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Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Preamble 1

Title: Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856

State: Central

Year: 1856

INDIAN BILLS OF LADING ACT, 1856 [Act, No. 9 of 1856] [11th April, 1956] PREAMBLE An Act to amend the law relating to Bills of Lading. WHEREAS by the custom of merchants a bill of lading of goods being transferable by endorsement, the property in the goods may thereby pass to the endorsee, but nevertheless all rights in respect of the contract contained in the bill of lading continue in the original shipper or owner, and it is expedient that such rights should pass with the property; AND WHEREAS it frequently happens that the goods in respect of which bills of lading purport to be signed have not been laden on board, and it is proper that such bills of lading in the hands of a bona fide holder for value should not be questioned by the master or other person signing the same, on the ground of the goods not having been laden as aforesaid, It is enacted as follows: -

Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Section 1

Title: Rights Under Bills of Lading to Vest in Consignee or Endorsee

State: Central

Year: 1856

Every consignee of goods named in a bill of lading and every endorsee of a bill of lading to whom the property in the goods therein mentioned shall pass, upon or by reason of such consignment or endorsement shall have transferred to and vested in him all rights of suit, and be subject to the same liabilities in respect of such goods as if the contract contained in the bill of lading had been made with himself.

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

Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Section 3

Title: Bill of Lading in Hands of Consignee, Etc. Conclusive Evidence of the Shipment as Against Master Etc

State: Central

Year: 1856

Every bill of lading in the hands of a consignee or endorsee for valuable consideration representing goods to have been shipped on board a vessel, shall be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against the master or other person signing the same, notwithstanding that such goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped, unless such holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of receiving the same that the goods had not in fact been laden on board: PROVIDED that the master or other person so signing may exonerate himself, in respect of such misrepresentation, by showing that it was caused without any default on his part, and wholly by the fraud of the shipper or of the holder, or some person under whom the holder claims.

Companies Act, 1956 Section 79A

Title: Issue of Sweat Equity Shares

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....under this Act and includes its subsidiary company incorporated in a country outside India. Explanation II. -For the purposes of this Act, the expression "sweat equity shares" means equity shares issued by the company to employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions, by whatever name called. (2) All the limitations, restrictions and provisions relating to equity shares shall be applicable to such sweat equity shares issued under sub-section (1).] _____________________ 1. Inserted by Act 21 of 1999, Section 6 (w.r.e.f. 31-10-1998).

Companies Act, 2013, Section 54

Title: Issue of Sweat Equity Shares

State: Central

Year: 2013

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 53, a company may issue sweat equity shares of a class of shares already issued, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely:-- (a) the issue is authorised by a special resolution passed by the company; (b) the resolution specifies the number of shares, the current market price, consideration, if any, and the class or classes of directors or employees to whom such equity shares are to be issued; (c) not less than one year has, at the date of such issue, elapsed since the date on which the company had commenced business; and (d) where the equity shares of the company are listed on a recognised stock exchange, the sweat equity shares are issued in accordance with the regulations made by the Securities and Exchange Board in this behalf and if they are not so listed, the sweat equity shares are issued in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed. (2) The rights, limitations, restrictions and provisions as are for the time being applicable to equity shares shall be applicable to the sweat equity shares issued under this section and the holders of such shares shall rank pari passu with other equity shareholders.

The Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Nonexploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence in Profe Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2007

.....REGULATION OF ADMISSION, FIXATION OF NON-EXPLOITATIVE FEE AND OTHER MEASURES TO ENSURE EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2007 An Act to amend the Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non- Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence in Professional Education) Act, 2006. Preamble.-WHEREAS, it is expedient to amend the Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non-Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence in Professional Education) Act, 2006, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non-Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence in Professional Education) Amendment Act, 2007. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of June, 2007. 2. Amendment of section 6.-In.....

Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 80C

Title: Deduction in Respect of Life Insurance Premia, Deferred Annuity, Contributions to Provident Fund, Subscription to Certain Equity Shares or Debentures, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....to keep in force a contract for a deferred annuity, not being an annuity plan referred to in clause (xii), on the life of persons specified in sub-section (4): Provided that such contract does not contain a provision for the exercise by the insured of an option to receive a cash payment in lieu of the payment of the annuity; (iii) by way of deduction from the salary payable by or on behalf of the Government to any individual being a sum deducted in accordance with the conditions of his service, for the purpose of securing to him a deferred annuity or making provision for his spouse or children, in so far as the sum so deducted does not exceed one-fifth of the salary; (iv) as a contribution by an individual to any provident fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925), applies; (v) as a contribution to any provident fund set-up by the Central Government and notified by it in this behalf in the Official Gazette, where such contribution is to an account standing in the name of any person specified in sub-section (4); (vi) as a contribution by an employee to a recognised provident fund; (vii) as a contribution by an employee to an approved superannuation.....

Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 115BBB

Title: Tax on Income from Units of an Open-ended Equity Oriented Fund of the Unit Trust of India or of Mutual Funds

State: Central

Year: 1961

1[(1) Where the total income of an assessee includes any income from units of an open-ended equity oriented fund of the Unit Trust of India or of a Mutual Fund, the income-tax payable shall be the aggregate of (a) the amount of income-tax calculated on income from units of an open-ended equity-oriented fund of the Unit Trust of India or of a Mutual Fund, at the rate of ten per cent ; and (b) the amount of income-tax with which the assessee would have been chargeable had his total income been reduced by the amount of income referred to in clause (a). (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply in relation to any income from units of an open-ended equity-oriented fund of the Unit Trust of India or of the Mutual Fund arising after the 31st day of March, 2003. Explanation : For the purposes of this section, the expressions Mutual Fund, open-ended equity-oriented fund and Unit Trust of India shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Explanation to section 115T.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2002, with effect from 1st April, 2003.

Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1964 [Repealed] Section 4E

Title: Conversion of Equity Shares into Redeemable Preference Shares

State: Central

Year: 1964

Section 4E - Conversion of equity shares into redeemable preference shares 1[ 4E. Conversion of equity shares into redeemable preference shares (1) The Central Government may, at any time after the commencement of the Industrial Development Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 1995 and by notification in the Official Gazette, convert such number of equity shares held by it not exceeding fifty crores as it may decide into redeemable preference shares. (2) The redeemable preference shares referred to in sub-section (1) shall-- (a) carry such fixed rate of dividend as the Central Government may specify at the time of such conversion, and (b) neither be transferable nor carry any voting rights. (3) The redeemable preference shares referred to in sub-section (1) shall be redeemable by the Development Bank within three years from the date of such conversion in such instalments and in such manner as the Board may determine. ] _ _____________________ 1. Inserted by Act 5 of 1995, sec. 5 (w.r.e.f. 12-10-1994).