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Mental Health Act, 1987 Section 91

Title: Legal Aid to Mentally Ill Person at State Expense in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....may assign a legal practitioner to represent him and direct the State to bear the expenses with respect thereto and recover the same from out of the property of such person. (3) The High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules providing for-- (a) the mode of selecting legal practitioners for the purpose of subsections (1) and (2); (b) the facilities to be allowed to such legal practitioners; (c) the fees payable to such legal practitioners by the Government and generally for carrying out the purpose of sub-sections (1) and (2). Explanation.--In this section "legal practitioner" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (i) of section 2 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961).

Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, (Maharashtra) Section 26

Title: Legal Aid to Approved Unions at Government Expense in Important Proceedings

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1946

.....fact, may apply to the Court for the grant of legal aid at the expense of the2[State] Government. (2) A copy of every application made under sub-section (1) shall be sent to the Registrar with the least practicable delay. (3) The Court to which an application is made under sub-section (1) may fix for the hearing of the application a day of which at least three days' clear notice shall be given to the Registrar. (4) On the day fixed or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, the Court shall examine the witnesses, if any, produced by the union, and the Registrar, and may also examine the officers of the union, and shall make a memorandum of the substance of such evidence. (5) The Court may after considering the evidence adduced under sub-section (4) either grant or refuse the application. (6) The2[State] Government may in consultation with the Industrial Court prescribe the fees for legal advice to, and appearance on behalf of a union before a Court. (7) For the purpose of this section, legal aid includes advice to the union and the appearance before a Court of a legal practitioner on behalf of the union. _____________________ 1. These words were inserted by Bom......

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 304

Title: Legal Aid to Accused at State Expense in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1973

(1) Where, in a trial before the Court of Session, the accused is not represented by a pleader, and where it appears to the Court that the accused has not sufficient means to engage a pleader, the Court shall assign a pleader for his defence at the expense of the State. (2) The High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government make rule providing for (a) the mode of selecting pleaders for defence under sub-section (1); (b) the facilities to be allowed to such pleaders by the Courts; (c) the fee payable to such pleaders by the Government, and generally, for carrying out the purposes of sub-section (1). (3) The State Government may, by notification, direct that, as from such date as may be specified in the notification, the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply in relation to any class of trials before other Courts in the State as they apply in relation to trials before the Courts of Session.

The Travancorecochin Public Health Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1955

.....does not include an honorary Magistrate; (24) "Medical practitioner" means a practitioner registered under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953 or who has got any medical qualification recognized by the Government; (25) "Milk" means the milk of a cow, buffalo, goat, ass or other animal and includes cream, skimmed milk, separated milk, and condensed, sterilized or desiccated milk or any other product of milk; (26) "Notification" means a notification in the Gazette; (27) "Nuisance" includes any act, omission, place or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or disturbance to rest or sleep or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to the health or property of the public or the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity or persons who may have occasion to use any public right; (28) "Occupier" includes " (a) any person for the time being paying or liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building or part of the same in respect of which the word is used or damages on account of the occupation of such land,.....

Assam Highways Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1989

ASSAM HIGHWAYS ACT, 1989 ASSAM HIGHWAYS ACT, 1989 [ Act No. 18 of 1995] [ 22nd August, 1995] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the regulation of road development and Road transport in State of Assam Whereas it is expedient to provide generally for the regulation of road development and road transport so as secure for the public such conditions as will ensure the maximum efficiency of all means of road along roads, in the State of Assam. It is hereby enacted in the Fortieth year of the Republic of India as follows, namely : Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Assam Highways Act, 1989. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Assam. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context - (1) "animal" means any elephant, camel, horse, ass, mule, cattle, sheep or goat; (2) "betterment" when applied to land means the increase in the value of any land arising from the execution in its vicinity of a highway development scheme at.....

Passports Act, 1967 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1967

.....Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p. 378. SECTION 1 : Short title and extent 3 (a) [a] The Act has been given effect to from 5-5-1967-See S. 27 infra.-(1) This Act may be called The Passports Act, 1967. (2) It extends to the whole of India and applies also to citizens of India who are outside India SECTION 2 : Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "departure," with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means departure from India by water, land or air; (b) "passport" means a passport issued or deemed to have been issued under this Act. (c) "passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents and includes the Central Government; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) "travel document" means a travel document issued or deemed to have been issued under this Act. SECTION 3 : Passport or travel document for departure from India No person shall depart from, or attempt to depart from, India unless he holds in this behalf a valid passport or travel document. SECTION 4 : Clauses of passports and travel documents (1) The following classes.....

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 Chapter V

Title: Works and Services to Be Provided at Ports

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....which he has taken charge shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be that of a bailee under sections 151, 152 and 161 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. (7) After any goods have been taken charge of and a receipt given for them under this section, no liability for any loss or damage which may occur to them shall attach to any person to whom a receipt has been given or to the master or owner of the vessel from which the goods have been landed or transhipped. ________________________ 1. Word "and "occurring at the end of clause (c) omitted and inserted at the end of clause (d), After Cl. (d), Cl. (c) inserted by the Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Ad (29 of 1974), Section 18(1-2-1975). 2. Word "and" omitted by The Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2000 (22 of 2000) w.e.f. 09.06.2000 3. Inserted by The Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2000 (22 of 2000) w.e.f. 09.06.2000 4. Substituted for "leuiable according to the scale framed under section 48 or section 49 or section 50" by Port Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997 w.e.f. 09-01-1997. Section 43 - Responsibility of Board for loss, etc., of goods (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the responsibility of any.....

The Uttarakhand Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2010 Complete Act

State: Uttarakhand

Year: 2010

.....(SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 2010 THE UTTARAKHAND MINISTERS (SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 2010 [Act No. 12 of 2010] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate the law relating to the salaries, allowances and other facilities to Ministers of the State of Uttarakhand Be it is enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Uttarakhand in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows-- Section 1 - Short title and commencement This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009. (2) It shall come into force at once. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act-- (a) 'Maintenance' in relation to a residence includes the payment of local rates and taxes and the provision for water and electricity including electricity duty and (b) 'Family' in relation to a Minister means his or her spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister residing with and wholly dependent on such Minister; (c) 'Minister' means a member of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Uttarakhand and includes the Chief Minister, a Minister of State and a Deputy.....

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

Title: Protection Measures for Public Sources of Drinking Water

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

.....the area of an over-exploited watershed is adversely affecting any public source of drinking water and such source cannot be adequately protected by action under section 8, it may, after giving the owner of the well a reasonable opportunity of being heard, require him by order to stop the extraction of water from, and close, seal off, such well forthwith either temporarily or permanently having regard to the extent to which it is adversely affecting the public source of drinking water. Section 10 - Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information Whenever it is necessary to make an inquiry or examination in connection with the protection of a public source of drinking water or with the maintenance of a public water supply system, the appropriate authority or any officer duly authorised by it in this behalf may, after giving prior notice.-- (a) enter upon such land as he or it may think necessary for the said purpose; (b) undertake surveys or take levels thereon; (c) conduct pumping tests and geophysical surveys; (d) conduct well logging on the bore; (e) install and maintain water level recorder and water guages on the well; and (f) do all such other things.....

Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 176

Title: Power to Require Repair of Streets and to Declare Such Streets Public

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

.....may be specified in such notice. (2) After such work has been carried out by such owners or as providedin section 264 by the municipal council at the expense of such owners, the street or part thereof in which such work has been done, shall on the joint requisition of a majority of the said owners, be declared by a public notice, put up therein by the municipal council, to be a public street. (3) If the notice under sub-section (1) is not complied with and such workis executed by the municipal council as provided in section 264, the expenses thereby incurred shall be apportioned by the municipal council, between such owners in such manner as it may think fit, regard being had, if it deems it necessary, to the amount and value of any work already done by the owners or occupiers of any such lands or buildings. _______________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 36 of 1994 w.e.f. 1.6.1994.