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The Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1999

.....to have come into force on the 15th day of November, 1998. 2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "action" means any action including administrative action taken by way of decision, recommendation or finding or in any other manner and includes wilful failure or omission to act and all other expressions relating to such action shall be construed accordingly; (b) "allegation", in relation to a public servant, means any affirmation that such public servant,- (i) has abused his position as such public servant to obtain any gain or favour to himself or to any other person or to cause undue harm or hardship to any other person; (ii) was actuated in the discharge of his functions as such public servant by persosnal interest or improper or corrupt motives; or (iii) is guilty of corruption, favouritism, nepotism or lack of integrity in his capacity as such public servant; (c) "Chief Minister" means the Chief Minister of the State; (d) "competent authority", in relation to a public servant, means- (i) in the case of the Chief Minister or a Member of the State Legislature, or an.....

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....thereto and further to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 and the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 1. The insurance industry requires a high degree of regulation. The Insurance Act, 1938 provides for the institution of the Controller of Insurance to act as a strong and powerful supervisory and regulatory authority with powers to direct, advise, caution, prohibit, investigate, inspect, prosecute, search, seize, fine, amalgamate, authorise, register and liquidate insurance companies. However, after the nationalisation of the life insurance industry in 1956 and the general insurance industry in 1972, the role of the Controller of Insurance diminished in significance over a period of time. 2. In April, 1993, the Government set up a high-powered Committee headed by Shri R.N. Malhotra, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, to examine the structure of the insurance industry and recommend changes to make it more efficient and competitive keeping in view the structural changes in other parts of the financial.....

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1999

WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES ACT, 1999 WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES ACT, 1999 5 of 1999 An Act to establish and incorporate a National University of Juridical Sciences at Calcutta in West Bengal. WHEREAS the Committee appointed by the Chief Justices' Conference on Legal Education and Training (1993) has recommended the establishment in each State of an institution on the model of the National Law School of India University at Bangalore; AND WHEREAS the All India Law Ministers' Conference (1995) has resolved to set up in each State a Law School modelled on the lines of the National Law School of India University at Bangalore for improving the quality of professional legal education; AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary to encourage the establishment of such a national level institution of excellence in higher learning of law in the State of West Bengal; AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to establish the National University of Juridical Sciences for the purpose hereinafter appearing; Assent of the President first published in the Calcutta Gazette. Extraordinary, dated the 3rd August, 1999. It is hereby enacted as.....

Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA GROUND WATER (REGULATION FOR PROTECTION OF SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER) ACT, 1999 Chapter I Section 1 - Short title extent and commencement Section 2 - Definitions Chapter II Section 3 - Permission to sink well etc Section 4 - Declaration of water Scarcity area Section 5 - Regulation of extraction of water from wells in water scarcity area Section 6 - Declaration of over-exploited watershed Section 7 - Prohibition for sinking wells in over-exploited watershed Section 8 - Prohibition of extraction of water from an existing well for certain period Section 9 - Closing down of existing well Section 10 - Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information Section 11 - Power to stop contravention of the provisions of section 3, 5, 7, 8 or 9 Section 12 - Payment of compensation Section 13 - Bar to claim compensation Chapter III Section 14 - Appeals Section 15 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section 16 - Penalty Section 17 - Offences by companies Section 18 - Overriding effect of Act Section 19 - Method of service of notices etc Section 20 - Power to make rules Section 21 - Power to remove difficulties

Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Section 13

Title: Bar to Claim Compensation

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

Subject to the provisions of section 12, no person shall be entitled to claim any damages or compensation from the Government for any loss sustained by him as a result of any order passed under the clause(a) of sub-section(4) of section 3 or under sections 8,9,or 11 or by virtue of any action taken under this Act.

Karnataka Electricity Reform Act, 1999 Section 47

Title: Penalties and Proceedings Not to Prejudice Other Actions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

The proceedings and actions under this Act against a person contravening the provisions of the Act or orders passed by the Commission shall be in addition to and without prejudice to actions that may be initiated under other Acts including and in particular under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 and the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948.

Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Section 15

Title: Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any public servant or person appointed or authorised under this Act in respect of anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or in pursuance of any order made or directions issued under this Act. (2) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or any Officer of the Government for any damage caused or likely be caused by anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or in pursuance of any order made or direction issued under this Act.

National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Section 31

Title: Protection of Action Taken in Goodfaith

State: Central

Year: 1999

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or the Trust or any member of the Board or Chief Executive Officer or any officer or other employee of the Trust or any other person authorised by the Board to perform duties under this act for any loss or damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is done in good faith. Explanation:--For the purposes of this section, the expression "good faith" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) Section 27

Title: No Action for Infringement of Unregistered Mark

State: Central

Year: 1999

(1) No person shall be entitled to institute any proceeding to prevent, or to recover damages for, the infringement of an unregistered trade mark. (2) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect rights of action against any person for passing off goods or services as the goods of another person or as services provided by another person, or the remedies in respect thereof.

Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) Section 117

Title: Costs of Defence or Prosecution

State: Central

Year: 1999

In any prosecution under this Act, the court may order such costs to be paid by the accused to the complainant, or by the complainant to the accused, as the court deems reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the case and the conduct of the parties and the costs so awarded shall be recoverable as if they were a fine.