Married Women's Property Act, 1874
Bare Act · 1874
An Act to explain and amend the law relating to certain married women, for other purposes. Preamble.--.
- Act number
- 3 of 1874
- Enacted
- 24 February 1874
- Contents
- 10 sections
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Contents
Preamble
- Section 1 – Short title
- Section 2 – Extent an application
- Section 3 – Repealed
- Section 4 – Married women’s earnings to be their separate property
- Section 5 – Married woman may effect policy of insurance
- Section 6 – Insurance by husband for benefit of wife (preview)
- Section 7 – Married woman may take legal proceedings (preview)
- Section 8 – Wifes liability for postnuptial debts (preview)
- Section 9 – Husband not liable for wife’s antenuptial debts (preview)
- Section 10 – Extent of husband’s liability for wife’s breach of trust or devastation (preview)