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The Madras City Police Act, 1888 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1888

.....Police (Second Amendment) Act, 1941 (Madras Act XXII of 1941), re-enacted permanently by section 2 of and the First Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu Re-enacting (No II) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nadu Act VIII of 1948). This definition has since been further substituted as follows by section 2 of the Madras City police and Gaming (Amendment) Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act VII of 1949):- "Gaming" does not include a lottery buy includes wagering or betting.) Explanation:- For the purpose of this definition, wagering or betting shall be deemed to comprise the collection or soliciting of bets, the receipt or distribution of winnings or prizes in money or otherwise, in respect of any wager or bet, of any act which is intended to aid of facilitate wagering or betting or such collection, soliciting, receipt or distribution" The Madras city Police and Gaming (Amendment) Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act VII of 1949) has further been amended by the Tamil Nadu Horse Races. Abolition of wagering or Beting) Act, 1974 (Tamil Nadu Act 44 of 1974) providing for the abolition of wagering or betting on horse races in the State of Tamil Nadu with effect on and from the 31st March, 1975.) ["Gaming" does not include a.....

Delhi Police Act, 1978 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1978

.....Act, 1955, or under section 12 of that Act in so far as it relates to satta gambling or on two or more occasions under any other provisions of that Act (including section 12 of that Act in so far as it does not relate to satta gambling); or (c) of any offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956; or (d) of any offence under section 25, section 26, section 27, section 28 or section 29 of the Arms Act, 1959; or (e) of any offence under section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962; or (f) of any offence under section 61, section 63 or section 66, of the Punjab Excise Act, 1955, as in Delhi; or (g) on two or more occasions of an offence under (i) the Opium Act, 1878; or (ii) the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930; or (iii) the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; or (iv) section 11 of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, as in force in Delhi; or (h) on three or more occasions of an offence under section 105 or section 107 of this Act, the Commissioner of Police may, if he has reason to believe that such person is likely again to engage himself in the commission of any of the offences referred to in this section, by order in writing, direct such.....

The Orissa Compulsory Labour Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1948

.....in any local area but shall not include a Panchayat exercising solely judicial functions; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. Section 3 - Appointment of an officer-in charge of embankment (1) The Collector or any officer authorised by him in this behalf may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by notification, appoint for any local area, an officer to be designated as the officer-in-charge of embankment for the purposes of this Act : Provided that an officer of the Public Works Department not being below the rank of an Overseer, a revenue officer not being below the rank of a Kanungo or a Revenue Inspector and a police officer not being below the rank of an Assistant Sub-Inspector, shall, subject to the provisions of Sub-section (2), exercise the same powers as are conferred on an officer-in-charge of embankment appointed under this section. (2) If in any local area it becomes necessary or expedient to take action under this Act, and the services of more than an officer exercising the powers of an officer-in charge of embankment are available- (a) an officer of the Public Works Department shall exercise such powers or the exclusion of.....

Delhi Police Act, 1978 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1978

.....XVI or Chapter XVII of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)-; or (b) of an offence under Section 3-orSection 4 of the Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955 (Delhi Act 9 of 1955)-, or under Section 12-of that Act in so far as it relates to satta gambling or on two or more occasions under any other provision of that Act (including Section 12-of that Act in so far as it does not relate to satta gambling); or (c) of any offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 (104 of 1956); or (d) of any offence under Section 25-,Section 26-,Section 27-,Section 28-orSection 29 of the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959)-; or (e) of any offence under Section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962)-; or (f) of any offence under Section 61,Section 63orSection 66of the Punjab Excise Act, 1955 (Punjab Act No. 18 of 1955), as in force in Delhi; or (g) on two or more occasions of an offence under- (i)the Opium Act, 1878 (1 of 1878)-; or (ii)the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (2 of 1930); or (iii)the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940); or (iv)Section 11 of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 (Bombay Act No. 10 of 1960), as in force in Delhi; or (h) on three or more.....

The Sikkim Police Act, 2008 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 2008

THE SIKKIM POLICE ACT, 2008 THE SIKKIM POLICE ACT , 2008 (Act No . 15 of 2008) AN ACT To make provision for the law relating to the establishment and management of the Police organization and its functions. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Sikkim in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I Preliminary: Definitions and Interpretations Short title, extent and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Police Act, 2008. (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette appoint. Definitions 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.- ( a) "Act" means the Sikkim Police Act, 2008 (b) "cattle" means and includes cows, buffalos, elephants, camels, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and swine (c) "core functions" means duties related to sovereign functions of the State including arrest, search, seizure, crime investigation, crowd control and allied functions that can only be performed by the police as the agency of the State (d) "Group `C' posts" means the posts so categorized under the.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 180

Title: Notice to Be Given in Case of Unrepresented Seaman

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....proceeding and that his interests are likely to be prejudiced by his inability to attend, the Court may suspend the proceeding and shall give notice thereof to the shipping master. (3) If on receipt of a notice under sub-section (I) or sub-section (2), the shipping master certifies to the Court, that the seaman is a serving seaman, the Court shall thereupon postpone the proceeding in respect of the seaman for such period as it thinks fit: Provided that if by reason of the continued absence of the seaman the question of any further postponement of the proceeding in respect of the seaman arises, the court shall in deciding the question have regard to the purposes of the provisions of this Act conferring special protection on seaman in respect of litigation. (4) If the shipping master either certifies that the seaman is not for the time being a serving seaman or fails within two months from the date of the receipt of the notice under subsection (1) or sub-section (2) as the case may be, to certify that the seaman is a serving seaman, the Court may, if it thinks fit, continue the proceeding.

The Himachal Pradesh Police Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 2007

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH POLICE ACT, 2007 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH POLICE ACT, 2007 [Act No. 17 of 2007] [21st September, 2007] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the establishment and management of the Police and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; WHEREAS the Nation's founding faith is the primacy of the rule of law and the Police, as guardians of the law must promote the rule of law and render impartial and efficient service to the people with due respect for human rights as well as due concern for the security of the State and the Nation; AND WHEREAS the Police needs to be professionally organized and kept free from extraneous influences, so that it is respected by citizens and accountable to law; AND WHEREAS it is expedient to explicitly define the role, duties and responsibilities of the Police, taking into account the emerging challenges of policing, and concern for the security of the State as well the need to ensure good governance and respect for human rights; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to appropriately empower the Police to enable it to function as a professionally efficient, effective and responsive agency. BE it enacted by.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 181

Title: Power to Set Aside Decrees and Orders Passed Against Serving Seaman

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....impose, make an order accordingly, and may, if it appears that any opposite party in the proceeding has failed to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 179, award, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit to impose, damages against such opposite party. (2) The period of limitation for an application under sub-section (1) shall be sixty days from the date on which the seaman first ceases to be a serving seaman after the passing of the decree or order, or where the summons or notice was not duly served on the seaman in the proceeding in which the decree or order was passed, from the date on which the applicant had knowledge, of the decree or order whichever is later; and the provisions of section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1908, shall apply to such applications. (3) Where the decree or order in respect of which an application under sub-section (1) is made is of such a nature that it cannot be set aside as against the seaman only, it may be set aside as against all or any of the parties against whom it was made. (4) Where a court sets aside a decree or order under this section, it shall appoint a day for proceeding with the suit, appeal or.....

The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1945

.....provisions of sections 10-A, 12-A and 23 shall apply if the State Government have notified any leper asylum appointed under section 3 of the Lepers Act, 1898 (Central Act III of 1898) as a special home under clause (2) section 2] (Substituted for original section 5 by the Adaptation (Amendment) Order of 1950) 5. Persons arrested for offence under section 3 to be examined by medical officer. " Any person arrested by a Police officer for an offence punishable under section 3 who in the opinion of such Police Officer has attained the age of (Substituted by section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging (Amendment) Act, 1964 (Tamil Nadu Act 40 of 1964)) [eighteen years] shall be informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest, and shall be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a period of twenty-four hours of such arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Court of the Magistrate; and no such persons shall be detained in custody beyond the said period without the authority of a Magistrate. The Magistrate shall without delay order the person to be taken before a medical officer not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon;.....

Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 Section 15

Title: Resumption of Land by Soldier or Seaman

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

.....by the tenant or otherwise and after such enquiry as may be prescribed, is satisfied that a notice as required by sub-section (2) is not issued, he shall, by notification, declare that with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification the land leased shall stand transferred to and vest in the State Government free from all encumbrances. The Tahsildar may take possession of the land in the prescribed manner and the tenant shall be entitled to be registered as an occupant thereof. The provisions of section 45 shall mutatis mutandies apply in this behalf.] _______________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 1 of 1974 w.e.f. 1.3.1974. 2.Inserted by Act 1 of 1991 w.e.f. 5.2.1991.