Maharashtra Bare Acts 1936
Home Acts Maharashtra 1936 Page 2 of about 56 results (0.001 seconds)Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 2C
Title: Control of Commissioner over Officers Empowered Under Act
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
Control of 1[Commissioner] over Officers empowered under Act In the exercise of their powers and the performance or discharge of their duties and functions under the provisions of this Act, or the rules or order made thereunder, all officers (including Collectors) empowered under this Act shall, subject to the general or special orders of the State Government, be subordinate to and under the control of the 1Commissioner] and shall be bound to follow such orders as he may, from time to time, give or issue.] ___________ 1 This word was substituted for the word " Director" by Mah. 52 of 1973, section 3, Sch.
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Title: Prohibitions
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
Chapter II PROHIBITIONS
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Title: Opium Smoking Assembly
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
An assembly of two or more persons is designated an opium smoking assembly, when the common object of the persons composing that assembly is to smoke opium or to prepare opium for smoking purposes. Explanation 1.--An assembly which was not an opium smoking assembly when it 1[assembled] may subsequently become such assembly. Explanation 2.--A man and his. wife 2[shall be deemed not to be an opium smoking assembly] within the meaning of this section even if their common object be to smoke opium or to prepare opium for smoking purposes. _____________ 1 This word was substituted for the words "was assembled", ibid., section 9. 2 These words were substituted for the words "shall not be deemed to be an opium smoking assembly", ibid.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 5
Title: Member of Opium Smoking Assembly
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
Whoever, being aware of facts which render an assembly an opium smoking assembly intentionally joins that assembly, or continues therein, is said to be a member of that assembly.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 6
Title: Presumption Raised by Presence of Opium and Any Instrument of Smoking
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
The presence of any opium 1* * * and of any instrument of smoking or of any apparatus used in the preparation of opium in any place where two or more persons are assembled shall be held sufficient to raise a presumption that each member of such assembly is present at such place for the purpose of smoking opium or of preparing opium for smoking purposes. _____________ 1 The words "or prepared opium" were deleted, ibid., section 10.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Chapter III
Title: Offences and Penalties
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
Chapter III OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 6A
Title: Penalty for Smoking Opium and for Possessing Instrument of Smoking, Etc.
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
1[Whoever in contravention of the provisions of section 3,-- (a) Smokes opium, or (b) possesses, for the purpose of smoking opium, any instrument of smoking, or (c) keeps any apparatus or instrument for the purpose of preparing opium for smoking, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.] _____________ 1 Section 6A was inserted, ibid., section 11.
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Title: Penalty for Being Member of Opium Smoking Assembly
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
Whoever is a member of an opium smoking assembly shall, on conviction, be 1[punished] with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 2[three months] or with fine which may extend to 3[Rs. 500], or with both. __________ 1 This word was substituted for the word "punishable" by Bom. 19 of 1959, section 12. 2 These words were substituted for the words "one month"; ibid. 3 These figures were substituted for the figures "100", ibid.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 8
Title: Penalty for Opening, Keeping or Having Charge of Place of Assembly
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
.....months and fine of one thousand rupees; (c) for a third and subsequent offence, shall not be less than imprisonment for one year and fine of one thousand rupees.] (2) It shall be presumed, until the contrary, is proved, that a person accused of an offence under clause (b) of sub-section (1) has committed such offence if the offence committed by the person opening, keeping or using the place referred to in the said clause (b) is proved to have been committed in the place in the immediate possession of such accused person.] __________ 1 This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 43 of 1949, section 2. 2 this portion was substituted for the portion beginning with the words "shall, on conviction" and ending with words "or with both" by Bom. 19 of 1959, section 13.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 9
Title: Penalty when Owner Occupier, Etc. Fails to Give Notice of Use of Place for Such Assembly
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1936
Penalty when owner 2[occupier, etc.] fails to give notice of use of place for such assembly Whoever being the 1[owner or occupier or having the use or care or management or control of any place] and knowing or having reason to believe that such place, whether in his actual occupation or otherwise, is being or is about to be used for the purpose of an opium smoking assembly, fails, either himself or through his agent or servant, to give the earliest possible notice of such knowledge or belief to the Collector or the officer in charge of the nearest police station or to an officer empowered under this Act to investigate offences punishable under this Act, shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 500. __________ 1 These words were substituted for the words "owner of any place", ibid., section 14. 2 These words were inserted, ibid.
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