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BILL No. XII OF 1928 TO AMEND THE BOMBAY HEREDITARY OFFICES ACT
The following Bill*, for the introduction of which leave was granted to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, M.L.C., at the meeting of the Legislative Council of the Governor of Bombay on the 19th March 1928, is published under rule
20 of the Bombay Legislative Council Rules : —
BILL No. XII OF 1928
A Bill further to amend the Bombay Hereditary Offices Act, 1874
( Bom. III of 1874 )
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Bombay Hereditary Offices Act in a manner hereinafter appearing; And whereas the previous sanction of His Excellency the Governor under section 80C of the Government of India Act has been obtained, it is hereby enacted as follows : —
This Act may be called Bombay Hereditary Offices (Amendment) Act,
Amendment of section 9 of Bom. Ill of 1874. —In section 9, clause (1), for the words “whether assigned as remuneration of an officiator or not”, substitute the following : —
“not assigned as remuneration of an Officiator”.
- Insertion of new section 9A in Bom. III of 1874. —After section 9, add the following : —
“9-A. (1) Whenever any watan or part thereof assigned as remuneration of an officiator has or have before the date of the Bombay Hereditary Offices Act, 1874 (Bom. III of 1874), coming into force passed otherwise than by virtue of, or in execution of a decree or order of any British Court, and without the consent of the Collector and transfer of ownership in the revenue records, into the ownership, or beneficial possession of any person, not a watandar of the same watan, the Collector shall declare such alienation to be null and void, and order that such watan or any part thereof, or any profits thereof, shall from the date of such order belong to the watandar previously entitled thereto, and shall recover and pay to such watandar any profits thereof accordingly.
*This is the text of the Bill to amend the Bombay Hereditary Offices Act of 1874 as published in Bombay Government Gazette, Part V, dated April 16, 1928. Speech delivered by Dr. Ambedkar while moving this Bill is printed at pages 75-87.