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The Pondicherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973 Complete Act

State: Pondicherry

Year: 1973

.....the body constituted for the administration of a commune panchayat under this Act; (7) "company" means any company is defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956), and includes " (a) any foreign company within the meaning of section 591 of that Act: (b) any co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force; and (c) any body corporate, or any firm or association carrying on business in the Union territory whether incorporated or not and whether its principal place of business is situated in the said Union territory or not; (8) "Director" means a Director appointed under section 195 and also includes any officer authorized by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Director; (9) "election authority" means such authority, not being president or vice-president or a member of the village panchayat or the chairman or vice-chairman or a member of the commune panchayat council as the Government may, by notification, appoint; (10) "executive authority" means, in the case of a village panchayat having an executive officer, the executive officer.....

The Tamil Nadu Pawn Brokers Act, 1943 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1943

THE TAMIL NADU PAWN BROKERS ACT, 1943 THE TAMIL NADU PAWN BROKERS ACT, 1943 (ACT XXIII of 1943) (as amended upto November 1995) An Act to regulate and control the business of Pawn-brokers in the State of Tamil Nadu. WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the regulation and control of the business of pawnbrokers in the State of Tamil Nadu. It is hereby enacted as follows : 1. Short title, extent and commencement :" (1) This Act may be called THE TAMIL NADU PAWNBROKERS ACT, 1943. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. (3) This section shall come into force at once and the State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the (Sub. by TN Act 1 of 1994) [Tamil Nadu Government Gazette] apply the remaining provisions of this Act to the whole or any portion of the State of Tamil Nadu from such date as may be specified in the notification, and may cancel or modify any such notification. Notes : Section 1 came into force on the 23rd of November 1943 and the remaining sections applied to certain portions of the State by justifications issued from time to time. This Act was extended to the Kanyakumari District and the.....

Karnataka Pawnbrokers Act, 1961 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

..... Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) "company" means a company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956); (2) "co--operative society" means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the1[Karnataka] Co--operative Societies Act, 19591[Karnataka] Act 11 of 1959) (3) "interest" includes any amount, by whatsoever name called, in excess of the principal, paid or payable to a pawnbroker in consideration of or otherwise in respect of a loan; but does not include any sum lawfully charged in accordance with the provisions of this Act by a pawnbroker for or on account of charges; (4) "licence" means a licence granted under this Act; (5) "loan" means an advance at interest whether of money or in kind and includes any transaction which the Court finds in substance to amount to such an advance but does not include,-- (i) a deposit of money or other property in a Government Post Office Savings Bank or Government Savings Bank or banking company or in a company or with a co--operative society; 2[(ii) an advance made by,- (a) a banking company as defined in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.....

The Kerala Money Lenders (Amendment) Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1963

THE KERALA MONEY LENDERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963 THE KERALA MONEY LENDERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963 (Act 33 of 1963) [1] An Act to amend the Kerala Money Lenders Act, 1958. Preamble.• WHEREAS, it is deemed expedient to amend the Kerala Money Lenders Act, 1958 (Act 35 of 1958), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted in the Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:• 1. Short title and commencement.• (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Money Lenders (Amendment) Act, 1963. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of section 2.• In section 2 of the Kerala Money Lenders Act, 1958 (Act 35 of 1958), hereinafter referred to as the principal Act,• (i) clause (1) shall be renumbered as clause (1A), and before clause (1A) as so renumbered the following clause shall be inserted, namely:• "(1) "appellate authority" means any officer or authority appointed by the Government to exercise the powers of an appellate authority under this Act;"; (ii) in clause (1A), the words, brackets, letter and figures "and any subsidiary bank within the meaning of clause (k) of section 2 of the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act.....

The Kerala Moneylenders Act, 1958 1 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1958

.....of 1984);";] [5]. ["(1B) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes appointed under the provisions of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 (Act 15 of 1963)";] (2) "co-operative society" means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Madras Co-operative Societies Act, 1932 [(Madras Act VI of 1932) or the Travancore-Cochin Co-operative Societies Act, 1951(˜Act X of 1952)]; (3) "Interest" includes the return to be made over and above what was actually lent, whether the same is charged or sought to be recovered specifically by way of interest or otherwise, but does not include any sum charged by a lender in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, for or on account of costs, charges or expenses; (4) "licence" means a money-lender's licence granted under this Act; [6]. ["(4A) "licensing authority" means an officer or authority appointed by the Government to perform the functions of a licensing authority under this Act;"]; (5) "loan" means an advance whether of money or in kind at interest, and includes any transaction which the Court finds in substance to Amount to such an advance but does.....

Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Insustrial Townships Act, 1965 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1965

.....such premises; (12) "election" means an election to a Council, and includes any by-election; (13) "factory means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948; (14) "filth" includes sewage, night-soil and all offensive matter; (14A) "Finance Commission" means the Finance Commission constituted in accordance with the provision of article 243-1 of the Constitution of India; (15) "food" includes every article used for food or drink for human consumption other than drugs or water, and any article which ordinarily enters into or is used in the composition or preparation of human food, and also includes confectionery, flavouring and colouring matters and spices and condiments; (16) "goods" includes animals; (17) "house-drain" means any drain of, and used for the drainage of, one or more buildings or premises and made merely for the purpose of communicating therefrom with a municipal drain; (18) "house-gully" or "service passage" means a passage or strip of lands constructed, set apart or utilized for the purpose of serving as a drain or of affording access to a privy, urinal, cesspool or other receptacle for filthy or polluted matter, to servants of the Council or to.....

The Pondicherry Pawnbrokers Act, 1966 Complete Act

State: Pondicherry

Year: 1966

.....omitted. (b) in sub-section (3), for the words ˜Madras Co-operative Societies Act 1932' the words ˜Pondicherry Co-operative Societies Act, 1965 (Act No.11 of 1965)' shall be substituted. (c) for sub-clause (ii) of section (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:- ˜(ii) an advance made by a banking Company as defined in section 5 (c) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (Central Act X of 1949) or by the State Bank of India or by any other banking institution notified under section 51 of the said Act or a Co-operative society'; (vi) in sub-section (1) section 3, omit the brackets and the words ˜other than section 1'; (vii) in sub-section (1) of section 6, of the said Act, the words ˜Notwithstanding anything contained in the Decree dated 22nd September, 1935' shall be inserted at the beginning and the word ˜naya' shall be omitted. (viii) in clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 10-B, the words ˜in the mufassal or a Presidency Magistrate in the Presidency town' shall be omitted. (ix) In section 12 of the said Act- (a) at the beginning of sub-section (1), the words ˜subject to the provisions of any other law'.....

The Village Chaukidari Act, 1870 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 1870

THE VILLAGE CHAUKIDARI ACT, 1870 THE VILLAGE CHAUKIDARI ACT, 1870 [Act No. 4 of 1870] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the Appointment, Dismissal and Maintenance of village-Chaukidars. Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the appointment, dismissal and maintenance of village-chaukidars in the provinces subject of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal] [The definition of "Magistrate" was repealed by s. 2(1) of the same Act, and is omitted.]; It is enacted as follows:- Part I - PART I THE VILLAGE CHAUKIDARI ACT, 1870 [Act No. 4 of 1870] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the Appointment, Dismissal and Maintenance of village-Chaukidars. Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the appointment, dismissal and maintenance of village-chaukidars in the provinces subject of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal] [The definition of "Magistrate" was repealed by s. 2(1) of the same Act, and is omitted.]; It is enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Definitions The following words and expressions shall, in the construction of this Act, have the several meanings hereby assigned to them respectively except where a different intention shall appear from the.....

Oriental Gas Company 1857 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1857

.....19564, and in any town or place not within the jurisdiction of any of Her Majesty's Courts, in the same manner as damages are recoverable under this Act. SECTION 08: POWER TO ENTER BUILDINGS FOR ASCERTAINING QUANTITY OF GAS CONSUMED The Clerk, Engineer, or other officer duly appointed for the purpose by the said Company may, at all reasonable times, enter any buildings or place lighted with Gas supplied by the said Company, in order to inspect the meters, fittings, and works for regulating the supply of Gas, and for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of Gas consumed or supplied; and if any person hinder such officer as aforesaid from entering and making such inspection as aforesaid at any reasonable time; he shall, for every such offence, forfeit to the said Company a sum not exceeding fifty rupees. SECTION 09: RECOVERY OF RENT DUE FOR GAS If any person supplied with Gas, or any person to whom any meter or fitting shall have been let for hire by the said Company neglect to pay the rent due for the same to the said Company, the said Company may stop the Gas from entering the premises of such person, by cutting off the service-pipes, or by such means as the said Company shall.....

Bombay Gas Companies Act, 1863 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1863

.....any town or place not within the jurisdiction of9[The High Court of Judicature at Bombay] in the same manner as damages are recoverable under this Act. SECTION 08: POWER TO ENTER BUILDINGS FOR ASCERTAINING QUANTITY OF GAS CONSUMED The clerk, engineer or other officer duly appointed for the purpose by the said Company may at all reasonable times enter any buildings, or place, lighted with gas supplied by the said Company, in order to inspect the meters, fittings and works for regulating the supply of gas, and for purpose of ascertaining the quantity of gas consumed or supplied ;and if any person hinder such officer as aforesaid from entering and making such inspection as aforesaid, at any reasonable time, he shall, for every such offence, forfeit to the said Company a sum not exceeding fifty rupees. SECTION 09: [RECOVERY OF RENTS DUE FOR GAS.] Rep. by Bom. 13 of 1950, s. 8. SECTION 10: [POWER TO REMOVE PIPES WHEN SUPPLY OF GAS DISCONTINUED.] Repealed by Bom. 13 of 1950, s. 8. SECTION 11: METERS, ETC., NOT LIABLE TO DISTRANT FOR RENT Any pipe, meter, fitting or other work let for hire by the said Company shall not be subject to distress for rent or revenue, or any rate or tax.....