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Societies Registration Act, 1860 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1860

.....with Registrar of Joint-stock companies 19 Inspection of documents 20 To what societies Act applies SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 [Act No. 21 of Yr. 1860] An Act for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies Whereas it is expedient the provision should be made for improving the legal condition or societies established for the promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, l [the diffusion of political education], or for charitable purposes; Comment : Charitable purposes which came within the language and spirit of the statute of Elizabeth (43 Eliz ch 4) could be grouped into four heads, (i) relief of poverty, (ii) education, (iii) advancement of religion and (iv) other purposes beneficial to the community not coming under any of the preceding heads. The words in Act 21/1860 are, therefore, to be understood as including religious purposes also. Hindu Public v. Rajdhani Puja Samithee AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT 964 It is enacted as follows :- 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific,.....

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1860

.....Registrar of Joint-stock companies 19 Inspection of documents 20 To what societies Act applies SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 [Act No. 21 of Yr. 1860] An Act for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies Whereas it is expedient the provision should be made for improving the legal condition or societies established for the promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, l [the diffusion of political education], or for charitable purposes; Comment : Charitable purposes which came within the language and spirit of the statute of Elizabeth (43 Eliz ch 4) could be grouped into four heads, (i) relief of poverty, (ii) education, (iii) advancement of religion and (iv) other purposes beneficial to the community not coming under any of the preceding heads. The words in Act 21/1860 are, therefore, to be understood as including religious purposes also. Hindu Public v. Rajdhani Puja Samithee AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT 964 It is enacted as follows :- 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific,.....

Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 Preamble 1

Title: The Charitable Endowments Act, 1890

State: Central

Year: 1890

.....India, 1889, Pt. VI, pp. 117 and 190, and Gazettee of India, 1890, Pt. Vi, p. 37. This Act has been declared to be in force in the Sonthal Parganas by the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (3 of 1872), section 3: in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regualtion, 1936 (4 of 1936), section 3 and Schedule; and in the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), section 3 and Schedule It has also been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941). This Act has been amended in its application to Bengal by the Bengal Wakf Act, 1934 (Ben. Act 13 of 1934); Bihar by Bihar Act 8 of 1948. Act 1 of 1951and Act 16 of 1954; U.P. by U.P. Acts 20 of 1950 and 37 of 1950.

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Chapter X

Title: Taxation

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

.....The publication of a notice under this section shall be conclusive evidence that the tax has been imposed in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules or bye-laws made thereunder. Section 107 - Power to suspend, reduce or abolish any existing tax (1) The corporation may, except as otherwise provided in clause (b) of the proviso to section 146 at any time for sufficient reason suspend, modify or abolish any existing tax. (2) The provisions of this Chapter relating to the imposition of taxes shall apply so far may be to the suspension, modification or abolition of any tax. Section 108 - Description and class of property tax (1) If the corporation by a resolution determines that a property tax shall be levied, such tax shall be levied on all buildings and lands within the city save those exempted by or under this Act or any other law. (2) The property tax shall be levied, at such percentage, not being less than twenty percent and not more than twenty-five percent of the rateable value of buildings and lands as may be fixed by the corporation: Provided that the percentage so fixed may be different in different areas and for different classes of buildings.....

The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development & Registration Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 2002

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & REGISTRATION ACT, 2002 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & REGISTRATION ACT, 2002 [Act No. 15 of 2002] [Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P.Extra., dated 25.3.2002, P. 4577 &4603] [28th June, 2002] PREAMBLE AN ACT to re-enact a law relating to registration of persons engaged in tourist trade, constitution of the Tourism Development Board and other matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India, as follows :- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development and Registration Act, 2002. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Himachal Pradesh . (3) It shall come into force on such date [Act came into force w.e.f. 15th day of July, 2002 vide Not. No. 5-3/86-Tourism, dated 12th July, 2002 published in R.H.P. Extra., dated 12.7.2002, p. 960] as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Section 2 - Exemptions (1) The Government may direct that all or any.....

Trusts Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....known it, or when information of the fact is given to or obtained by his agent, under the circumstances mentioned in the section 229 Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872)-, ; and all expressions used herein and defined in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (expressions defined in Act 9 of 1872), shall be deemed to have the meanings respectively attributed to them by that Act. SECTION 04: LAWFUL PURPOSE. A trust may be created for any lawful purpose. The purpose of a trust is lawful unless it is (a) forbidden by law, or (b) is of such a nature that, if permitted, it would defeat the provisions of any law, or (c) is fraudulent, or (d) involves or implies injury to the person or property of another, or (e) the Court regards it as immoral or opposed to public policy. Every trust of which the purpose is unlawful is void. And where a trust is created for two purposes, of which one is lawful and the other unlawful, and the two purposes, cannot be separated, the whole trust is void. SECTION 05: TRUST OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY No trust in relation to immoveable property is valid unless declared by a non-testamentary instrument in writing signed by the author of the trust or the.....

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 110

Title: General Exemptions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

.....not including residential quarters attached thereto; (g) burial and cremation grounds included in the list published by the Commissioner under sub-section (3) of section 394; (h) Government lands set apart for free recreational purposes and all such other Government land as may be notified by it, from which in the opinion of the Government no income could be derived; (i) building or lands exclusively used for,- (a) students hostels which are not established or conducted for profit; (b) educational purposes by recognised educational institutions; (c) the offices of Labour Associations registered under the Trade Union Act, 1926 and belonging to such Association; (j) buildings or lands belonging to the Central Government or any State Government used for purposes of Government and not used or intended to be used for residential or commercial purposes; (k) buildings or lands belonging to the City of Mysore Improvement Trust Board, the Bangalore Development Authority, the Karnataka Housing Board or any local authority the possession of which has not been delivered to any person, in pursuance of any grant, allotment or lease; (l) land which is registered as land used.....

Finance Act 1976 Chapter III

Title: Direct Taxes

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....or incorporated by or under a Central, State or Provincial Act and includes an institution declared section 3 of the University Grant Commission Act, 1956 (8 of 1956), to be a University for the purposes of that Act.. Section 12 - Omission of Section 54C Section 54C of the Income-tax Act shall be omitted. Section 13 - Amendment of Section 57 In section 57 of the Income-tax Act, the following proviso and Explanation shall be inserted at the end, with effect from the 1st day of June, 1976, namely :- Provided that nothing contained in clause (i) or clause (iii) shall apply in computing the income by way of dividends in the case of an assessee, being a foreign company. Explanation : For the purposes of this section and section 58, "foreign company" shall have the same meaning as in section 80B.. Section 14 - Amendment of Section 58 In section 58 of the Income-tax Act, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, with effect from the 1st day of June, 1976, namely :- (3) In the case of an assessee, being a foreign company, the provisions of section 44D shall, so far as may be, apply in computing the income chargeable under the head "Income.....

Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Chapter IX

Title: Of Certain Obligations in the Nature of Trusts

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....performance could be enforced, the former must hold the property for the benefit of the latter to the extent necessary to give effect to the contract. Section 92 - Purchase by person contracting to buy property to be held on trust Where a person contracts to buy property to be held on trust for certain beneficiaries and buys the property accordingly, he must hold the property for their benefit to the extent necessary to give effect to the contract. Section 93 - Advantage secretly gained by one of several compounding creditors Where creditors compound the debts due to them, and one of such creditors, by a secret arrangement with the debtor, gains an undue advantage over his co-creditors, he must hold for the benefit of such creditors the advantage so gained. Section 94 - Constructive trust in cases not expressly provided for (Rep. by the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, sec. 7 (w.e.f. 19.5.1988)). Illustrations (a) A, an executor, distributes the assets of his testator B to the legatees without having paid the whole of B's debts. The legatees hold for the benefit of B's creditors, to the extent necessary to satisfy their just demands, the assets so.....

Finance Act 1976 Section 17

Title: Amendment of Section 80g

State: Central

Year: 1976

In section 80G of the Income-tax Act, - (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1977, namely :- "(1) In computing the total income of an assessee, there shall be deducted, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this section, - (i) in a case where a aggregate of the sums specified in sub-section (2) includes any sum specified in sub-clause (vii) of clause (a) thereof, an amount equal to the whole of such sum plus fifty per cent. of the balance of such aggregate; and (ii) in any other case, an amount equal to fifty per cent. of the aggregate of the sums specified in sub-section (2)."; (b) in clause (a) of sub-section (2), with effect from the 1st day of April, 1977, - (i) in sub-clause (v), the words "for any charitable purpose;", the words "for any charitable purpose other than the purposes of promoting family planning; or" shall be substituted; (ii) after sub-clause (v), the following sub-clauses shall be inserted, namely :- "(vi) any authority referred to in clause (20A) of section 10; or (vii) the Government or to any such local authority, institution or association as may be.....