This Act may be called the Indian Easements Act, 1882.

Local extent.—It extends¹ to the territories respectively administered by the Governor of Madras in Council and the Chief Commissioners of the Central Provinces and Coorg;

Commencement.—and it shall come into force on the first day of July, 1882.

STATE AMENDMENTS

Karnataka

Amendment of Central Act V of 1882.—In section 1 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882 (Central Act V of 1882) for the entry under the heading "Local extent ", the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—

"It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka ".

[Vide Karnataka Act 33 of 1978, s. 6].


1. The Act was extended to—
(1) Ajmer-Merwara by notification under s. 5 of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), see Gazette of India, 1897, Pt. II, p. 1413;
(2) Bombay and the U.P. by Act 8 of 1891 and continued in force, with modifications, in the territory transferred to Delhi State, see the Delhi Laws Act, 1915 (7 of 1915), s. 3 and the Third Schedule;
(3) Whole of Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Act 23 of 1958;
(4) Punjab by Punjab Act 29 of 1961;
(5) Kerala by Kerala Act 5 of 1962;
(6) Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and Schedule.
(7) Extended to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh by Act 34 of 2019 s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
The Act has been repealed in its application to Bellary District by Mysore Act 14 of 1955.