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Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions (Abolition and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act, 1987 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....1987 16 of 1987 23rd May, 1987 After Goa, Daman and Diu became part of India, the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act 1957(1957 Act) except section 16 were extended to that Union territory with effect from 1-10-1963 and section 16 was extended with effect from 15-1-1966. The Controller of Mining Leases in exercise of the powers conferred on him under section 16 of the Act, proceeded with the modification of the mining concessions granted under the earlier Portuguese Mining Laws of 1906 so as to bring them in conformity with the provisions of the 1957 Act. The concession holders challenged the proceedings of the Controller on the ground that the concessions held by them were not existing mining leases within the meaning of the provisions of the 1957 Act, The Bombay High Court in its judgment dated 29-9-1983 held that the concessions were not mining leases within the meaning of 1957 Act. As a result of this judgment, the Controller of Mining Leases could not take further action to modify the concessions. The High Court in another case held that no royalty could be charged on the minerals extracted by the concession holder, as such mining.....

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Schedule VI

Title: Sixth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....or a lessee, and "own" shall be construed accordingly; "tenant" as respects any land in a rural area means a tenant as defined in the Agra Tenancy Act, 1926, or the Oudh Rent Act, 1685, as the case may be, and does not include a sub-tenant, and as respects any house or building means a person who occupies it on payment of rent, or in the case of a house, not situate in military of police lines, a person who occupies it rent free by virtue of any office, service of employment; "under-proprietor" means an under-proprietor as defined in the Oudh Rent Act, 1886; "Khaikar" means a person recorded as such in the records of rights of land in the Hill Pattis of Kumaun; "building" means abuilding as defined in the United Provinces Municipalities Act, 1916; "rental value" means the value of a houses or building based on the amount rent; "municipal tax" and ''house or building tax," means the taxes respectively known by those names imposed under the United Provinces Municipalities Act, 1916, the United Provinces Town Areas Act, 1914, and the Cantonments Act, 1924; "urban area" means a municipality or notified area (as defined in sub-section (9) of section two, and sub-section.....

Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1935

State: Central

Year: 1915

.....of ministers. (3) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor-General is by or under this Act required to act in his discretion or to exercise his individual judgment, the decision, of the Governor-General in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor-General shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion, or ought or ought not to have exercised his individual judgment]. ___________________________ 1.These words up to the end of the section were omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947. 10. Other Provisions as to ministers (1) The Governor-General's ministers shall be chosen and summoned by him, shall be sworn as members of the council, and shall hold office during his pleasure. (2) A minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of 1 [either Chamber of] the Federal Legislature shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister. (3) The salaries of ministers shall be such as the Federal Legislature may from time to time by Act determine and, until the Federal.....

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....thereto and further to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 and the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 1. The insurance industry requires a high degree of regulation. The Insurance Act, 1938 provides for the institution of the Controller of Insurance to act as a strong and powerful supervisory and regulatory authority with powers to direct, advise, caution, prohibit, investigate, inspect, prosecute, search, seize, fine, amalgamate, authorise, register and liquidate insurance companies. However, after the nationalisation of the life insurance industry in 1956 and the general insurance industry in 1972, the role of the Controller of Insurance diminished in significance over a period of time. 2. In April, 1993, the Government set up a high-powered Committee headed by Shri R.N. Malhotra, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, to examine the structure of the insurance industry and recommend changes to make it more efficient and competitive keeping in view the structural changes in other parts of the financial.....