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Delhi Panchayat Raj Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....utility and declared as such under Section 1 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, by the Chief Commissioner, or acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other enactment relating to acquisition of land for a public purpose. Explanation - In this sub-section the expression "rural areas" has the meaning assigned to it in the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957]. 11. Came into force on 12-5-1956 vide Notification No. F. 17(10)/(56)-GAIR Dated 5-5-1956. [3] It shall come into force on such date as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Section2 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (1) "Adult" means a person who has completed his twenty-first year; (2) "Bhumidhar" and "Asami" shall hear the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954; (3) "building" means any shop, house, hut, out-house, estate or stable whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise or whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal or any other material whatever and includes a wall and a well: (4) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made by the Gaon Panchayat under this.....

Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....banking, insurance, stocks and shares, brokerage or produce exchange is carried on, but does not include a shop or a factory registered under the Factories Act, 1948 63 of 1948) or theatres, cinemas, restaurants, eating houses, residential hotels, clubs or other places of public amusement or entertainment. (6) "day" means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight: Provided that in the case of an employee whose hours of work extend beyond midnight, day means the period of twenty-four hours beginning when such employment commences irrespective of midnight; 22. Subs, by Act No. 33 of 1970. (7) "employee" means a person wholly or principally employed whether directly or otherwise and whether for wages (payable on permanent periodical contract, piece-rate or commission basis) or other consideration, about the business of an establishment and includes an apprentice and any person employed in a factory but not governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) and, for the purpose of any matter regulated by this Act, also includes a person discharged or dismissed whose claims have not been settled in accordance with this Act." (8) "employer" means the owner of any.....

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Chapter VIII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....at the time married, procures, a marriage of himself or herself to be solemnized under this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 494 or section 495 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), as the case may be, and the marriage so solemnized shall be void. Section 44 - Punishment of bigamy Every person whose marriage is solemnized under this Act and who, during the lifetime of his or her wife or husband, contracts any other marriage shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 494 and section 495 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), for the offence of marrying again during the lifetime of a husband or wife, and the marriage so contracted shall be void. Section 45 - Penalty for signing false declaration or certificate Every person making, signing or attesting any declaration or certificate required by or under this Act containing a statement which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true shall be guilty of the offence described in section 199 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860). Section 46 - Penalty for wrongful action of Marriage Officer Any Marriage Officer who.....

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Section 48

Title: Transmission of Copies of Entries in Marriage Records

State: Central

Year: 1954

Every Marriage Officer in a State shall send to Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages of that State at such intervals and in such form as may be prescribed, a true copy of all entries made by him in the Marriage Certificate Book since the last of such intervals, and, in the case of Marriage Officers outside the territories to which this Act extends, the true copy shall be sent to such authority as the Central Government may specify in this behalf.

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....being entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, the Certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized and that all formalities respecting the signatures of witnesses have been complied with. SECTION 14: NEW NOTICE WHEN MARRIAGE NOT SOLEMNIZED WITHIN THREE MONTHS Whenever a marriage is not solemnized within three calendar months from the date on which notice thereof has been given to the Marriage Officer as required by section 5-, or where an appeal has been filed under sub-section (2) of section 8-, within three months from the date of the decision of the district court on such appeal or, where the record of a case has been transmitted to the Central Government under section 10-, within three months from the date of decision of the Central Government the notice and all other proceedings arising there from shall be deemed to have lapsed, and no Marriage Officer shall solemnize the marriage until a new notice has been given in the manner laid down in this Act. CHAPTER 03 REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES CELEBRATED IN OTHER FORMS OBJECTS AND REASONS Section 15(e). Proviso.- "In the.....

Wakf Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....cases. 3. The present Bill seeks to achieve these objects.-Gaz. of Ind., 3-8- 19S9, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., P. 579. Amending Act 34 of 1964.- The Wakf Act, 1954 was enacted to provide for the better administration and supervision of wakfs. The Act was amended in 1959 for the limited purpose of removing certain difficulties arising out of reorganisation of States. Experience of the working of the Act over the last ten years has revealed certain difficulties. It is, therefore, proposed to amend the Act to remove these difficulties and to ensure better administration of wakfs by mutawallis, 2. The main features of the Bill are: (i) The definition of beneficiary in regard to objects of public utility is being broadened to cover all objects obtained by Muslim law. Endowments made by nun-Muslims for support of certain Muslim religious and pious institutions will also come under the purview of the Act. (ii) A Central Wakf Council is proposed to be established. (iii) A provision is being made to enable the establishment of separate Sunni and Shia Boards in any State in which the Shia Wakfs constitute in number more than fifteen per cent. of the total number of wakfs In that State or the.....

Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....purpose or a work of public utility and declared as such by the Chief Commissioner or acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other enactment other than this Act, relating to acquisition of land for a public purpose. (3) It shall come into force at once. (4) The declaration of the Chief Commissioner under clause (c) of sub-section (2) shall be conclusive evidence that the land is held and occupied for a public purpose or a work of public utility. Section2 Repeal (1) The following Acts, in so far as they apply to areas to which this Act extends, are hereby repealed (i) the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, as modified by Punjab Act No. 9 of 1939; (ii) the Agra Tenancy Act, 1901; (iii) the Punjab Tenants (Security of Tenure) Act, 1950. (iv) the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, in so far as its provisions are inconsistent with this Act. (v) the U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901, in so far as its provisions are inconsistent with this Act, and (vi) so much of any other law or of any rule having the force of law for the time being in force as is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Section3 Definition In this Act, unless the context otherwise.....

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954 THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954 (37 of 1954) [Act as on Date - Modified up to 1995] [29th September 1954] An Act to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. (1) This Act may be called The prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. (2) It extends to the whole of India a*[..................]. (3) It shall come into force on such date b*[ ]as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. [a] Words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amendment) Act, 1971 (41 of 1971), section 2 (26-1-1972). [b] 1st June 1955" S.R.O.1085, dated 9th May, 1955, published in Gaz.of Ind., 21-5-1955, Pt.II, S.3, p.874. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- a* [ (i) "adulterant" means any material which is or could be employed for the purposes of adulteration; ] a*[(ia)] "adulterated" " an article of food shall be deemed to be adulterated- (a) if the article sold by a vendor is a not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser and is to his prejudice, or is not of the.....

Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....of this Act, be deemed to have been respectively made, issued, conferred granted, framed, acquired, incurred fixed, appointed and done under this Act. (3) Any enactment or document referring to any enactment hereby repealed shall be construed to refer to this Act or to the corresponding portion there of. Section3 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of the '[Union territory of Delhi]; (2) "Deputy Commissioner" means the Collector; (3) "minor" means a person who, under Section 3 of the Indian Majority Act, 1875, has not attained his majority; (4) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (5) "revenue" means land revenue; (6) "revenue court" means all or any of the following authorities, that is to say, the Chief Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, Additional Collector, Revenue Assistant, Assistant Collector, Settlement Officer, Assistant Settlement Officer, Record Officer, Assistant Record Officer and Tahsildar; (7) "revenue-free", when applied to land means land whereof the revenue has either wholly or in part been released, compounded for,.....

The Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 1954

.....1954 [Act No. XXI of 1954] (Received the assent of the President on the 6th day of November, 1954) As amended subsequently by the following Acts-Raj Act 27 of 1957. Raj Act 21 of 1960. Raj Act 8 of 1962 w.e.f. 16-11-1961. Raj Act 29 of 1992 w.e.f. 17-11-1992. An Act to regulate irrigation and drainage in the State of Rajasthan. Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature as follows :- 1. Short title and extent. - ( Subs, by Act 27 of 1957) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954. [(Subs, lay Act 27 of 1957) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan]. 2. Commencement. - It shall come into force on such date (Came into force from 1st April, 1956 vide Notfn. No.F.2 (108) Ire. 52, dated 22.3.1956) and in such areas as the State Government may by notification in the [Official Gazette] specify from time to time. 4 Subs, by Act 27 of 1957. COMMENTARY 1. Constitution of India, Art. 226-Objection as to jurisdiction not raised before Tribunal-Objection cannot be allowed.- There is no mention of this objection having been raised before him and it is well settled that if an objection as to the jurisdiction of a Tribunal is.....