Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants. The Section 7 of this Act declared that it was initially applicable only to the territories of Oudh, North-Western Provinces and Punjab, but the Act authorized the Governor General to extend the law to any other district or province of the British Raj at his discretion.
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Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants. The Section 7 of this Act declared that it was initially applicable only to the territories of Oudh, North-Western Provinces and Punjab, but the Act authorized the Governor General to extend the law to any other district or province of the British Raj at his discretion.
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The Female Infanticide Prevent ...... British Raj at his discretion.
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British India under Crown rule
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1870-03-18
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Governor-General of India in Council
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An Act for the Prevention of the murder of Female Infants
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Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
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The Female Infanticide Prevent ...... British Raj at his discretion.
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Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
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