Central Bare Acts 1955

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

Title: Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....the Order Section13A - Power of Government to Fix Interim Rates of Wages Section13AA - Constitution of Tribunal for Fixing or Revising Rates of Wages in Respect of Working Journalists ChapterIIA - Non-journalist Newspaper Employees Section13B - Fixation or Revision of Rates of Wages of Non-journalist Newspaper Employees Section13C - Wage Board for Fixing or Revising Rates of Wages in Respect of Non-journalist Newspaper Employees Section13D - Application of Certain Provisions Section13DD - Constitution of Tribunal for Fixing or Revising Rates of Wages in Respect of Non-journalist Newspaper Employees ChapterIII - Application of Certain Acts to Newspaper Employees Section14 - Act 20 of 1946 to Apply to Newspaper Establishments Section15 - Act 19 of 1952 to Apply to Newspaper Establishments ChapterIV - Miscellaneous Section16 - Effect of Laws and Agreements Inconsistent with This Act Section16A - Employer Not to Dismiss, Discharge, Etc., Newspaper Employees Section17 - Recovery of Money Due from an Employer Section17A - Maintenance of Registers, Records, and Muster-rolls Section17B - Inspectors Section18 - Penalty Section19 - Indemnity Section19A - Defects in Appointments Not to Invalidate Acts Section19B - Saving Section20 - Power to Make Rules Section21 - Repeal of Act 1 of 1955 Schedule1 - Schedule I

Spirituous Preparations (Inter-state Trade and Commerce) Control Act, 1955

Title: Spirituous Preparations (Inter-state Trade and Commerce) Control Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

Preamble1 - Spirituous Preparations (Inter-state Trade and Commerce) Control Act, 1955 Section1 - Short Title, Extent and Commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Control of Inter-state Trade and Commerce in Spirituous Preparations Section4 - Other Preparations Containing Alcohol May Be Notified as Spirituous Preparations Section5 - Penalties Section6 - Procedure to Be Followed by Magistrate Section7 - Offences Under This Act Cognisable Section8 - Power to Enter, Search, Seize, Arrest Without Warrant and Investigate Offences Section9 - Vexatious Search, Seizure, Etc., by Officers Exercising Powers Under the Act Section10 - Offences by Companies Section11 - Presumption from Possession of Spirituous Preparations Section12 - Delegation of Powers Section13 - Power to Exempt Section14 - Officers Acting Under This Act to Be Public Servants Section15 - Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith Section16 - Saving of Local and Special Laws

Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Title: Essential Commodities Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

PreambleI - Essential Commoditites Act, 1955 Section1 - Short Title and Extent Section2 - Definitions Section2A - Essential Commodities Declaration Etc. Section3 - Powers to Control Production, Supply, Distribution, Etc., of Essential Commodities Section4 - Imposition of Duties on State Government, Etc. Section5 - Delegation of Powers Section6 - Effect of Orders Inconsistent with Other Enactments Section6A - Confiscation of Essential Commodity Section6B - Issue of Show Cause Notice Before Confiscation of Foodgrains, Etc. Section6C - Appeal Section6D - Award of Confiscation Not to Interfere with Other Punishments Section6E - Bar of Jurisdiction in Certain Cases Section7 - Penalties Section7A - Power of Central Government to Recover Certain Amounts as Arrears of Land Revenue Section8 - Attempts and Abetment Section9 - False Statement Section10 - Offences by Companies Section10A - Offences to Be Cognizable Section10B - Power of Court to Publish Name, Place of Business, Etc., of Companies Convicted Under the Act Section10C - Presumption of Culpable Mental State Section11 - Cognizance of Offences Section12 - Special Provision Regarding Fine Section12A - Power to Try Summarily Section12B - Grant of Injunction, Etc., by Civil Courts Section13 - Presumption as to Orders Section14 - Burden of Proof in Certain Cases Section15 - Protection of Action Taken Under Act Section15A - Prosecution of Public Servants Section16 - Repeals and Savings Section - Amendment Act Section - Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2006 AppendixI - The Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 Appendix2 - The Prevention of Blackmarketing Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....IN THE ORDER On the coming into operation Section13A - POWER OF GOVERNMENT TO FIX INTERIM RATES OF WAGES Section13B - FIXATION OR REVISION OF RATES OF WAGES OF NONE"JOURNALIST NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES Section13C - WAGE BOARD FOR REVISING RATES OF WAGES IN RESPECT OF NON JOURNALIST NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES For the purpose of fixing or Section13D - APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. The provisions of Secs. 10-to13-A-shall apply to, and in relation to, the Board Section14 - ACT XX OF 1946 TO APPLY TO NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHMENT The provisions of the Industrial Employment Section15 - ACT XIX OF 1952 TO APPLY TO REWSPAPER ESTABLISHMENTS The Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952 Section16 - EFFECT OF LAWS AND AGREEMENTS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT Section16A - EMPLOYER NOT TO DISMISS, DISCHARGE, ETC., NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES No employer in relation to a newspaper establishment Section17 - RECOVERY OF MONEY DUE FROM AN EMPLOYER Section17A - MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS, RECORDS AND MUSTER ROLLS Every employer in relation to a newspaper establishment shall Section17B - INSPECTORS Section18 - PENALTY 19[ Section19 - INDEMNITY No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Chairman or any other member of the Section19A - DEFECTS IN APPOINTMENT NOT TO INVALIDATE ACTS No act or proceeding of the Board shall be questioned on the ground Section19B - SAVING -Nothing in his Act or the Working Journalists Section20 - POWER TO MAKE RULES Section21 - REPEAL AND SAVING

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Title: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

Preamble1 - Hindu Marriage Act,1955 Chapter1 - Preliminary Section1 - Short Title and Extent Section2 - Application of Act Section3 - Definitions Section4 - Over-riding Effect of Act Chapter2 - Hindu Marriages Section5 - Conditions for a Hindu Marriage Section6 - Guardianship in Marriage Section7 - Ceremonies for a Hindu Marriage Section8 - Registration of Hindu Marriages Chapter3 - Restitution of Conjugal Rights and Judicial Separation Section9 - Restitution of Conjugal Rights Section10 - Judicial Separation Chapter4 - Nullity of Marriage and Divorce Section11 - Void Marriages Section12 - Voidable Marriages Section13 - Divorce Section13A - Alternate Relief in Divorce Proceedings Section13B - Divorce by Mutual Consent Section14 - No Petition for Divorce to Be Presented Within One Year of Marriage Section15 - Divorced Persons when May Marry Again Section16 - Legitimacy of Children of Void and Voidable Marriages Section17 - Punishment of Bigamy Section18 - Punishment for Contravention of Certain Other Conditions for a Hindu Marriage Chapter5 - Jurisdiction and Procedure Section19 - Court to Which Petition Shall Be Presented Section20 - Contents and Verification of Petitions Section21 - Application of Act 5 of 1908 Section21A - Power to Transfer Petitions in Certain Cases Section21B - Special Provision Relating to Trial and Disposal of Petitions Under the Act Section21C - Documentary Evidence Section22 - Proceedings to Be in Camera and May Not Be Printed or Published Section23 - Decree in Proceedings Section23A - Relief for Respondent in Divorce and Other Proceedings Section24 - Maintenance Pendente Lite and Expenses of Proceedings Section25 - Permanent Alimony and Maintenance Section26 - Custody of Children Section27 - Disposal of Property Section28 - Appeals from Decrees and Orders Section28A - Enforcement of Decrees and Orders Chapter6 - Savings and Repeals Section29 - Savings Section30 - Repeals Section - Marriage Laws.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

State: Central

Year: 1955

Section1 - Short title and extent.- Section2 - Application of Act.- Section3 - Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- Section4 - Overriding effect of Act.-Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act,- Section5 - Conditions for a Hindu marriage.-A marriage may be solemnized between any two Hindus, if the following conditions are Section6 - Ins. by s. 3, ibid Section7 - Ceremonies for a Hindu marriage.- Section8 - Registration of Hindu marriages.- Section9 - Restitution of conjugal right.-5** * When either the husband or the wife has, without reasonable excuse, withdrawn from Section10 - Judicial separation.-1[ Section11 - Void marriages.-Any marriage solemnised after the commencement of this Act shall be null and void and may, on a Section12 - Voidable marriages.- Section13 - Divorce.- Section13B - Divorce by mutual consent.- Section14 - No petition for divorce to be presented within one year of marriage.- Section15 - Divorced persons when may marry again.-When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce and either there is no Section17 - Punishment of bigamy.-Any marriage between two Hindus solemnized after the commencement of this Act is void if at the Section18 - Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for a Hindu marriage.-Every person who procures a marriage of Section20 - Contents and verification of petitions.- Section21 - Application of Act 5 of 1908.-Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act and to such rules as the High Court Section21B - Special provision relating to trial and disposal of petitions under the Act.- Section21C - Documentary evidence.-Notwithstanding anything in any enactment to the contrary, no document shall be inadmissible in Section23 - Decree in proceedings.- Section24 - Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings.-Where in any proceeding under this Act it appears to the court .....