Bombay Act No. XIX of 1947. The Bombay Hindu Women’s Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1947. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Maharashtra Document type Legislation Date 1947 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to repeal the Bombay Hindu Women’s Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1942, and to re-enact section 2 thereof. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Gender Inheritance Governance Land tenure Agricultural land Access right Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act repeals the Bombay Hindu Women’s Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1942, and re-enacts section 2 thereof. The term "Property" in the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937 (Bom. XVIII of 1937), and the Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Amendment) Act, 1938 (XI of 1938), as in force in the Province of Bombay, shall include, and shall be deemed always to have included, agricultural land: Provided that nothing in this Act shall affect any rule of succession prescribed for tenants' rights in agricultural land by any special law for the time being in force. Full text English Website lj.maharashtra.gov.in