appointments, nominations, rules and orders made,
jurisdiction and powers conferred and lists published under the Bengal Civil Courts Act,
1871 (6 of 1871)7
, or any enactment thereby repealed, or purporting expressly or impliedly
to have been so constituted, made, conferred and published, shall be deemed to have been
respectively constituted, made, conferred and published under this Act; and
(3)Any enactment or document referring to the Bengal Civil Courts Act, 1871 (6 of 1871)7
, or to any
enactment thereby repealed, shall be construed to refer to this Act or to the corresponding portion thereof