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Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Chapter I: Preliminary

Section 2: Repeal of Acts

In plain words

This section repealed the older laws listed in the Schedule, but saves several things from the Act's effect.

  • Other laws not expressly repealed, and terms or incidents of contracts consistent with this Act, are unaffected.
  • Rights and liabilities from legal relations created before the Act came into force are unaffected.
  • Transfers by operation of law or under a court decree are unaffected, except as section 57 and Chapter IV provide.
  • Chapter II does not affect any rule of Muslim law.

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Official text

In the territories to which this Act extends for the time being the e nactments specified in the Schedule hereto annexed shall be repealed to the extent therein mentioned. But nothing herein contained shall he deemed to affect—

(a) the provisions of any enactment not hereby expressly repealed;

(b) any terms or incidents of any contract or constitution of property which are consistent with the provisions of this Act, and arc allowed by the law for the time being in force;

(c) any right or liability arising out of a legal relation constituted before this Act comes into force, or any relief in respect of any such right or liability; or

(d) save as provided by section 57 and Chapter IV of this Act, any transfer by operation of law or by, or in execution of, a decree or order of a Court of competent jurisdiction;

and nothing in the second Chapter of this Act shall be deemed to affect any rule of *** Muhammadan *** law.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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