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CentralAct 23 of 1871

The Pensions Act, 1871

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to pensions and grants by Government of money or land-revenue.

Sections

18 in this Act

  1. 1Title and extent
  2. 2[Repealed.]
  3. 3Interpretation-Section
  4. 3ADefinition
  5. 4Bar of suits relating to pensions
  6. 5Claims to be made to collector, Deputy Commissioner or other authorised officer
  7. 6Civil Court empowered to take cognizance of such claims
  8. 7Pensions for lands held under grants in perpetuity
  9. 8Payment to be made by Deputy Commissioner, Collector or other authorised officer
  10. 9Saving of rights of grantees of land-revenue
  11. 10Commutation of pensions
  12. 11Exemption of pension from attachment
  13. 12Assignments, etc., in anticipation of pension, to be void
  14. 12ANomination by pensioner to receive moneys outstanding on account of pension
  15. 13Reward to informers
  16. 14Power to make rules
  17. 15Power of Central Government to make rules
  18. 16Laying of rules