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Start Free TrialBills 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.....
List Judgments citing this sectionCompanies Act, 1913 Complete Act
State: Central
Year: 1913
.....its ordinary original civil jurisdiction; (7) "existing company "means a company formed and registered under the (Companies Act, 1866), or under any Act or Acts repealed thereby, or under (Companies Act, 1882): (8) " Insurance company " means a company that carries on the business of insurance either solely or in common with any other business or businesses: (9) "manager " means a person who, subject to the control and direction of the directors has the management of the whole affairs of a company, and includes a director or any other person occupying the position of a manager by whatever name called and whether under a contract of service or not: (9A) " managing agent " means a person, firm or company entitled to the management of the whole affairs of a company by virtue of an agreement with the company, and under the control and direction of the directors except to the extent, if any, otherwise provided for in the agreement and includes any person, firm or company occupying such position by whatever name called : Explanation.-If a person occupying the position of a managing agent calls himself a manager he shall nevertheless be regarded as managing agent and not as manager for.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 Complete Act
State: Assam
Year: 1994
.....present Bill to replace the Assam Panchayat Ordinance, 1994 with the above modifications. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS OF THE BILL (Amending Act--Assam Act No. X of 1997) For removal of difficulties in implementing some of the provisions of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 and to make the functioning of the Panchayats more effective in Assam, it was felt expedient to constitute a High Power Committee to examine the provisions of the existing State Panchayat Act and Rules made thereunder and to recommend amendment including interim recommendations in respect of provisions relating to delimitation of Zilla Parishad constituencies. Accordingly, a High Power Committee was constituted vide this Department's Notification No. PDA. 208/96/4, dated 6th September 1996. The High Power Committee deliberated on the matter in its meetings held on 20th September 1996, 18th October 1996 and 24th December 1996 and recommended the amendments as proposed in the Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 1997. (Published in the Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 74 dated the 20th March, 1997.) STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS (Amendment Act--Assam Act No. XVI of 2001) In the Assam Panchayat Act,.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 Complete Act
State: Jharkhand
Year: 2001
.....of the Patna Municipal Corporation Act, 1951 (Bihar Act XIII of 1952); Bihar & Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (Bihar Act VII of 1922) or Cantonment Act, 1924 (Act II of 1924) apply. (iii) It shall come into force on such date as the Jharkhand Government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the context : (i) "Population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published; (ii) "Village" means a village specified by the State Government, by notification in the official gazette to be a village for the purposes of this Act, and includes a village or a group of villages/ Tolas so specified. The word "village" includes a revenue village; but in the scheduled area, a 'village' means any such village in The scheduled area in which there will ordinarily be a residence or a group of residences, or a tola or a group of tolas, comprising such community as manages its activities according to its customs and usages; (iii) "Gram Sabha" means a.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 Complete Act
State: Tamil Nadu
Year: 1981
.....includes any kind of bicycle, tricycle, cycle-rickshaw and palanquin, but does not include any motor vehicle within the meaning of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939); Notes Sec.2(6) " Carriage " Trailer Car " whether a carriage " Case decided with reference to Madras Act 18 MLJ 149 (7) "cart" includes any wheeled vehicle which is not a carriage but does not include any motor vehicle within the meaning of Motor vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939); (8) "casual vacancy" means a vacancy occurring otherwise than by efflux of time and "casual election" means an election held on the occurrence of a causal vacancy; (9) "City of Coimbatore" or "City" means the local area comprised in the Coimbatore Municipality and includes any local area which after the commencement of this Act, is included in the City but does not include any local area which after such commencement is excluded from the City; (10) "Coimbatore Municipality" means the Coimbatore Municipality as constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920); (11) "company" means " (a) any company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act I.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920) Complete Act
State: Tamil Nadu
Year: 1920
.....with the District Municipalities Act " It can be referred to " 1935 M 657 Rules must be consistent with the Act " 19Cri. L.J. 392 2. Repeal of enactments - The enactments mentioned in Schedule I are repealed to the extent specified in the fourth column thereof. 3. Definitions - In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context "(1) Original clause (1) was re-numbered as clause (1-B) and clause (1) and (1-A) were inserted by Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1930; clause (1) was omitted and clause (1-A) were re-numbered as clause (1) by Madras City Municipal District Municipalities and Local Boards (Amendment) Act, 1938 and for the clause as so re-numbered the present clause was substituted by the Adaptation (Amendment) Order of 1950. Omitted by Tamil Nadu Act XVII of 1973. Clause (1) of the original section was re-numbered as Clause (1-B) by Tamil Nadu Act X of 1930 [ (1-B) ˜Appoint' " ˜Appoint' includes to appoint temporarily or in an officiating capacity.] (2) ˜Appointment' - ˜Appointment' includes temporary and officiating appointments. Clause (2-a), Inserted by Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act 34 of.....
List Judgments citing this sectionSecurities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 Complete Act
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....RULES, 1957 SECURITIES CONTRACTS (REGULATION) RULES, 1957 576 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, tile same having been previously published as required by sub-section (3) of the said section, namely :- RULE 01: SHORT TITLE These rules may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957. RULE 02: DEFINITIONS In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "form" means a form appended to these rules; (b) "the Act" means the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956); (c) "Government company" means a company in which not less than fifty-one percent of the share capital is held by the Central Government or by any State Government or Governments or partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments. RULE 03: APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION An application under Section 3-of the Act for recognition of a stock exchange shall be made to the1[Securities and Exchange Board of India] in Form A. RULE 04: FEES FOR APPLICATION (1) There shall be paid in respect of.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Assam Fish Seed Act, 2005 Complete Act
State: Assam
Year: 2005
.....ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY MAY, 17-2000 ASSAM ACT NO. XIV OF: 2005 (Received the assent of Government on 18 April, 2005) THE ASSAM FISH SEED ACT, 2005 An Act to regulate the quality of fish seed for production, marketing and stocking of water bodies in State of Assam. Preamble Where it is expedient to regulate the quality of fish seed for production, marketing and stocking in water bodies in the State of Assam and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto. It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title, Extent and commencement 1) This Act may be called the Assam Fish Seed Act, 2005. 2) It extends to the whole of Assam. 3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, a. "Brood Fish" means mature male and female fish of the age of two years or more bearing male and female gonads in the form of milt and ova respectively to be used for breeding purpose; b. "Certification Officer" means the officer authorised under section 14; c. "Committee" means the State Level Seed Committee constituted under section3. d......
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Assam Town and Country Planning Act, 1959 Complete Act
State: Assam
Year: 1959
.....for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house as such. (8) "Factory" means a place to which the provisions of the Indian Factories Act of 1934 or any amendment thereof shall apply. (9) "Industrial Concern" means a commercial body e.g. a factory, workshop and a mill or any concern of similar nature where materials are manufactured repaired altered or processed. (10) "Master Plan" means a plan as defined under section 9 and shall comprise of items (a) to (e) of section 11. (11) "Occupier" includes any person paying or liable to pay the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which the work is due or compensation or premium on account of the occupation of such land and building and also a rent free tenant. (12) "Open space" means any land whether enclosed or not on which not more than one-twentieth part is covered with buildings and whole of the remainder has been laid out as a public garden or used for purposes of recreation or lies waste and unoccupied. (13) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. (14) "Reconstituted plot" means a plot which is in any way altered by the making of a Development.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 Complete Act
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1946
.....1947, was in force) (3) In the areas in which the Bombay Industrial Disputes Act, 1938, was in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, this Act shall apply to the industries to which the said Act applied 6[Provided that this Act shall cease to apply with effect from the date on which the Bombay Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 1949, comes into force, to the Imperial Bank of India and any banking company as defined in section 5 of the Banking Companies Act, 1949, having branches or other establishments in more than one 4[State] (4) The 4[State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette apply all or any of the provisions of this Act to all or any other industries, whether generally or any local area as may be specified in such notification. Footnotes: 1. For Statement or Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette, 1946, Pt. V, p.2 and for Proceedings in Assembly, see Bombay Legislative Assembly Debates, 1946, and for Proceedings its Council, see Bombay Legislative Council, Debates, 1946, Vol XI. 2. This Act is extended to the rest of the State of Maharashtra (vide Mah. 22 of 1965, S.2) 3. Subs, by Mah. 22 of 1965. 4. Subs, by the.....
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