THE UNITED PROVINCES EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE ACT, 1948

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THE UNITED PROVINCES EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE ACT, 

1948 

[U.P. Act no. XIII of 1948] 

 

 

[Passed the U. P. Legislative Assembly on March 6, 1948 and by the U. P. 

Legislative Council on March 20, 1948.  

 

Received the assent of the Governor General on March 30, 1948, under section 

76 of the Government of India Act, 1935, as adapted by the India (Provisional 

Constitution) Order, 1947, and was published in the United Provinces Gazette 

Extraordinary dated April 1, 1948.] 

AN 

 

ACT 

 

to continue certain expiring laws promulgated by His Excellency the Governor of 

the United Provinces by virtue of section 93 of the Government of India Act, 1935.  

 

Whereas the Acts mentioned in the schedule (hereinafter called Principal Act) 

were promulgated by his Excellency the Governor of the United Provinces by virtue of 

the Proclamation, under section 93 of the Government of India Act, 1935 dated 

November 3, 1939, as amended from time to time;  

 

And whereas the Principal Acts are, in so far as they are in force and are 

temporary in their duration, limited to expire on March 31, 1948.  

 

And whereas it is expedient to provide for the continuance, as in this Act 

mentioned, of the Principal Acts and of the enactments amending and affecting the same;  

 

It is hereby enacted as follows :--  
 

Short title and 

commencement 
1. This Act may be called the United Provinces Expiring Laws Continuance 

Act, 1948. 

 

 Continuance in 

force of Acts 

mentioned in the 

Schedule  

2. (1)  The Principal Acts mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule shall subject to 

the modification and to the extent specified in column 2, be permanent 

Acts.  

(2)   Any unrepealed enactments which are temporary in their duration shall, in 

so far as they amend or affect the principal Act continued by the 

foregoing provision of this Act, be continued in like manner whether they 

are mentioned in the schedule or not. 

 
 

 

 

 

 

1.   For Statement of Objects and Reasons see U. P. Gazette. Extraordinary, dated 

February 19, 1948.  



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[The United Provinces Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1948]    [Schedule] 

 

SCHEDULE 

[See section 2] 

Short title How far continued and 

the amendment thereto 

1 2 

1940   

The United Provinces Encumbered Estates (Amendment) Act, 

1940 (U. P. Act II of 1940).  

The Whole Act 

 

 

The U. P. Power Alcohol (Amendment) Act, 1940 (U. P. Act X of 

1940).  

The Whole Act 

 

The U. P. Legislative Members Removal of Disqualification Act, 

1940 (U. P. Act VII of 1940). 

The Whole Act 

 

The U. P. Sugar Factories Control (Amendment) Act, 1940 (U. P. 

Act XI of 1940).  

The Whole except section 13, 

sub­section (1) of section 16 

The U. P. Special Powers (Amendment) Act, 1940 (U: P. Act XII 

of 1940).  

The Whole Act 

 

The U. P. Debt Redemption Act, 1940·(U. P Act XIII of 1940).  

 

The Whole Act as amended by 

The U. P. Debt Redemption 

(Amendment Act, 1941 

(U. P. Act VI of 1941) and the 
U. P. Debt Redemption 

(Amendment) Act, 1942 (U. P. 

Act VI of 1942) 

The U. P. Regulation of Agricultural Credit Act, 1940 (U. P. Act 

XIV of 1940)  

The whole Act 

 

1941  

The U. P. Excise (Amendment) Act, 1941 (U. P Act III of 1941).  The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Shri Badrinath Temple (Amendment) Act, 1941 (U. P. 

Act IV of 1941).  

The whole Act 

 

The U P. Intermediate Education (Amendment) Act, 1941 (U.P. 

Act V of 1941) 

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Muslim Waqfs (Validating and Amendment) Act, 1941 

(U. P. Act VIII of 1941).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 1941 (U. P. Act XI of 

1941).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1941 (U. P. 

Act X of 1941).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Excise (Supplementary Amendment) Act, 1941 (U. P. 

Act XIII of 1941}.  

The whole Act 

 

The N.W.P. Villages and Road Police (Amendment) Act, 1941 (U. 

P. Act XIV of 1941). 

The whole Act 

 



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The Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (U. P. Amendment) 

Act, 1941 (U. P. Act XV of 1941).  

The whole Act 

 

[The United Provinces Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1948]    [Schedule] 

 

1942 

 

 

The U. P. District Boards (Amendment) Act, 1942 (U. P. Act I of 

1942). 

The whole Act 

 

The Naik Girls Protection (Amendment) Act, 1912 (U. P. Act II of 

1942) 

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Goondas (Amendment) Act, 1942 (U. P. Act IV of 

1942).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Special Armed Constabulary Act, 1942 (U. P. Act V of 

1942).  

except the words “or for the 

duration of the present war 

whichever is less” occurring 
in the schedule 

The Cinematograph of U P Amendment) Act 1942 (U. P Act VII 

of 1942).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Municipalities (Amendment) Act. 1942 (U. P. Act VIII 

of 1942).  

Except the clause (b) and 

(c) of section 2 and 

section 4 

The U.P. Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to 

Agricultural Land) Act, 1942 (U.P. Act XI of 1942).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Municipalities (Second Amendment) Act, 1942 (U. P. 

Act XIII of 1942).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Shri Badri Nath Temple (Amendment) Act, 1942 (U. P. 

Act XV of 1942).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. District Boards (Third Amendment) Act, 1942 (U. P. 

Act XVI of 1942).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Municipalities (Third Amendment) Act, 1942 (U. P. Act 

XVII of 1942).  

The whole Act 

 

1943 

 

 

The U. P. District Boards (Amendment) Act, 1943 (U. P. Act II of 

1943).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Encumbered Estates (Amendment) Act, 1943 (U. P. Act 

XI of 1943).  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Municipalities {Amendment) Act, 1943 (U. P. Act XI of 

1943.  

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Sugar Factories Control (Amendment) Act, 1943 (U. P: 

Act XII of 1943).  

 

1944 

 

 

The Co-operative Societies (U. P. Amendment) Act, 1944 (U. P. 

Act I of 1944).  

The whole Act 

 

The Police (U. P. Amendment) Act, 1944 (U. P Act II of 1944).  The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Fire Services Act, 1944 (U. P. Act III of 1944). The whole Act 



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[The United Provinces Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1948]    [Schedule] 

 

The U. P. Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1944 (U. 

P. Act VI of 1944).  

 

The whole Act  

 

1945 

 

 

The U. P. Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1945 (U P. Act I of 

1945).  

 

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Sugar Factories Control (Amendment) Act, 1945 (U. P. 

Act III of 1945).  

 

The whole Act 

 

The U. P, Badri Nath (Sanitation and Improvement) Act 1945 (U. 

P. Act V of 1945).  

 

The whole Act 

 

The Kanpur Urban Area Development Act, 1945 (U. P.  Act VI of 

1945).  

 

The whole Act 

The U. P. Roadside Land Control Act 1945 (U. P. Act X of 1945).  

 

 

The whole Act as 

amended by the Kanpur 

Urban Area 

Development Board 

(Amendment of 

Constitution) (Act II of 

Act, 1948 1048) 

1946 

 

 

The Lucknow University (Amendment) Act, 1946 (U. P. Act I of 

1946).  

 

The whole Act 

 

The Agra University (Amendment) Act, 1946 (U. P. Act II of 

1946)  

 

The whole Act 

 

The U. P. Encumbered Estates (Amendment) Act, 1946 (U. P. Act 

IV of 1946).  

 

The whole Act 

 

The Agra University (Second Amendment) Act, 1946 (U. P. Act V 

of 1946).  

 

The whole Act