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Cantonments (House-accommodation) Act, 1923 Complete Act

Title: Cantonments (House-accommodation) Act, 1923

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....of the Court Section21 - Restriction of scope of inquiry Chapter V Section29 - Appeal to High Court Section30 - Appeal to Officer Commanding the District Section31 - Petition of appeal Section32 - Order in appeal final Section33 - Suspension of action pending appeal Chapter VI Section34 - Service of notice and requisitions Section34A - Computation of periods of limitations Section35 - Power for Central Government to make rules Section36 - Further provisions respecting rules Section37 - Inapplicability of section 556 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 to trials of offences Section38 - Protection to persons acting under Act Section39 - Repealed Schedule1 - SCHEDULE I

Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Complete Act

Title: Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856

State: Central

Year: 1856

Preamble1 - INDIAN BILLS OF LADING ACT, 1856 Section1 - Rights under bills of lading to vest in consignee or endorsee Section2 - Not to affect right of stoppage in transit or claims for freight Section3 - Bill of lading in hands of consignee, etc. conclusive evidence of the shipment as against master etc

Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is only bound by such signature the agent in so signing was acting within the actual limit of his authority. SECTION 26: PERSON SIGNING AS AGENT OR IN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY (1) Where a person signs a bill as drawer, endorser or acceptor, and adds words to his signature, indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative character, he is not personally liable thereon ; but the mere addition to his signature of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, does not exempt him from personal liability. (2) In determining whether a signature on a bill is that of the principal or that of the agent by whose hand it is written, the construction most favourable to the validity of the instrument shall be adopted. SECTION 27: VALUE DEFINED (1) Valuable consideration for a bill may be constituted by- (a) any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract ; (b) an antecedent debt or liability. Such a debt or liability is deemed valuable consideration whether the bill is payable on demand or at a future time. (2) Where value.....

Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) Schedule 1

Title: The Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1963

..... second division---appeals 114. Appeal from an order of acquittal -- (a) under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 417 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898). Ninety days The date of the order appealed from. (b) under sub-section (3) of section 417 of the Code. Thirty days The date of the grant of special leave. 115. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898) (a) from a sentence of death passed by a court of session or by a High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction. Thirty days The date of the sentence. (b) from any other sentence or any order not being an order of acquittal -- (i) to the High Court. Sixty days The date of the sentence or order. (ii) to any other court. Thirty days The date of the sentence or order. 116. Under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908),-- (a) to a High Court from any decree or order. .....

The Limitation Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....31-8-1967).2 Orissa Act 24 of 1967, S 3 (w.e.f. 31-8-1967). SECTION 29: SAVINGS (1) Nothing in this Act shall affect section 25 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872). (2) Where any special or local, law prescribes for any suit, appeal or application a period of limitation different from the period prescribed by the Schedule, the provisions of section 3 shall apply as if such period were the period prescribed by the Schedule and for the purpose of determining any period of limitation prescribed for any suit, appeal or application by any special or local law, the provisions contained in sections 4 to 24 (inclusive) shall apply only in so far as, and to the extent to which, they are not expressly excluded by such special or local law. (3) Save as otherwise provided in any law for the time being in force with respect to marriage and divorce, nothing in this Act shall apply to any suit or other proceeding under any such law. (4) Sections 25 and 26 and the definition of "easement" in section 2 shall not apply to cases arising in the territories to which the Indian Easements Act, 1882 (5 of 1882) may for the time being extend. SECTION 30: PROVISION FOR SUITS, ETC., FOR WHICH.....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1881

.....When the holder of an accepted bill of exchange enters into any contract with the acceptor which, under section 134 or 135 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), would discharge the other parties, the holder may expressly reserve his right to charge the other parties, and in such case they are not discharged. SECTION 40: DISCHARGE OF INDORSER'S LIABILITY Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co." Fourth indorsement "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario. SECTION 41: ACCEPTOR BOUND, ALTHOUGH INDORSEMENT FORGED An acceptor of a bill of.....

The Rajasthan Tax on Luxuries (in Hotels and Lodging Houses) Act, 1990 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 1990

.....separately by the hotelier; (p) "registered hotelier" means a hotelier registered under this Act; (q) "rules" means the rules made under this Act; (r) "Sales Tax Act" means the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, [1994]; (s) "State" means the State of Rajasthan; (t) "Tax" means the tax payable under this Act; (u) "turnover" means the aggregate of the amounts of the monetary consideration received or receivable by a hotelier or by his agent in respect of the luxuries provided in a hotel during a given period; (v) "year" means the financial year which shall also be known as the assessment year. (2) All words and expression which are used but are not defined in this Act and are defined in the Sales Tax Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Act. 3. Incidence of taxation.- (1) There shall be levied a tax on the turnover of a hotelier and such tax shall be payable by him in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (Substituted by Raj. Act No. 9of 1997, w.e.f. 30.3.1997.) [(2) If a person other than the owner (including part-owner) is for the time being incharge of a hotel, then such person (excluding the manager or incharge of the hotel who is merely.....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Chapter III

Title: Parties to Notes, Bills and Cheques

State: Central

Year: 1881

..... When the holder of an accepted bill of exchange enters into any contract with the acceptor which, under section 134 or 135 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), would discharge the other parties, the holder may expressly reserve his right to charge the other parties, and in such case they are not discharged. Section 40 - Discharge of indorser's liability Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank:-- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co.". Fourth indorsement, "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario. Section 41 - Acceptor bound, although indorsement.....

Hotel Receipts Tax Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....by way of business, provided for a monetary consideration; (7) "hotel-receipts tax" or "tax" means the tax chargeable under the provisions of this Act; (8) "Income-tax Act" means the Income-tax Act, 1961; (9) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (10) "room charges" means the charges for a unit of residential accommodation in a hotel and includes the charges for- (a) furniture, air-conditioner, refrigerator, radio, music, telephone, television, and (b) such other services as are normally included by a hotel in room rent, but does not include charges for food, drink and any services other than those referred to in sub-clauses (a), (b); (11) all other words and expressions used herein but not defined and defined in the Income-tax Act shall have meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. SECTION 03: APPLICATION OF THE ACT (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) and sub- section (3), this Act shall apply in relation to every hotel wherein the room charges for residential accommodation provided to any person at any time during the previous year are seventy-five rupees or more per day per individual. Explanation- Where the room charges are.....

The Punjab Tax on Luxuries Act, 2009 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 2009

.....the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 24 th March, 2009 and is hereby published for general information :- THE PUNJAB TAX ON LUXURIES ACT, 2009 (Punjab Act No. 4 of 2009) A N ACT to provide for the levy and collection of tax on luxuries and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Sixtieth Year of Republic of India as follows:- Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Tax on Luxuries Act, 2009. (2) It shall come into force at once. CHAPTER-I PRELIMINARY Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "assessing authority" means an officer, appointed as such, by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette to make an assessment under this Act; (b) "banquet hall" means any premises, garden or farm house, marriage palace or any part thereof, where accommodation or space is let out for a monetary consideration for marriages, receptions, conventions, banquets, kitty-parties, meetings or exhibitions for sale of goods or for arranging functions or events whether on regular or periodical or.....