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Oil Industry Development Act 1974 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1974

.....from oil condensate and gas or petroleum hydrocarbons not specified, hereinbefore; (n) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "assistance" means assistance rendered under section 6; (b) "Board" means the Oil Industry Development Board established under section 3; (c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (d) "Court" means the High Court or the Court of Judicial Commissioner within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the defendant or respondent carries on the whole or a substantial part of his business, and where the Central Government has, by notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions as it thinks fit, empowered any court of civil jurisdiction subordinate to the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner, to exercise all or any of the powers conferred by this Act, such court; (e) "crude oil" means petroleum in its natural state before it is refined or otherwise treated but from which water and foreign substances have been extracted; (f) "fertilisers" means such.....

Oil Industry Development Act 1974 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1974

.....or petroleum hydrocarbons not specified, hereinbefore; (n) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. OIL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT 1974 Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "assistance" means assistance rendered under section 6; (b) "Board" means the Oil Industry Development Board established under section 3; (c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (d) "Court" means the High Court or the Court of Judicial Commissioner within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the defendant or respondent carries on the whole or a substantial part of his business, and where the Central Government has, by notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions as it thinks fit, empowered any court of civil jurisdiction subordinate to the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner, to exercise all or any of the powers conferred by this Act, such court; (e) "crude oil" means petroleum in its natural state before it is refined or otherwise treated but from which water and foreign substances have been extracted; (f) "fertilisers" means.....

Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1974

.....under section 10-in respect of such concern shall be entitled to any compensation for the loss of office or for the premature termination under this Act of the contract entitling him to be in charge of such management. (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall affect the right of any Director or other person referred to therein to recover from the oil industrial concern moneys recoverable otherwise than by way of such compensation. (1) Where the management of an oil industrial concern, being a company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956-, is taken over by the Board, then, notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act or in the memorandum or articles of association of such concern,- (a) it shall not be lawful for the shareholders of such concern or any other person to nominate or appoint any person to be a Director of such concern; (b) no resolution passed at any meeting of the shareholders of such concern shall be given effect to unless approved by the Board; (c) no proceeding for the winding up of such concern or for the appointment of a receiver in respect thereof shall lie in any court, except with the consent of the Board. (2) Subject to the provisions contained.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

..... (6) "conductor's licence" means the licence issued by a competent authority under Chapter III authorising the person specified therein to act as a conductor; (7) "contract carriage" means a motor vehicle which carries a passenger or passengers for hire or reward and is engaged under a contract, whether expressed or implied, for the use of such vehicle as a whole for the carriage of passengers mentioned therein and entered into by a person with a holder of a permit in relation to such vehicle or any person authorised by him in this behalf on a fixed or an agreed rate or sum- (a) on a time basis, whether or not with reference to any route or distance; or (b) from one point to another, and in either case, without stopping to pick up or set down passengers not included in the contract anywhere during the journey, and includes- (i) a maxicab; and (ii) a motorcab notwithstanding the separate fares are charged for its passengers; (8) "dealer" includes a person who is engaged- (a) 1 [ x x x] (b) in building bodies for attachment to chassis; or (c) in the repair of motor vehicles; or (d) in the business of hypothecation, leasing or hire-purchase of motor vehicle; (9).....

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.....

The Assam Hill Land and Ecological Sites (Protection and Management) Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 2006

.....any forest law for the time being in force; (g) "private land" means the land owned by a registered owner; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) "Registered Owner" means an owner of land whose name has been recorded in the land records as maintained by Government under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation or any other revenue laws for the time being in force and who has valid registered deed in respect of the in his name. Section 3 - Prohibition of Damage and destruction in the Designated Area No person shall-- (i) indulge in or undertake any earth cutting activities or carry any portion of a hill land causing damage or destruction of such hill; (ii) remove, fill up, dredge or in any way alter any of the ecological sites, and (iii) do any such activity which may cause damage or destruction to the vegetative cover and wildlife resources of any designated area. Section 4 - Declaration of Designated Area (1) Government may, on its own motion or on receipt of a report from the Advisory Committee declare any Hill land or ecological sites as designated Area by notification published in the Official Gazette and to take effect from.....

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1976

THE MAHARASHTRA HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1976 THE MAHARASHTRA HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1976 An Act to unify, consolidate and amend the laws relating to housing, repairing and reconstructing dangerous building and carrying out improvement works in slum areas. 1[WHEREAS, on account of the rapid growth of industries in the urban areas and the fast growth of population and commercial activities in such area, the need of housing accommodation could not be met by the limited house construction activities in the private sector; AND WHEREAS, in the urban areas and particularly in the 2[Brihan Mumbai] the old buildings which have outlived their lives and rendered themselves in a bad state of repairs and presented a dangerous possibility of collapse, necessity was increasingly felt to take up the programme of repairs and reconstructions of such buildings; AND WHEREAS, due to acute shortage of accommodation in the urban area such have come up which necessitated taking up improvement works in slum areas; AND WHEREAS, the magnitude of the housing programme for construction of new houses throughout the State and the task of repairs and reconstruction of old and.....