Central Bare Acts 1872

Contract Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

Section1 - SHORT TITLE This Act may be called the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Extent and commencement.-It extends to the whole of Section2 - INTERPRETATION CLAUSE. In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following senses, unless a Chapter01 - : OF COMMUNICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND REVOCATION OF PROPOSALS Section3 - COMMUNICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND REVOCATION OF PROPOSALS The communication of proposals, the acceptance of proposals, and Section4 - COMMUNICATION WHEN COMPLETE The communication of a proposal is complete when it comes to the knowledge of the person to Section5 - REVOCATION OF PROPOSALS AND ACCEPTANCES. A proposal may be revoked at any time before the communication of its Section6 - REVOCATION HOW MADE. A proposal is revoked Section7 - ACCEPTANCE MUST BE ABSOLUTE In order to convert a proposal into a promise, the acceptance must Section8 - ACCEPTANCE BY PERFORMING CONDITIONS, OR RECEIVING CONSIDERATION. Performance of the conditions of a proposal, or the Section9 - PROMISES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Insofar as the proposal or acceptance of any promise is made in words, the promise is Chapter02 - : OF CONTRACTS, VOIDABLE CONTRACTS AND VOID AGREEMENTS Void agreements Section10 - WHAT AGREEMENTS ARE CONTRACTS All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to Section11 - WHO ARE COMPETENT TO CONTRACT Every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority according to the law Section12 - WHAT IS A SOUND MIND FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONTRACTING A person is said to be of sound mind for the purposes of making a Section13 - "CONSENT" DEFINED Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon the same thing in the same sense Section14 - "FREE CONSENT" DEFINED Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by Section15 - "COERCION" DEFINED "Coercion" is the committing or threatening to commit, any act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code .....

Indian Contract Act, 1872

Title: Indian Contract Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....Revocation of Proposals and Acceptance Section6 - Revocation How Made Section7 - Acceptance Must Be Absolute Section8 - Acceptance by Performing Conditions, or Receiving Consideration Section9 - Promises, Express and Implied Chapter2 - Of Contracts, Voidable Contracts and Void Agreements Section10 - What Agreements Are Contracts Section11 - Who Are Competent to Contract Section12 - What is a Sound Mind for the Purposes of Contracting Section13 - Consent Defined Section14 - Free Consent Defined Section15 - Coercion Defined Section16 - Undue Influence Defined Section17 - 'Fraud' defined Section18 - Misrepresentation Defined Section19 - Voidability of Agreement Without Free Consent Section19A - Power to Set Aside Contract Induced by Undue Influence Section20 - Agreement Void Where Both Parties Are Under Mistake as to Matter of Fact Section21 - Effect of Mistakes as to Law Section22 - Contract Caused by Mistake of One Party as to Matter of Fact Section23 - What Considerations and Objects Are Lawful and What Not Section24 - Agreements Void, if Considerations and Objects Unlawful in Part Section25 - Agreement Without Consideration, Void, Unless It is in Writing and Registered, or is a Promise to Compensate for Something Done, or is a Promise to Pay a Debt Barred by Limitation Law Section26 - Agreement in Restraint of Marriage Void Section27 - Agreement in Restraint of Trade Void Section28 - Agreements in Restraint of Legal Proceedings Void Section29 - Agreements Void for Uncertainty Section30 - Agreements by Way of Wager Void Chapter3 - Of Contingent Contracts Section31 - Contingent Contract Defined Section32 - Enforcement of Contracts Contingent on an Event Happening Section33 - Enforcement of Contracts Contingent on an Event Not Happening Section34 - When Event on Which Contract is Contingent to Be Deemed Impossible, if It is the Future Conduct of a Living Person Section35 - When Contracts Become Void Which Are Contingent on.....

Christian Marriage Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

Part1 - PART 1: THE PERSONS BY WHOM MARRIAGES MAY BE SOLEMNIZED: Part2 - PART 2: THE TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH MARRIAGES MAY BE SOLEMNIZED: Part3 - PART 3: MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS OF RELIGION LICENSED UNDER THIS ACT Part4 - PART 4: REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS OF RELIGION: Part5 - PART 5: MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY, OR IN THE PRESENCE OF, A MARRIAGE REGISTRAR: Part6 - PART 6: MARRIAGE OF A (INDIAN) CHRISTIANS Part7 - PART 7: PENALTIES: Part8 - PART 8 : MISCELLANEOUS: Chapter0 - CHAPTER 0: PRELIMINARY: Schedule1 - SCHEDULE

The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

Section1 - Short title Section2 - [Repealed.] Section3 - Interpretation-clause Section4 - Marriages to be solemnized according to Act Section5 - Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized Section6 - Grant and revocation of licenses to solemnize marriages Section7 - Marriage Registrars Section8 - [Omitted.] Section9 - Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Indian Christians Section10 - Time for solemnizing marriage Section11 - Place for solemnizing marriage Section12 - Notice of intended marriage Section13 - Publication of such notice Section14 - Notice of intended marriage in private dwelling Section15 - Sending copy of notice to Marriage Registrar when one party is a minor Section16 - Procedure on receipt of notice Section17 - Issue of certificate of notice given and declaration made Section18 - Declaration before issue of certificate Section19 - Consent of father, or guardian, or mother Section20 - Power to prohibit by notice issue of certificate Section21 - Procedure on receipt of notice Section22 - Issue of certificate in case of minority Section23 - Issue of certificates to Indian Christians Section24 - Form of certificate Section25 - Solemnization of marriage Section26 - Certificate void if marriage not solemnized within two months Section27 - Marriages when to be registered Section28 - Registration of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England Section29 - Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry Section30 - Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Rome Section31 - Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Scotland Section32 - Certain marriages to be registered in duplicate Section33 - Entries of such marriages to be signed and attested Section34 - Certificate to be forwarded to Marriages Registrar, copied and sent to Registrar General Section35 - Copies of certificates to be entered and numbered Section36 - Registrar to add.....

Christian Marriage Act1872

Title: Christian Marriage Act1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

Preamble1 - Christian Marriage Act, 1872 Section1 - Short Title Section2 - Enactments [Repealed] Section3 - Interpretation-clause PartI - The Persons by Whom Marriages May Be Solemnized Section4 - Marriages to Be Solemnized According to Act Section5 - Persons by Whom Marriages May Be Solemnized Section6 - Grant and Revocation of Licenses to Solemnize Marriages Section7 - Marriage Registrars Section8 - Marriage Registrars in Indian States [Repealed] Section9 - Licensing of Persons to Grant Certificates of Marriage Between Indian Christians PartII - Time and Palace at Which Marriages May Be Solemnized Section10 - Time for Solemnizing Marriage Section11 - Place for Solemnizing Marriage PartIII - Marriages Solemnized by Ministers of Religion Licensed Under This Act Section12 - Notice of Intended Marriage Section13 - Publication of Such Notice Section14 - Notice of Intended Marriage in Private Dwelling Section15 - Sending Copy to Notice to Marriage Registrar when One Party is a Minor Section16 - Procedure on Receipt of Notice Section17 - Issue of Certificate of Notice Given and Declaration Made Section18 - Declaration Before Issue of Certificate Section19 - Consent of Father, or Guardian, or Mother Section20 - Power to Prohibit by Notice Issue of Certificate Section21 - Procedure on Receipt of Notice Section22 - Issue of Certificate in Case of Minority Section23 - Issue of Certificates to Indian Christians Section24 - Form of Certificate Section25 - Solemnization of Marriage Section26 - Certificate Void if Marriage Not Solemnized Within Two Months PartIV - Registration of Marriages Solemnized by Ministers of Religion Section27 - Marriages when to Be Registered Section28 - Registration of Marriages Solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England Section29 - Quarterly Returns to Archdeaconry Section30 - Registration and Returns of Marriages Solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Rome Section31 - Registration and Returns of Marriages.....

Indian Evidence Act 1872

Title: Indian Evidence Act 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....Enactments Section3 - Interpretation Clause Section4 - "may Presume" Chapter2 - Of the Relevancy of Facts Section5 - Evidence May Be Given of Facts in Issue and Relevant Facts Section6 - Relevancy of Facts Forming Part of Same Transaction Section7 - Facts Which Are the Occasion, Cause or Effect of Facts in Issue Section8 - Motive, Preparation and Previous or Subsequent Conduct Section9 - Facts Necessary to Explain or Introduce Relevant Facts Section10 - Things Said or Done by Conspirator in Reference to Common Design Section11 - When Facts Not Otherwise Relevant Become Relevant Section12 - In Suits for Damages, Facts Tending to Enable Court to Determine Amount Are Relevant Section13 - Facts Relevant when Right or Custom is in Question Section14 - Facts Showing Existence of State of Mind, or of Body or Bodily Feeling Section15 - Facts Bearing on Question Whether Act Was Accidental or Intentional Section16 - Existence of Course of Business when Relevant Section17 - Admission Defined Section18 - Admission by Party to Proceeding or His Agent by Suitor in Representative Character Section19 - Admissions by Persons Whose Position Must Be Proved as Against Party to Suit Section20 - Admissions by Persons Expressly Referred to by Party to Suit Section21 - Proof of Admissions Against Persons Making Them, and by or on their Behalf Section22 - When Oral Admissions as to Contents of Documents Are Relevant Section22A - When Oral Admission as to Contents of Electronic Records Are Relevant Section23 - Admissions in Civil Cases, when Relevant Section24 - Confession Caused by Inducement, Threat or Promise, when Irrelevant in Criminal Proceeding Section25 - Confession to Police Officer Not to Be Proved Section26 - Confession by Accused While in Custody of Police Not to Be Proved Against Him Section27 - How Much of Information Received from Accused May Be Proved Section28 - Confession Made After Removal of Impression Caused by Inducement, Threat.....

Punjab Laws Act, 1872

Title: Punjab Laws Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

Preamble1 - Punjab Laws Act, 1872 Section1 - Short Title Section2 - Local Extent Section3 - Enactments in Force Section4 - Enactments Repealed Section5 - Decisions in Certain Cases to Be According to Native Law Section6 - Decisions Cases Not Specially Provided for Section7 - Local Customs and Mercantile Usages when Vaild Section8 - [Repealed] Section8A - [Repealed] Section8B - [Repealed] Section8C - [Repealed] Section9 - [Repealed] Section10 - [Repealed] Section11 - [Repealed] Section12 - [Repealed] Section13 - [Repealed] Section14 - [Repealed] Section15 - [Repealed] Section16 - [Repealed] Section17 - [Repealed] Section18 - [Repealed] Section19 - [Repealed] Section20 - [Repealed] Section21 - Copy of Decrees Affecting Land to Be Forwarded to Deputy Commissioner. [Repealed] Section22 - [Repealed] Section23 - [Repealed] Section24 - [Repealed] Section25 - [Repealed] Section26 - [Repealed] Section27 - [Repealed] Section28 - [Epealed] Section29 - [Repealed] Section30 - [Repealed] Section31 - [Repealed] Section32 - [Repealed] Section33 - Saving of Previous Insolvency Proceedings. [Repealed] Section34 - [Repealed] Section35 - [Repealed] Section36 - [Repealed] Section37 - [Repealed] Section38 - [Repealed] Section39 - Indian Penal Code to Apply to Offences Committed Previous to 1st January, 1862 Section39A - Power to Establish System of Village-watchmen and Municipal-watchmen, and to Make Rules Section39B - Obligation to Assist Watchmen and Headmen Section39C - Power to Direct Local Taxation for Payment of Police Enrolled Under Act 5 of 1861 Section39D - Notice of Taxes Proposed to Be Leived Section39E - Power to Fix Rates of Tax Section39F - Power to Make Rules for Collection of Taxes Section39G - Validation Clause. [Repealed] Section40 - State Government May Confer Powers of Police Officers Section41 - Trackers May Call for Assistance in Carrying on Tracks Section42 - Penalty for Withholding Assistance or Conniving at.....

Punjab Laws Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....FOREIGN VAGRANTS Control of entry into towns of bands of armed men.- No band of armed men shall enter Section45 - POWERS OF MAGISTRATE OF DISTRICT AS TO FOREIGN VAGRANTS The Magistrate of the District may, if he considers that any Section46 - SURVEILLANCE, ETC., OF BAND FAILING TO COMPLY WITH MAGISTRATE'S ORDER If any such band fail to comply with the orders Section47 - MISCELLANEOUS Crossing of streams on buoys or skins.- No person shall cross any river or stream on a buoy or inflated Section48 - USE OF PASTURAGE OR NATURAL PRODUCT OF GOVERNMENT LAND No person shall make use of the pasturage or other natural Section49 - GROWING, SELLING OR KEEPING OPIUM [Repealed by the Opium Act, 1878 Section50 - POWER TO MAKE RULES AS TO MATTERS MENTIONED IN SECTIONS 43 TO 48 The 32[State Government] may from time to time make Section50A - CONDITIONS OF VALIDITY OF RULES HEREAFTER MADE UNDER THIS ACT 34[Rules made under this Act shall not be valid unless] Section50B - PENALTY FOR CONTRAVENTION OF RULES If any person contravenes the provisions of any rule made by the State Government Section51 - REPUBLICATION OF RULES AND ORDERS All rules which the39[State Government] is empowered to issue under this Act, and all Section52 - RECOVERY OF ADVANCES MADE BY GOVERNMENT [Repealed by the Northern India Takkavi Act. 1897

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

Preamble1 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Section3 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951, for the words "except Part B States" Section4 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1919, see also section 127 of the Army Act Section5 - Inserted by Act No. 35 of 1934 Section6 - The words "that Act as modified by" omitted by the A.O. 1950 Section7 - See now the Navy Act, 1957 Section8 - Inserted by Act No. 10 of 1927 Section9 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the definition of "State" and "States". 10 See now the Code of Civil Procedure, Section12 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1891, for the earlier Explanation Section14 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891 Section17 - A Coroner has been declared to be Magistrate for the purposes of this section, see section 10 of the Coroners Act, 1871 Section18 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891 Section19 - The words "or in Burma" omitted by the A.O. 1937 Section20 - See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Section21 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891 Section22 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872 Section23 - Substituted by the A.O. 1948 for the words "any Government in British India" Section24 - Inserted by the A.O. 1950 Section25 - Substituted for the words "Act of the Governor General of India in Council or of the Governors in Council of Madras or Section26 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951 for the words "an Act of the Legislature of a Part A State or a Part C State" Section27 - Certain words omitted by Act No. 10 of 1914. 28 Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872 Section29 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891 Section30 - Inserted by Act No. 5 of 1899 Section31 - Inserted by Act No. 18 of 1872 Section32 - Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1891 Section33 - Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1891 Section34 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950 Section35 - Inserted by the A.O. 1950 Section36 - Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for the words "Her Majesty's" Section37 - Substituted by.....