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Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 24

Title: Power to Deal with Postal Articles Containing Goods Contraband or Liable to Duty

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....call in two respectable persons as witnesses before he opens a postal article in the absence of the addressee or his agent: Provided, secondly, that in all cases a postal article, after being opened under this section, shall be delivered to the addressee, unless it is required for the purpose of any further proceeding under this or any other law or enactment for the time being in force, and that the opening of the postal article and the circumstances connected therewith shall be immediately reported to the Post Master General. 2[* * *] __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1912, section. 4, for "Where a postal article, suspected to contain any contraband goods". 2. Omitted by Act 15 of 1912, section. 2.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Chapter V

Title: Conditions of Transmission of Postal Articles

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....as defined in the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), edited, printed or published otherwise than inconformity with the rules laid down in this Act; and shall deliver any postal article so detained to such officer as the State Government may appoint in this behalf. (2) Any officer detaining any postal article under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall forthwith send by post to the addressee of such article, notice of the fact of such detention. (3) The State Government shall cause the contents of any postal article detained under sub-section (1) to be examined, and, if it appears to the State Government that the article contained any newspaper, book or other document, of the nature described in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1), may pass such orders as to the disposal of the article and its contents as it may deem proper, and, if it does not so appear, shall release the article and it contents, unless the same be otherwise liable to seizure under any law for the time being in force: Provided that any person interested in any article detained under theprovisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) may, within two months from the date.....

Post Office Act, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

POST OFFICE ACT, 1898 POST OFFICE ACT, 1898 6 OF 1898 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS "The present Post Office Act was enacted in 1866, and has been amended since that date by the addition of three sections only. In 1882 section 60-A was added by Act III of 1882 authorising any officer of the Post Office, empowered in this behalf by the Governor-General in Council, to search for newspapers regarding which a notification has been published under the Sea Customs Act. In 1895, section 66 was added by Act III of that year, providing powers, in accordance with the general policy of the Postal Union for dealing with fictitious or previously used postage stamps of other countries found on letters or other articles received from abroad', and last year a further section was added by Act XVI of 1896 authorising the recovery of customs duty, when paid in advance by the Post Office, in the same manner as postage under the Act. During the last thirty years certain defects and omissions in the Act of 1866 have been brought to light, an experience has shown that express provisions of law, as contained in the Act, in respect of various matters are not suited to the present.....

The Sikkim Prisons Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 2007

THE SIKKIM PRISONS ACT, 2007 THE SIKKIM PRISONS ACT, 2007 (Act No. 16 of 2007) AN ACT To provide for a law regulating the prisons in Sikkim. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Sikkim in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Prisons Act, 2007 (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim; (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, in the official gazette appoint. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: - (a) "civil prisoner" means any prisoner who is not a criminal prisoner; 2 . (b) "Competent authority" means any officer having jurisdiction and legal authority to deal with a particular matter in question; (c) "convicted criminal prisoner" means any criminal prisoner under sentence of court or court-martial, and includes a person detained in prison under the provision of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; (d) "Court" includes any officer lawfully exercising civil, criminal or revenue jurisdiction; (e) "criminal prisoner" means any prisoner duly committed to custody.....

The Orissa Prohibition Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1956

.....in the Schedule shall cease to be in force in such area to the extent specified in the fourth column of the Schedule. (2) The Orissa Prohibition Act, 1939 (Orissa Act VII of 1939) is hereby repealed. Section 3 - Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (1) "alcohol" means ethyl alcohol of any strength and purity having the chemical composition C2, H5, OH.; (2) "to bottle" means to transfer liquor from a cask or other vessel to a bottle, jar, flask, pot or similar receptacle for the purpose of sale, whether any process of manufacture be employed or not , bottling includes rebottling; (3) "buy" or "buying" includes any receipt including gift; (4) "Collector" includes any person specially empowered by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers and to perform all or any of the duties of a Collector under this Act; (5) "common drinking house" means a place where the drinking of liquor or consumption of any intoxicating drug is allowed for the profit or gain of the person owning, occupying, using, keeping or having the care or management or control of such place whether by way of charge for the use of the place of for.....

The Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

.....intoxicating substance which the 4[State] Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be liquor for the purposes of this Act; (25) "manufacture" includes- (a) even, process whether natural or artificial by which any liquor or intoxicating drug is produced, prepared or blended and also redistillation and every process for the 5 [rectification, flavouring. Or colouring of liquor or intoxicating drug] but does not include flavouring, blending or colouring of liquor or intoxicating drug lawfully possessed for private consumption; and (b) even, process of producing and drawing of toddy from trees; (26) "Medical Board" means a board constituted under section 8: (27) "mhowra flower," does not include the berry or seed of the mhowra tree; (28) "molasses" means the heavy. dark coloured 6[viscous liquid produced] in the final stage of the manufacture of gur or sugar containing, in solution or suspension, sugars which can be fermented, 7[and includes the solid form of such liquid and also any product formed by the addition to such liquid or solid of any ingredient which does not substantially alter the character of such liquid or solid;] 8[land shall also include.....

The Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

THE BOMBAY OPIUM SMOKING ACT, 1936 THE BOMBAY OPIUM SMOKING ACT, 1936 BOMBAY ACT No. XX OF 1936 [ December,1936] Adapted and modified by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. An Act 4[to prohibit the smoking of opium] and to prevent the assembling of person for the purpose of such smoking in the [State of Bombay.] WHEREAS it is expedient 6 prohibit the smoking of opium] and to prevent the assembling of persons for such smoking in 7[the State of Bombay] in the manner hereinafter appearing 8[* * * * *]; It is hereby enacted as follows: 2. This Act has been repealed and re-enacted and the Amendments made by section 9 and Schedule E of the said Act were continued in force by Born. 52 of 1947, S.2. 3. This indicates the date of commencement of Act. 4. These words were substituted for the words, "to provide for the control of the practice of opium smoking" by Born. XIX of 1959, S.3. 5. These words were substituted for the words "Presidency of Bombay", ibid. 6. These words were substituted for the words, "To control the practice of opium smoking" ibid., S. 4. 7. These words were substituted for the words "Presidency of Bombay," ibid. 8. The portion beginning with.....

Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1999

.....or serious physical injury to any person; (ii) conspiratorial activities threatening the security or interest of the State; or (iii) conspiratorial activities, characteristic of organized crime, that requires a wire, electronic or oral communication to be intercepted before an order from the Competent Authority authorizing such interception can, with due diligence, be obtained, and (b) there are grounds upon which an order could be issued under this section to authorize such interception, may authorise, in writing, the investigating Police Officer to intercept such wire, electronic or oral communication, if an application for an order approving the interception is made in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) within forty-eight hours after the interception has occurred, or begins to occur. (11) In the absence of an order approving the interception made under sub-section (10), such interception shall immediately terminate when the communication sought is obtained or when the application for the order is rejected, whichever is earlier. In the event where an application for permitting interception is rejected under sub-section (4) or an application under.....

The Abkari (Second Amendment) Act, 1975 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1975

.....and commencement ,"(1) This Act may be called the Abkari (Second Amendment) Act, 1975. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Substitution of new section for section 34 ."For section 34 of the Abkari Act 1 of 1077 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be substituted, namely:" "34. Offenders may be arrested and contraband liquor, vehicles, etc., seized without warrant ."(1) Any officer of the Excise Department or the Police Department may arrest without warrant in any public thoroughfare or open place other than a dwelling house, any person found committing an offence punishable under section 15C or section 55 or section 57 or section 58, and in any such thoroughfare or public place may " (a) seize and detain " i. any liquor or intoxicating drug. ii. Any material, still, utensil, implement or apparatus; iii. Any receptacle, package or covering; and iv. Any animal, cart, vessel or other conveyance, which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act; (b) search any person, animal, cart, vessel or other conveyance, package, receptacle or covering upon whom or in or upon which he may have reasonable cause to suspect any.....

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....