The Law Reports Act, 1875

An Act for the improvement of Law Reports.

Act No. ACT NO. XVIII OF 1875

Date: 13th October, 1875

An Act for the improvement of Law Reports. Preamble [Repealed by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937.]

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be called the Law Reports Act, 1875.

Local extent

It extends to the whole of ¹Bangladesh.

Commencement

²And it shall come into force at once.

Section 2. [Repealed ]

[Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1876 (Act No. XII of 1876).]

Section 3. Authority given only to authorized reports

No Court shall be bound to hear cited, or shall receive or treat as an authority binding on it, the report of any case decided ³ * by ⁴the Supreme Court, other than a report published under the authority of ⁵Government.

Section 4. Authority of judicial decisions

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to give to any judicial decision any further or other authority than it would have had if this Act had not been passed.

Footnotes

1.The words "Bangladesh" was substituted, for the word "Pakistan" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) (See: Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973)

2.Third paragraph of section 1 was substituted, for the original third paragraph by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) (See: Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973)

3.The words "on or after the said day" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) (See: Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973)

4.The words "the Supreme Court" were substituted, for the words "any High Court" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) (See: Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973)

5.The word "Government" was substituted, for the words "a Provincial Government" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) (See: Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973)