Bare Act Search Results

Majority Act, 1875 Complete Act

Title: Majority Act, 1875

State: Central

Year: 1875

Preamble1 - MAJORITY ACT, 1875 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Saving Section3 - Age of majority of persons domiciled in India

Majority Act, 1875 Preamble 1

Title: Majority Act, 1875

State: Central

Year: 1875

THE MAJORITY ACT, 18751 [Act, No. 9 of 1875] [2nd March, 1875] PREAMBLE An Act to amend the law respecting the age of majority. WHEREAS, in the case of persons domiciled in2[India] it is expedient3[to specify the age of majority]; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1. This act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by REg. 6 of 1963, sec. 2 and Sch. I and the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, sec. 3 and Sch. This Act has been extended to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, subject to the following modification:-- In section 1 at the end, insert:-- "Provided the nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the Renoncants of the union territory of Pondicherry.". 2. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., for "Part a States and Part C States". 3. Substituted by Act 33 of 1999 sec. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 16-12-1999).

Majority Act, 1875 Section 3

Title: Age of Majority of Persons Domiciled in India

State: Central

Year: 1875

1[3. Age of majority of persons domiciled in India (1) Every person domiciled in India shall attain the age of majority on his completing the age of eighteen years and not before. (2) In computing the age of any person, the day on which he was born is to be included as a whole day and he shall be deemed to have attained majority at the beginning of the eighteenth anniversary of that day.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 33 of 1999, sec 4 for sections 3 and 4 (w.e.f. 16-12-1999).

Indian Majority Act, 1875 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1875

.....the age of majority. WHEREAS, in the case of persons domiciled in [India] it is expedient 2["to specify the age of majority"]; It is hereby enacted as follows :-This Act has been declared, by notification under the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874(14 of 1874), S. 3(a), to be in force in the following Scheduled Districts, namely:- The Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga and Manbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the District of Singbhum. [The Lohardaga District included at this time the present District of Palamau, which was separated in 1894. Lohardaga is now called the Ranchi District; Cal Gaz., 1899, Pt. I, p. 44]. See Gaz. of Ind., 1881, Pt. I, p. 504. All these' areas are in Bibar State fiow. Tarai (U.P.) See Gaz. of Ind., Pt. 1. p. 505. The Act has been extended to the new Provinces and Merged States by the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (59 of 1949),S.3(1-1-1950), and to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh by the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), S. 3 (16-4-1950). Manipur and Tripura are States now and Vindhya Pradesh has merged with the Slate of Madhya Pradesh-See Act 37 of 1956, S. 9(l)(e). See also Act 81 of 1971, Ss. 3 and 4.....

Majority Act, 1875 Section 1

Title: Short Title

State: Central

Year: 1875

This Act may be called the1[***] Majority Act, 1875. Local extent.-- 2[It extends to the whole of India3[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]]; Commencement and operation.-- and it shall come into force and have effect only on the expiration of three months from the passing thereof. ________________________ 1. The Word "Indian" omitted by Act 33 of 1999, section 3 (w.e.f. 16-12-1999). 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the original para. 3 . Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "except Part B States".

Majority Act, 1875 Section 2

Title: Saving

State: Central

Year: 1875

Nothing herein contained shall affect-- (a) the capacity of any persons to act in the following matters (namely),--marriage, dower, divorce and adoption; (b) the religion or religious rites and usages of any class of1[citizens of India]; or (c) the capacity of any person who before this Act comes into force has attained majority under the law applicable to him. ________________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "His Majesty's Subjects in India".

New Delhi Municipal Council Act 1994 Section 155

Title: Power to Lay Mains

State: Central

Year: 1994

(1) The Chairperson may lay a main whether within or without the local limits of the Council-- (a) in any street; and (b) with the consent of every owner and occupier of any land not forming part of a street, in, over or on that land, and may, from time to time, inspect, repair, alter or renew or may at any time remove any main so laid whether by virtue of this section or otherwise. Provided that where a consent required for the purpose of this sub-section is withheld, the Chairperson may, after giving the owner or occupier of the land a written notice of his intention so to do, lay the main in, over or on that land even without such consent. (2) Where the Chairperson, in exercise of the powers under this section, lays a main in, over or on any land not forming part of a street, or inspects, repairs, alters, renews or removes a main so laid down in, over or on any such land, he shall pay compensation to every person interested in that land for any damage done to, or injurious affection of that land by reason of the inspection, laying, repair, alteration, renewal or removal of the main.

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 198

Title: Power to Lay Mains

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

.....a street, in, over or on that land, and may inspect, repair, alter or renew or may at any time remove any main so laid: Provided that where the consent required for the purpose of this subsection is withheld, the corporation may, after giving the owner or occupier of the land a written notice of its intention so to do, lay the main in, over or on that land without such consent. (2) Where the corporation, in exercise of the powers under this section, lays a main in, over or on any land not forming part of a street or land referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1), or inspects, repairs, alters, renews or removes a main so laid in, over or on any such land it shall pay compensation to every person interested in that land for any damage done to, or injurious affection of that land by reason of the inspection, laying, repair, alteration, renewal or removal of the main.

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 Section 39

Title: Power to Lay Mains

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

.....controlled by the Government; (b) with the consent of every owner and occupier of any land not forming part of a street, in, over or on that land, and may, from time to time, inspect, repair, alter or renew or may at any time remove any main so laid whether by virtue of this section or otherwise: Provided that where a consent required for the purpose of this sub-section is withheld, the Board may, after giving the owner or occupier of the land a written notice of its intention so to do, lay the main in, over or on that land even without such consent. (2) Where the Board, in exercise of the powers under this section, lays a main in, over or on any land not forming part of a street or land referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1), or inspect, repair, alter, renew or remove a main so laid down in, over or on any such land, it shall pay compensation to every person interested in that land for any damage done to, or injurious affection of that land by reason of the inspection, laying, repair, alteration, renewal or removal of the main.

Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board Act, 1973 Section 28C

Title: Power to Lay Mains, Etc.

State: Karnataka

Year: 1973

.....as possible shall be done to the immovable property and the owner of the premises shall,- (i) cause the pipe or sewer to be laid with the least practicable delay; (ii) fill in, reinstate and make good at his own cost and with the least practicable delay, any land opened, broken up or removed for the purpose of laying such pipe or sewer; (iii) pay compensation to the owner of the immovable property and to any other person who sustains damage by reason of the laying of such pipe or sewer. (d) If the owner of the immovable property over, under, along or across which a pipe or sewer has been laid under this sub-section whilst such immovable property was not built upon desires to errect any building on such property, the Board shall, by notice in writing, require the owner of the premises to close, remove or divert the pipe or sewer in such manner as shall be approved by it and to fill in, reinstate and make good the immovable property as if the pipe or sewer had not been placed or carried over, under, along or across the same : Provided that no such requisition shall be made unless in the opinion of the Board it is necessary or expedient for the construction of the.....