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Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Part XIII

Title: Wreck and Salvage

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....as may be specified therein and any person while discharging any such functions shall be deemed to be a receiver of wreck for the purposes of this Act. Section 392 - Duty of receiver where vessel is in distress Where any vessel is wrecked, stranded or in distress at any place on or near the coasts of India, the receiver of wreck, within the limits of whose jurisdiction the place is situate, shall, upon being made acquainted with the circumstances, forthwith proceed there, and upon his arrival shall take command of all persons present and shall assign such duties and give such directions to each person as he thinks fit for . the preservation of the vessel and of the lives of the person's belonging to the vessel and of its cargo and equipment: Provided that the receiver shall not interfere between the master and the crew of the vessel, in reference to the management thereof unless he is requested to do so by the master. Section 393 - Power to pass over adjoining lands (1) Whenever a vessel is wrecked, stranded or in distress as aforesaid, all persons may, for the purpose of rendering assistance to the vessel or of saving the lives of the shipwrecked persons, or of.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 403

Title: Savings

State: Central

Year: 1958

Nothing in this Part shall (a) affect any treaty or arrangement with any foreign country to which India is a party with reference to the disposal of the proceeds of wrecks on their respective coasts; or (b) affect the provisions of section 29 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908, or entitle any person to salvage in respect of any property recovered by creeping or sweeping in contravention of that section.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 17

Title: Of Offences Against Property

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....intends to deliver the indigo plant, and afterwards breaks his contract and does not deliver it, he does not cheat, but is liable only to a civil action for breach of contract. (h) A intentionally deceives Z into a belief that A has performed A's part of a contract made with Z, which he has not performed, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to pay money. A cheats. (i) A sells and conveys an estate to B. A, knowing that in consequence of such sale he has no right to the property, sells or mortgages the same to Z, without disclosing the fact of the previous sale and conveyance to B, and receives the purchase or mortgage money for Z. A cheats. Section 416 - Cheating by personation A person is said to "cheat by personation" if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is. Explanation.--The offence is committed whether the individual personated is a real or imaginary person. Illustration (a) A cheats by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the same name. A cheats by personation. (b) A cheats by pretending to.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 445

Title: House Breaking

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....means by which that passage was not intended by the occupier of the house to be opened. Fourthly.--If he enters or quits by opening any lock in order to the committing of the house-trespass, or in order 10 the quitting of the house after a house-trespass. Fifthly.--If he effects his entrance or departure by using criminal force or committing an assault or by threatening any person with assault. Sixthly.--If he enters or quits by any passage which he knows to have been fastened against such entrance or departure, and to have been unfastened by himself or by an abettor of the house-trespass. Explanation.--Any out-house or building occupied with a house, and between which and such house there is an immediate internal communication, is part of the house within the meaning of this section. Illustrations (a) A commits house-trespass by making a hole through the wall of Z's house, and putting his hand through the aperture. This is house-breaking. (b) A commits house-trespass by creeping into a ship at a port-hole between decks. This is house-breaking. (c) A commits house-trespass by entering Z's house through a window. This is house-breaking. (d) A commits.....

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter IV

Title: Safety

State: Central

Year: 1948

..... 1. Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 12 ( w.e.f. 26-10-1976) . Section 25 - Self-acting machines No traversing part of a self-acting machine in any factory and no material carried thereon shall, if the space over which it runs is a space over which any person is liable to pass, whether in the course of hi s employment or otherwise, be allowed to run on its outward or inward traverse within a distance of1[forty-five centimetres] from any fixed structure which is not part of the machine: Provided that the Chief Inspector may permit the continued use of a machine installed before the commencement of this Act which does not comply with the requirements of this section on such conditions for ensuring safety as he may think fit to impose. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 11, for "eighteen inches" ( w.e.f. 1-12-1987) . Section 26 - Casing of new machinery ( 1 ) In all machinery driven by power and installed in any factory after the commencement of this Act,-- (a) every set screw, bolt or key on any revolving shaft, spindle, wheel or pinion shall be so sunk, encased or otherwise effectively guarded as to prevent danger ; .....

Factories Act, 1948 Section 24

Title: Striking Gear and Devices for Cutting off Power

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....which fo r m part of the transmission machinery, and such gear or appliances shall be so constructed, pla c ed and maintained as to prevent the belt from creeping back on the fast pulley; (b) driving belts when not in use shall not be allowed to rest or ride upon shafting in motion. ( 2 ) In every factory suitable devices for cutting off power in emergencies from running machinery shall be provided and maintained in every workroom : Provided that in respect of factories in operation before the commencement of this Act, the provisions of this sub-section shall apply only to workrooms in which electricity is used as power. 1[( 3 ) When a device, which can inadvertently shift from "off " to "on" position, is provided in a factory to cut off power, arrangements shall be provided for locking the device in safe position to prevent accidental star t ing of the transmission machinery or other machines to which the device is fitted]. ___________________ 1. Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 12 ( w.e.f. 26-10-1976) .

Indian Ports Act, 1908 Chapter IV

Title: Rules for the Safety of Shipping and the Conservation of Ports

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....or land-floods a [and no oil or water mixed with oil shall be discharged in or into any such port, to which any rules made under Clause (ce) of Sub-section (1) of Section 6 apply, otherwise than in accordance with such rules]. (2) Any person who by himself or another so casts or throws any ballast or rubbish or any such other thing1[or so discharges any oil or water mixed with oil], and the master of any vessel from which the same is so cast,2[thrown or discharge], shall be punishable with fine which may extend to3[five lakh rupees] and shall pay any reasonable expenses which may be incurred in removing the same. (3) If, after receiving notice from the Conservator of the Port to desist from so casting or throwing any ballast or rubbish or such other thing1[or from so discharging any oil or water mixed with oil, any master continues so to cast4[throw or discharge the same], he shall also be liable to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to5[one year and to fine which may extend to five lakh rupees]. (4) Nothing in this section applies to any case in which the ballast or rubbish or such other thing is cast or thrown into,1[or the oil or water mixed with oil is.....

Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 29

Title: Unauthorised Person Not to Search for Lost Stores

State: Central

Year: 1908

(1) No person, without the permission of the conservator shall, in any port subject to this Act, creep or sweep for anchors, cables or other stores lost or supposed to be lost therein, (2) If any person offends against the provisions of Sub-section (1), he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

FACTORIES ACT, 1948 FACTORIES ACT, 1948 63 of 1948 An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2[***]]. (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 3[( bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 4[(ca)"competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognised as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of carrying out tests, examinations and inspections required to be done in a factory under.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....To meet the immediate requirements of the country soon after independence the Merchant Shipping Laws. (Extension to Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 was enacted, by which the British Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 were extended to the Acceding States (later known as Part B States) and Indian Consular Officers were empowered to perform functions in relation to Indian ships outside India and provision was made to enable Government to prescribe the proper national colours for ships registered in India, The Control of Shipping Act, 1947, was another short-term measure which continued the war-time control over Indian shipping and controlled the coastal trade by a system of licensing. This Act, which has been renewed from time to time, is due to expire on the 31st March, 1958. 3. The present Bill revises and consolidates all laws in force in India relating to merchant shipping, whether passed by the British Parliament or the Indian Legislature, and makes provision for the matters discussed in the succeedihg paragraphs, which also indicate the principal changes made in the law ........... -Gaz. of Ind., 1958, Extra., Pt. II, S. 2, p. 203.Act 21 of 1966.- The minimum.....