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Government of India Act, 1800 [Repealed] Section 1

Title: The Court Directors May Appoint What Parts of the Territorial Acquisitions, Revenues, Etc., Shall Be Subject to Cither and Which of their Presidencies Subject to the Control of the Commissioners for the Affairs of India

State: Central

Year: 1800

.....of Fort William in Bengal, and from time to time, as occasion may require, to revoke and alter in the whole or in part such appointment, and to make such new distribution of the same as to them shall seem fit and expedient, subject nevertheless in all cases to the superintendence, direction and control of the commissioners for the Affairs of India, in like manner as any acts or order of the said court of directors are now by law subject; and all such territorial acquisitions, and the revenues arising therefrom and the establishment of civil servants connected therewith, shall from and after the time, and subject as to such time to the conditions and limitations to be by the said court of directors limited and appointed for such purposes respectively, be to all intents and purposes whatsoever annexed to and made subject to such presidency, and to the court or courts of judicature established or to be established therein respectively.

Government of India Act, 1800 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1800

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Government of India Act, 1800 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1800

.....under and by virtue of this Act to any such judge or recorder respectively shall cease and be no longer paid, anything herein or in any former Act or Acts contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. Section 10: Rep. 55 and 56 Vict., c. 19 (S. L. R.); rep., also as to B. 1. by 14 of 1870, s. 1 and sch. Section 11: Rep. 55 and 56 Vict., c. 19 (S. L. R.); rep., also as to B. 1. by 14 of 1870, s. 1 and sch. Section 12: If the governor general of Fort William or the governor of Fort St. George or of Bombay snail signify his intended absence from the council, the senior member present shall preside; but no act of such council shall be valid, unless signed by the governor general or governor respectively, if resiaent at the presidency and not presented by indisposition; and if not so prevented and he shall refuse to sign, he and the members who shall have signed shall mutually communicate the grounds of their opinions as directed by 33 George 3, c. 32, in cases where he shall, when present, dis- sent from the council. The governor general, when absent, may nominate a vice-president and deputy governor of fort William.11. Section 12 in so far as it relates to.....

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1833

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Government of India Act, 1854 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1854

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855 Section 3

Title: Section 3

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....This section shall apply to any suit, whatever its form may be, if such suit is substantially one for the recovery of a loan or for the enforcement of any agreement or security in respect of a loan {Ins.by Act 28 of 1926, s, 3.} [or for the redemption of any such security]. (4) Nothing in this section shall affect the rights of any transferee for value who satisfies the Court that the transfer to him was bona fide, and that he had at the time of such transfer no notice of any fact which would have entitled the debtor as against the lender to relief under this section. For the purposes of this sub-section, the word " notice " shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to it in section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. (5) Nothing in this section shall be construed as derogating from the existing powers or jurisdiction of any Court.

Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....to be calculated at the rate allowed in the judgment or decree upon the principal sum adjudged, or at such other rate as the Court shall think fit. SECTION 04: CONTRACTS FOR USUFRUCT OF PROPERTY IN LIEU OF INTEREST A mortgage or other contract for the loan of money, by which it is agreed that the use or usufruct of any property shall be allowed in lieu of interest, shall be binding upon the parties. SECTION 05: AMOUNT OF INTEREST TO BE DEPOSITED IN CERTAIN CASES OF CONDITIONAL SALES UNDER BENGAL REGULATIONS Whenever, under the Regulations of the Bengal Code, a deposit may be made of the principal sum and interest due upon any mortgage or conditional sale of land hereafter to be entered into, the amount of interest to be deposited shall be at the rate stipulated in the contract, or, if no rate has been stipulated and interest be payable under the terms of the contract, at the rate of twelve per centum per annum. Proviso Provided that, in the latter case, the amount deposited shall be subject to the decision of the Court as to the rate at which interest shall be calculated. SECTION 06: RATE OF INTEREST ON FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS OF ACCOUNTS In any case in which an adjustment of.....

The (Bengal) Embankment Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1855

.....the Collector shall thereupon proceed to value and make compensation for such huts, trees and crops, in the manner prescribed in Section 12 of this Act. Section 8 - Section 8 Clause 1. Application by land-holder to have a sluice made in public embankment - If any land-holder, farmer or cultivator be desirous of having a sluice made in any public embankment for the purpose of drainage or irrigation, he shall make an application in writing to the Collector of the district in which such embankment is situate. The application shall contain such particulars of the land to be drained or irrigated as may enable the officers of the Crown to judge of the advantage which may be derived from the work, and shall declare as regards an embankment maintained at the expense of the State, whether the applicant is willing to bear such part, not exceeding half of the cost thereof, as may be determined by the Provincial Government; and, as regards any other public embankment whether the applicant is willing to defray the whole or such part of the cost incidental to and attendant on, the proposed work, as may be determined as aforesaid. Clause 2. Officer in immediate charge to report on.....

Howrah Offences Act, 1857 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1857

.....3 of 1884. Section 17 Pawnbrokers, etc., to report stolen property, pawnbrokers, etc., when to be deemed receivers of stolen goods Rep. by Ben. Act 3 of 1884. Section 18 Manufacture or possession of gunpowder Whoever manufactures gunpowder, or, without a license form the Magistrate, has in his possession in any house, shop, warehouse or other building, at any one time, a greater quantity of gunpowder than ten pounds, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and also to forfeit such gunpowder so manufactured or possessed, together with the vessel or receptacle in which it may be contained. Section 19 Licenses by Magistrate for sale and deposit of gunpowder, etc. The Magistrate may grant to any person a license of the sale or keeping in deposit of any quantity of gunpowder not exceeding fifty pounds on such conditions, and for such term not exceeding one year, as shall be specified in the license; and any person who shall be guilty of a breach of any of such conditions shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees, and to forfeit all gunpowder so kept in deposit contrary thereto, and the vessels containing it, and also to forfeit his.....

Government of India Act, 1858 [Repealed] Section 14

Title: As to Retiring Pensions Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1858

Any Member of the Council may, by Writing under his Hand, which shall be recorded in the Minutes of the Council, resign his Office, and it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Warrant under Her Royal Sign Manual, countersigned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to grant to any Person who, having held the Office of Member of the Council for the Period of Ten Years or upwards, shall so resign by reason of Infirmity disabling him from a due Execution of the Duties of the Office, a Retiring Pension during Life of Five hundred Pounds : Provided, that if at any time hereafter it should appear to Parliament expedient to reduce the Number or otherwise deal with the Constitution of the said Council, no Member of Council who has not served in his Office for a Period of Ten Years shall be entitled to claim any Compensation for the Loss of his Office, or for any Alteration in the Terms and Conditions under which the same is held.