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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Insurance Act, 1938 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....to the business of insurance. Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the business of insurance; It is hereby enacted as foltows :- This Act has been applied to- (i) the partially excluded areas in the District of Darjesling, see Bengal Government Notification No. 1902-Com., dated 28-6-1939, Calcutta Gazette, dated 16-7-1939; (ii) the partially excluded areas in the Province of Orissa with effect from 14-10-1939, see Orissa Laws Validating Regulation, 1943 (1 of 1943). The Act has been extended to the new Provinces and Merged States by the S.3OF THE Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (1-1-1950) and to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh by the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), section 3 (16-4-1950). Manipur and Tripura are Union territories now and Vindhya Pradesh has been merged with the State of Madhya Pradesh -- See Act 37 of 1956, section 9(1)(e). It has been extended to the Union territories of- (1) Goa, Daman and Diu by Regn. 12 of 1962 (15-12-1963); (2) Dadra and Nagar Haveli, by Regn. 6 of 1963 (1-7-1965); (3) Pondicherry, by Regn. 7 of 1963 (1-10-1963); and (4) Laccadiv, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, by Regn......

Companies 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.....

Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Part II

Title: Provisions Applicable to Insurers

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....section 2 and Schedule, for "theStates" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). Section 2E - This Act not to apply to certain insurers, ceasing to enter into new contracts before commencement of Act The provisions of this Act shall not apply to an insurer as defined in paragraph (i) or (iii) of sub-clause (a) of clause (9) of section 2 in relation to any class of his insurance business where such insurer has ceased, before the commencement of this Act, to enter into any new contracts of that class of business.] Section 3 - Registration (1) No 1 [person] shall, after the commencement of this Act, begin to carry on any class of insurance business in 2 [India] and no insurer carrying on any class of insurance business in 2 [India] shall, after the expiry of three months from the commencement of this Act, continue to carry on any such business, unless he has obtained from the 3 [Authority] a certificate of registration 4 [for the particular class of insurance business]: 5 [Provided that in case an insurer who was carrying on any class of insurance business in 2 [India] at the commencement of this Act, failure to obtain a certificate of registration in accordance with the requirements of this.....

Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Section 5

Title: Restriction on Name of Insurer

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....defined in Part III], who begins to carry on insurance business after the commencement of this Act, shall adopt as its name and no such insurer carrying on business before the commencement of this Act shall continue after the expiry of six months from the commencement thereof to use as its name any combination of words which includes the word "provident". ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1950, section 4, for "Superintendent of Insurance" (w.e.f. 1-6-1950) and again substituted by Act 41 of 1999, section 30 and Schedule I, for "Controller" (w.e.f. 19-4-2000). 2. Added by Act 6 of 1946, section 6 (w.e.f. 20-3-1946). 3. Substituted by Act 13 of 1941, section 6 "to which part III applies" (w.e.f. 8-4-1941).

Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Part III

Title: Provident Societies

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913 (7 of 1913) 2 [or under the Indian Companies Act, 1882 (6 of 1882) or under the Indian Companies Act, 1866 (10 of 1866) or under any Act repealed thereby,] a certified copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or where the society is not such a company a certified copy of the deed of constitution of the society; (b) the names and addresses of the proprietors or directors, and the managers of the society, the full address of the registered office of the society, 2 [the full address of the principal office of the society in 14[India], the name of the manager at such office, and the name and address of some one or more persons resident in 3 [India] authorised to accept any notice required to be served on the society]; (c) a certificate from the Reserve Bank of India that the initial deposit referred to in section 73 has been made; 4 [***] (d) a declaration verified by an affidavit 5 [made by the principal officer of the society authorised in that behalf] that the minimum working capital required by section 72, is available; 6 [and 6 [(e) the 7 [receipt showing payment in the prescribed manner of the prescribed fee].....

Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Section 73A

Title: Restriction on Name of Provident Society

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....or another provident society already in existence is registered, or so nearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive, the first-mentioned society shall, if called upon to do so by the 2 [Authority] on the application of the insurer or the second-mentioned society, change its name within a time to be fixed by the 2 [Authority]: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any provident society carrying on business before the commencement of the Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1946.] _________________________ 1. Inserted by act 6 of 1946, section 32 (w.e.f. 20-3-1946). 2. Substituted by Act 47 of 1950, section 4, for "Superintendent of Insurance" (w.e.f. 1-6-1950) and again substituted by Act 41 of 1999, section 30 and Schedule I, for "Controller" (w.e.f. 19-4-2000).

Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 6

Title: Unauthorised Use of Uniforms, Falsification of Reports, Forgery, Personation and False Documents

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....fails to restore it to the person or authority by whom or for whose use it was issued, or to a police officer; or (c) without lawful authority or excuse, manufactures or sells, or has in his possession for sale, any such die, seal or stamp as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section. (3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to1[three years], or with fine, or with both. (4) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3 shall apply, for the purpose of proving a purpose prejudicial to the safety of the State, to any prosecution for an offence under this section relating to the naval, military or air force affairs of Government, or to any secret official code in like manner as they apply, for the purpose of proving a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State, to prosecutions for offences punishable under that section2[***]. _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1967, section. 6, for "two years". 2. The words "with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years" omitted by Act 24 of 1967, section. 6.

National Service Act, 1972 Chapter VI

Title: Other Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....with the provisions of this Act by circumstances beyond his control. Section 27 - Offences by companies (1) Where any provision of this Act or of any order made thereunder is contravened by a company, every person who at the time the contravention was made was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly : Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any such offence has been committed and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable.....

National Service Act, 1972 Section 25

Title: False Statement and Forgery

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....in force or no application or appeal for postponement of national service is pending, fails or omits to render the service which he is required by such notice to render, or (b) having commenced to render national service, leaves that service without obtaining a discharge under section 17. he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. (2) Any person who-- (a) in giving any information for the purposes of this Act, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in material particulars or which he does not believe to be true, or (b) (i) with the intention of deceiving, forges or uses or lends or allows to be used for any person any certificate issued under this Act, or (ii) makes, or has in his possession, any document so closely resembling any certificate so issued as to be calculated to deceive, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, or with both.