CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY ( Small Cause-1887 )
1. Title, extent and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be called the 2[* * *] Small Cause Courts Act, 1887.
(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh; and
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1887.
2. [Repealed]
2. [Repealed partly by the Amending Act, 1891(XII of 1891), section 2 and Schedule I, and partly by section 2 and Schedule of the Repealing Act, 1938 (I of 1938).]
3. Savings
3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect-
(a) any proceedings before or after decree in any suit instituted before the commencement of this Act; or
(b) the jurisdiction of a Magistrate under any law for the time being in force with respect to debts or other
claims of a civil nature, 3[* * *]; or
(c) any local law or any special law other than the 4[Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.]
4. Definition
4. In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context, “Court of Small Causes” means a Court of Small Causes constituted under this Act, and includes any person exercising jurisdiction under this Act in any such Court.