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The Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....2015 THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015 NO. 3 OF 2016 [31st December, 2015.] An Act to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd October, 2015. Amendment of section 2. 2. In the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, (I) in sub-section (1), (A) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (e) Court means (i) in the case of an arbitration other than international commercial arbitration, the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, and includes the High Court in exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction, having jurisdiction to decide the questions forming the subject-matter of the arbitration if the same had been the subject-matter of a suit, but does not include any Civil Court of a grade inferior to such principal Civil Court, or any Court of Small Causes; (ii) in the.....

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division &Amp; Commercial Appellate Division Of High Courts Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION & COMMERCIAL APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 NO. 4 OF 2016 An Act to provide for the constitution of Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Courts for adjudicating commercial disputes of specified value and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd day of October, 2015. Definitions. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Commercial Appellate Division means the Commercial Appellate Division in a High Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5; (b) Commercial Court means the Commercial Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3; (c) commercial dispute .....

The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2014 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2014

.....in the proviso, for the words Provided that, the following shall be substituted, namely: Provided that in respect of holder of a licence for manufacture of manufactured drugs or psychotropic substances or controlled substances granted under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder, such power shall be exercised by an officer not below the rank of sub-inspector: Provided further that. Amendment of section 52A. 17. In section 52A of the principal Act, (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: (1) The Central Government may, having regard to the hazardous nature, vulnerability to theft, substitution, constraint of proper storage space or any other relevant consideration, in respect of any narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, controlled substances or conveyances, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify such narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, controlled substances or conveyance or class of narcotic drugs, class of psychotropic substances, class of controlled substances or conveyances, which shall, as soon as may be after their seizure, be disposed of by such officer and in such manner as that Government may, from time.....

COMPANIES ACT, 2013, Section 131

Title: Voluntary revision of financial statements or Board's report

State: Central

Year: 2013

..... (2) Where copies of the previous financial statement or report have been sent out to members or delivered to the Registrar or laid before the company in general meeting, the revisions must be confined to-- (a) the correction in respect of which the previous financial statement or report do not comply with the provisions of section 129 or section 134; and (b) the making of any necessary consequential alternation. (3) The Central Government may make rules as to the application of the provisions of this Act in relation to revised financial statement or a revised director's report and such rules may, in particular-- (a) make different provisions according to which the previous financial statement or report are replaced or are supplemented by a document indicating the corrections to be made; (b) make provisions with respect to the functions of the company's auditor in relation to the revised financial statement or report; (c) require the directors to take such steps as may be prescribed.

Companies Act, 2013, Section 212

Title: Investigation into Affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office

State: Central

Year: 2013

..... (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the offences covered under sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 7, section 34, section 36, subsection (1) of section 38, sub-section (5) of section 46, sub-section (7) of section 56, subsection (10) of section 66, sub-section (5) of section 140, sub-section (4) of section 206, section 213, section 229, sub-section (1) of section 251, sub-section (3) of section 339 and section 448 which attract the punishment for fraud provided in section 447 of this Act shall be cognizable and no person accused of any offence under those sections shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless-- (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release; and (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail: Provided that a person, who, is under the age of sixteen years or is a woman or is sick or infirm, may be released on bail, if the Special Court so directs: Provided further.....

Companies Act, 2013, Section 301

Title: Arrest of Person Trying to Leave India or Abscond

State: Central

Year: 2013

At any time either before or after passing a winding up order, if the Tribunal is satisfied that a contributory or a person having property, accounts or papers of the company in his possession is about to leave India or otherwise to abscond, or is about to remove or conceal any of his property, for the purpose of evading payment of calls or of avoiding examination respecting the affairs of the company, the Tribunal may cause-- (a) the contributory to be detained until such time as the Tribunal may order; and (b) his books and papers and movable property to be seized and safely kept until such time as the Tribunal may order.

Companies Act, 2013, Complete Act

Title: the Companies Act, 2013

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....II - INCORPORATION OF COMPANY AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO Section 3 - Formation of company Section 4 - Memorandum Section 5 - Articles Section 6 - Act to override memorandum, articles, etc. Section 7 - Incorporation of company Section 8 - Formation of companies with charitable objects, etc. Section 9 - Effect of registration Section 10 - Effect of memorandum and articles Section 11 - Commencement of business, etc. Section 12 - Registered office of company Section 13 - Alteration of memorandum Section 14 - Alteration of articles Section 15 - Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy Section 16 - Rectification of name of company Section 17 - Copies of memorandum, articles, etc., to be given to members Section 18 - Conversion of companies already registered Section 19 - Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company Section 20 - Service of documents Section 21 - Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts Section 22 - Execution of bills of exchange, etc. Chapter III - PROSPECTUS AND ALLOTMENT OF SECURITIES Part I - PUBLIC OFFER Section 23 - Public offer and private placement Section 24 - Power of.....

Finance Act, 2012, (Central) Section 135

Title: Substitution of New Section for Section 13

State: Central

Year: 2012

For section 13 of the Central Excise Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:-- "13. Power to arrest.-- (1) If an officer of Central Excise empowered in this behalf by general or special order of the Commissioner of Central Excise has reason to believe that any person has committed an offence punishable under this Act, he may arrest such person and shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arrest. (2) Every person arrested under sub-section (1) for an offence shall, without unnecessary delay, be taken to a Magistrate. (3) Where an officer of Central Excise has arrested any person under sub-section (1), for any offence (other than an offence punishable for a term of imprisonment of three years or more under section 9), he shall, for the purpose of releasing such person on bail or otherwise, have the same powers and be subject to the same provisions as the officer-in-charge of a police station has, and is subject to, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974). (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974), all offences under this Act (except an offence punishable for a term of.....

Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Amendment Act, 2011, (Central) Section 2

Title: Substitution of New Sections for Sections 15 and 16

State: Central

Year: 2011

.....sections shall be substituted, namely:-- "15. Penalty.-- (1) Whoever wilfully obstructs any person in doing any of the acts authorised by section 4 or section 7 or section 8 or wilfully fills up, destroys, damages or displaces any trench or mark made under section 4 or wilfully does any act prohibited under section 9, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both. (2) Whoever wilfully makes or causes to make any unauthorised connection with or removes, destroys, damages or displaces any pipeline laid under section 7, or wilfully inserts any device to extract petroleum product or minerals from such pipeline, or wilfully disrupts supplies being made through the pipeline, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine. (3) If any person convicted of an offence under sub-section (2) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, he shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for the second and for every subsequent offence for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years: Provided that.....

The Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011 Complete Act

State: Chattisgarh

Year: 2011

THE CHHATTISGARH RENT CONTROL ACT, 2011 THE CHHATTISGARH RENT CONTROL ACT, 2011 [Act No. 19 of 2012] ( Published in C.G. Rajpatra (Asadharan) dated 6-11-2012 Pages 560(14-24).) [23rd May, 2011] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for adjudication of matters relating to rent by a Tribunal and to promote leasing of accommodation by balancing the interests of landlords and tenants. Be it enacted by the Chhattisgarh Legislature in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011. (2) It shall extent in first instance to such of the Municipal areas which are comprising the District Headquarters in the State and later on to such of the other Municipal areas or any areas within the State as the State Government may, by Notification in the Official Gazette, specify from time to time. (3) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (1) "Accommodation" means any building or part of a building, whether residential or.....