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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Complete Act

Title: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

State: Central

Year: 1881

Preamble1 - NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 Chapter I Section1 - Short title Section2 - Repeal of enactments Section3 - Interpretation clause Chapter II Section4 - "Promissory note" Section5 - "Bill of exchange" Section6 - "Cheque" Section7 - "Drawer", "drawee" Section8 - "Holder" Section9 - "Holder in due course" Section10 - "Payment in due course" Section11 - "Inland instrument" Section12 - "Foreign instrument." Section13 - "Negotiable instrument" Section14 - Negotiation Section15 - Indorsement Section16 - Indorsement "in blank" and "in full"--"Indorsee" Section17 - Ambiguous instruments Section18 - Where amount is stated differently in figures and words Section19 - Instruments payable on demand Section20 - Inchoate stamped instruments Section21 - "At sight", "On presentment", "After sight" Section22 - "Maturity" Section23 - Calculating maturity of bill or note payable so many months after date or sight Section24 - Calculating maturity of bill or note payable so many days after date or sight Section25 - When day of maturity is a holiday Chapter III Section26 - Capacity to make, etc., promissory notes, etc. Section27 - Agency Section28 - Liability of.....

Negotiable Instruments (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 Complete Act

Title: Negotiable Instruments (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 2002

Preamble1 - NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 2002 Chapter I Section1 - Short title and commencement Chapter II Section2 - Substitution of new section for section 6 Section3 - Amendment of section 64 Section4 - Amendment of section 81 Section5 - Amendment of section 89 Section6 - Amendment of section 131 Section7 - Amendment of section 138 Section8 - Amendment of section 141 Section9 - Amendment of section 142 Section10 - Insertion of new sections after section 142 Chapter III Section11 - Amendment of section 2 Chapter IV Section12 - Amendment of section 1 Section13 - Insertion of a new section 81A

Bombay Paragana and Kulkarni Watans (Abolition), the Bombay Service Inams (Useful to Community) Abolition, the Bombay Merged Territories Miscellaneous Alienations Abolition, the Bombay Inferior Village Watans Abolition and the Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Abolition of Office) (Amendment) Act, 2008, (Maharashtra) Complete Act

Title: the Bombay Paragana and Kulkarni Watans (Abolition), the Bombay Service Inams (Useful to Community) Abolition, the Bombay Merged Territories Miscellaneous Alienations Abolition, the Bombay Inferior Village Watans Abolition and the Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Abolition of Office) (Amendment) Act, 2008

State: Maharashtra

Year: 2008

Preamble - THE ACT FOR AVOIDING WAGERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1865 Section 1 - Contracts declared null and void. No suit allowed on such contracts Section 2 - Nor for commission or brokerage, etc., in respect of agreements by way of gaming or wagering Section 3 - Payments for which guardian and personal representative not to be allowed credit Section 4 - Repeal and savings Section 5 - Number and gender

Finance Act, 2008 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2008

.....the meaning given by Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1407/2002 (state aid to coal industry). (3) The production of coal includes the extraction of it. Excluded activities: producing steel 20C In paragraph 16(ic) "steel" means any of the steel products listed in Annex 1 to the Guidelines on national regional aid (2006/C 54/08), published in the Official Journal on 4 March 2006." (6) The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to options granted on or after the day on which this Act is passed. SECTION 34: Tax credits for certain foreign distributions: (1) Schedule 12 contains provision about tax credits for certain foreign distributions. (2) The amendments made by that Schedule have effect for the tax year 2008-09 and subsequent tax years. SECTION 35: Small companies relief: associated companies: (1) Section 13 of ICTA (small companies' relief) is amended as follows. (2) In the second sentence of subsection (4) (meaning of "control" for purposes of definition of "associated company"), insert at the end "except that, in the application of subsection (6) of that section in relation to the company ("the taxpayer company") and another company.....

Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1933

.....apparatus is used."" S. 0. R. SECTION 04: POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO EXEMPT PERSONS FROM PROVISIONS OF THE ACT The Central Government may by rules made under this Act exempt any person or any class of persons from the provisions of this Act either generally or subject to prescribed conditions, or in respect of specified wireless telegraphy apparatus. SECTION 05: LICENSES The telegraph authority constituted under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885-, shall be the authority competent to issue licenses to possess wireless telegraphy apparatus under this Act, and may issue licenses in such manner, on such conditions and subject to such payments, as may be prescribed. SECTION 06: OFFENCE AND PENALTY (1) Whoever possesses any 9[wireless telegraphy apparatus, other than a wireless transmitter,] in contravention of the provisions of section 3 shall be punished, in the case of the first offence, with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. 10[(1A) Whoever possesses any wireless transmitter in contravention of the provisions of section 3-shall be punished with.....

Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933) Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1933

.....apparatus" means any apparatus, appliance, instrument or material used or capable of use in wireless communication, and includes any article determined by rule made under section 10 to be wireless telegraphy apparatus, but does not include any such apparatus, appliance, instrument or material commonly used for other electrical purposes, unless it has been specially designed or adapted for wireless communication or forms part of some apparatus, appliance, instrument or material specially so designed or adapted, nor any article determined by rule made under section 10 not to be wireless telegraphy apparatus;2[***] 3[2A] "wireless transmitter" means any apparatus, appliance, instrument or material used or capable of use for transmission or emission of wireless communication;] (3) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under section 10. _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1961, Section 4, for clause (1) (w.e.f. 2-5-1961). 2. The word "and" omitted by Act 31 of 1949, Section 4 (w.e.f. 22-10-1949). 3. Substituted by Act 15 of 1961, Section 4, for clause (2A) which was Inserted by Act 31 of 1949, Section 4 (w.e.f. 2-5-1961).

The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1899

THE INDIAN STAMP ACT, 1899 THE INDIAN STAMP ACT, 1899 [Act, No. 2 of 1899] [27th January, 1899] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps, WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps. It is hereby enacted as follows: - Chapter - 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement :- (1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. (Substituted by Act 43 of 1955, Section3, for the former sub-section w.e.f. 1-4-1956) (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir: Provided that it shall not apply to (Substituted by the A.O. (No.2) 1956, for "Part B States") [the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States] (excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir) except to the extent to which the provisions of this Act relate to rates of stamp-duty in respect of the documents specified in entry 91 of List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.] (3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1899. 2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context, -- .....

Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1899

.....agricultural produce to another: (6) "chargeable" means, as applied to an instrument executed or first executed after the commencement of this Act, chargeable under this Act, and, as applied to any other instrument, chargeable under the law in force in 33. Words "the Provinces" first subs, for the words "British India" by the Indian Independence (Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances) Order, 1948, then the word "States" subs, for the word "Provinces" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, and finally the word "India" subs, for the words "the States" by Act 43 of 1955, w.e.f. 1.4.1956. [India] when such instrument was executed or, where several persons executed the instrument at different times, first executed:- (7) "cheque" means a bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable otherwise than on demand: (8)44. Clause (8) om. by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937. * * * (9) "Collector" (a) means, within the limits of the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, the Collector of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, respectively, and without those limits, the Collector of a district; and (b) includes a Deputy Commissioner.....

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.....

National Airports Authority Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....remuneration as may be determined by regulations. SECTION 11: AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BUSINESS PRINCIPLES -In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the Authority shall act, so far as may be, on business principles. SECTION 12: FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY (1) Subject to the rules, if any, made by the Central Government in this behalf, it shall be the function of the Authority to manage the aerodromes, the civil enclaves and the aeronautical communication stations efficiently. (2) It shall be the duty of the Authority to provide air traffic service and air transport service at any aerodrome and civil enclaves. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in subsections (1) and (2), the Authority may- (a) plan, develop, construct and maintain runways, taxiways, aprons and terminals and ancillary buildings at the aerodromes and civil enclaves; (b) plant, procure, install and maintain navigational aids, communication equipment, beacons and ground aids at the aerodromes and at such locations as may be considered necessary for safe navigation and operation of aircraft; (c) provide air safety services and search and rescue facilities in co-ordination with.....