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The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.] Complete Act

Title: The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.]

Year: 2010

.....liable for any nuclear damage where such damage is caused by a nuclear incident directly due to- (i) a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character; or (ii) an act of armed conflict, hostility, civil war, insurrection or terrorism. (2) An operator shall not be liable for any nuclear damage caused to-(i) the nuclear installation itself and any other nuclear installation including a nuclear installation under construction, on the site where such installation is located; and (ii) to any property on the same site which is used or to be used in connection with any such installation; or(iii) to the means of transport upon which the nuclear material involved was carried at the time of nuclear incident: Provided that any compensation liable to be paid by an operator for a nuclear damage shall not have the effect of reducing the amount of his liability in respect of any other claim for damage under any other law for the time being in force.(3) Where any nuclear damage is suffered by a person on account of his own negligence or from his own acts of commission or omission, the operator shall not be liable to such person. 6. Limits of liability. - (1) The maximum amount of liability.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....To meet the immediate requirements of the country soon after independence the Merchant Shipping Laws. (Extension to Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 was enacted, by which the British Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 were extended to the Acceding States (later known as Part B States) and Indian Consular Officers were empowered to perform functions in relation to Indian ships outside India and provision was made to enable Government to prescribe the proper national colours for ships registered in India, The Control of Shipping Act, 1947, was another short-term measure which continued the war-time control over Indian shipping and controlled the coastal trade by a system of licensing. This Act, which has been renewed from time to time, is due to expire on the 31st March, 1958. 3. The present Bill revises and consolidates all laws in force in India relating to merchant shipping, whether passed by the British Parliament or the Indian Legislature, and makes provision for the matters discussed in the succeedihg paragraphs, which also indicate the principal changes made in the law ........... -Gaz. of Ind., 1958, Extra., Pt. II, S. 2, p. 203.Act 21 of 1966.- The minimum.....

Bombay Forfeited Lands Restoration Act, 1938 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1938

.....and the rents and profits, if any, received or receivable on account thereof. (2) Every person required to make or deliver a statement under this section or under section 5 shall be deemed to be legally bound to do so within the meaning of section 175 and 176 of the Indian Penal Code. 7. Inquiry by Tribunal and Award :- (1) On the day fixed in the notice given by the Tribunal under section 5 or any other day to which the inquiry may be adjourned, the Tribunal shall proceed to enquire regarding- (i) the amount of compensation to be awarded for the land: and (ii) the respective interests of the persons claiming compensation. (2) The Tribunal shall then make an award stating the amount of compensation which in its opinion should be awarded for the land. Such award shall be in writing and where there are several persons interested in the land, the award shall also state the amount of compensation to be awarded to each. 8. Procedure before Tribunal : Save as otherwise provided by or under this Act, the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall, so far as may be, apply to any enquiry before the Tribunal under this Act. 9. Amount of compensation :- (1).....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 352I

Title: Liability of Owner

State: Central

Year: 1958

..... (a) resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irresistible character; or (b) was wholly caused by an act or omission done with intent to cause such damage by any other person; or (c) was wholly caused by the negligence or the wrongful act of any government or other authority responsible for the maintenance of lights or other navigational aids in exercise of its functions in that behalf. (3) Where, with respect to any incident the owner proves that the pollution damage resulted, cither wholly or partially, from an act or omission done, with intent to cause such damage, by the person who suffered damage, or from the negligence of that person, the owner shall be exonerated wholly or, as the case may be, partially, from liability to that person, 1[(4) When any incident involving two or more ships occurs and pollution damage results there from, the owners of all the ships concerned, unless exonerated under sub-section (3), shall be jointly and severally liable for such damage which is not reasonably separable.] (5) No claim for pollution damage shall be made against any owner otherwise than.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 356K

Title: Powers to Take Measures for Preventing or Containing Oil Pollution

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....taken in respect of any off-shore installation which is not a ship within the meaning of this Act except that in the event of pollution damage caused by any such off-shore installation the person who, is liable for the damage may claim exoneration from any liability if he proves that such damage-- (a) resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irrealtible (sic) character; or (b) was wholly caused by an act or omission done with intent to cause that damage by any other person; or (c) was wholly caused by the negligence or other wrongful act of any government or other authority responsible for the maintenance of lights or other nevigational aids in exercise of its functions in that behalf. ________________________ 1. Substituted for "oil" by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003.

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 249

Title: Compensation

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....he or his representatives shall be entitled to receive from the revenuesof the Federation, or if the Secretary of State so directs, from the revenuesof a Province, such compensation as the Secretary of State may consider justand equitable. (2) Any sum payable under this section from the revenues of theFederation or the revenues of a Province shall be charged on the revenuesof the Federation or, as the case may be, that Province. (3) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that the foregoingprovisions of this section in no way prohibit expenditure by the Governor-General, or, as the case may be, the Governor, from the revenues of the Federation or a Province by way of compensation to persons who are servingor have served His Majesty in India in cases to which those provisions donot apply. Provisions as to persons appointed by Secretary of State in Council, persons holding reserved posts and commissioned officers in civil employment. ________________________ 1. Omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.

The Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 2011

.....or the Nagar Panchayat, the Executive Officer of the Municipal Council or the Nagar Panchayat; (47) "Factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948; (48) "Filth" means (a) night soil or other contents of latrines, cesspools and drains; (b) dirt, dung, refuse, useless or offensive materials thrown out in consequence of any process of manufacture, industry or trade; and (c) putrid or putrifying substance, (49) "Finance Commission" means the State Finance Commission constituted under Article 243-I of the Constitution of India and referred to in section 97 of this Act; (50) "Food" includes every article used for food or drink by man, 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, spices and condiments; (51) "Footpath" means a pavement, for use by pedestrians; (52) "Goods" include animals; (53) "Government" means the State Government of Jharkhand; (54) "Holding" means land held under one title or agreement and surrounded by one set of boundaries: Provided that, where two or more adjoining holdings held by the same.....

The Madras Estates Land Act, 1908 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1908

THE MADRAS ESTATES LAND ACT, 1908 THE MADRAS ESTATES LAND ACT, 1908 [Act No. 1 of 1908] PREAMBLE An Act to declare and amend the law relating to the holding of land in estates in the Presidency of Madras. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and declare the Law relating to the holding of land in estates in the Presidency of Madras; It is hereby enacted as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY THE MADRAS ESTATES LAND ACT, 1908 [Act No. 1 of 1908] PREAMBLE An Act to declare and amend the law relating to the holding of land in estates in the Presidency of Madras. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and declare the Law relating to the holding of land in estates in the Presidency of Madras; It is hereby enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Short title, Commencement, Local extent This Act may be called the Madras Estates Land Act, 1908: It shall come into force on the first day of July 1908: and it shall extend to the whole of the Presidency of Madras except the Presidency Town, the district of Malabar and the portion of the Nilgiri district known as the South East Wynaad. Section 2 - Repeal Madras Acts VIII of 1865 and II of 1871 and section 7 of Madras Act.....

The Orissa Tenancy Act, 1913 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1913

.....Puri and Balasore in the State of Orissa, except any area or part of an area which is constituted as a Municipality under the Bengal Municipal Act, 1884 (Bengal Act III of 1884), and which is specified in this behalf by notification issued by the State Government. Section 2 - Repeal The enactments specified in Schedule I are hereby repealed in the area to which this Act extends. Section 3 - Definitions (1) In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context (1) "agricultural year" means the year commencing on the first day of Baisakh of the Oriya year; Provided that the first agricultural year shall be deemed to commence on the first day of Baisakh following the date of the commencement of this Act; (2) "bazyaftidar" means a person holding lands the title to hold which upon special terms was declared invalid by the Cuttack Land Revenue Regulation, 1805 (XII of 1805), the Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819 (II of 1819) or the Bengal Revenue-free Lands Regulation, 1825 (XIV of 1825) and which have been assessed, in the course of a settlement of land-revenue, at a rent fixed for the term of that settlement; and.....

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1894

LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894 LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894 1 of 1894 An Act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for Companies. Whereas it is expedient to amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purposes and for Companies and for determining the amount of compensation to be made on account of such acquisition; It is hereby enacted as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. (2) It extends to the whole of India except 1[the State of Jammu and Kashmir]. (3) It shall come into force on the first day of March, 1894. SECTION 02: REPEALED [Repealed partly by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (10 of 1914), and partly by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938)]. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) the expression "land" includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; 2(aa) the expression "local authority" includes a town planning authority (by whatever name called) set up under any law for the time being.....