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The Sikkim Land (Requisition & Acquisition) Act, 1977 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 1977

.....may, with a view to requisitioning or acquiring any land or for the purpose of determination by the Collector of the amount payable under this Act, by order, (a) require any person to furnish to such authority as may be specified in the order, such information in his possession relating to land as may be specified; (b) authorise- any person (i) to enter upon and survey and take levels of any land in such locality; (ii) to dig or bore into the sub-soil; (iii) to do all other acts necessary to ascertain whether the land 'is adapted for' such purposes; (iv) to set out the boundaries of the land proposed, to be taken and the intended line of the work (if any) proposed to be made' thereon; (v) to make' such levels,' boundaries and line by placing marks and cutting trenches. (vi) and, where otherwise the survey cannot be completed and the Levels taken and the boundaries, and line marked, to cut down and clear away any part of the standing crop, Fence, or jungle: Provided that no person .shall enter into any building or upon any, enclosed court or garden, attached to a dwelling house (unless with the consent ,of the occupier thereof) without previously, giving such occupier at.....

Trusts Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

....."registered' means registered under the law for the registration of documents for the time being in force a person is said to have "notice" of a fact either when he actually knows that fact or when, but for willful abstention from inquiry or gross negligence, he would have known it, or when information of the fact is given to or obtained by his agent, under the circumstances mentioned in the section 229 Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872)-, ; and all expressions used herein and defined in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (expressions defined in Act 9 of 1872), shall be deemed to have the meanings respectively attributed to them by that Act. SECTION 04: LAWFUL PURPOSE. A trust may be created for any lawful purpose. The purpose of a trust is lawful unless it is (a) forbidden by law, or (b) is of such a nature that, if permitted, it would defeat the provisions of any law, or (c) is fraudulent, or (d) involves or implies injury to the person or property of another, or (e) the Court regards it as immoral or opposed to public policy. Every trust of which the purpose is unlawful is void. And where a trust is created for two purposes, of which one is lawful and the other.....

The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1899

.....for the payment of any sum of money by a bill of exchange or promissory note, or for the delivery of any bill of exchange or promissory note in satisfaction of any sum of money, or for the payment of any sum of money out of any particular fund which may or may not be available, or upon any condition or contingency which may or may not be performed or happen; (b) an order for the payment of any sum of money weekly, monthly, or at any other stated period; and (c) a letter of credit, that is to say, any instrument by which one person authorises another to give credit to the person in whose favour it is drawn; (4) "Bill of lading" includes a "through bill lading", but doesnot include a mate's receipt; (5) "Bond" includes-- (a) any instrument whereby a person obliges himself to pay money to another, on condition that the obligation shall be void if a specified act is performed, or is not performed, as the case may be; (b) any instrument attested by a witness and not payable to order or bearer, where by a person obliges himself to pay money to another; and (c) any instrument so attested, whereby a person obliges himself to deliver grain or other agricultural produce to.....

Estate Duty Act, 1953 [Repealed] Section 74

Title: Estate Duty a First Charge on Property Liable Thereto

State: Central

Year: 1953

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 19, the estate duty payable in respect of property, movable or immovable, passing on the death of the deceased, shall be a first charge on the immovable property so passing (including agricultural land) in whomsoever it may vest on his death after the debts and in cumbrances allowable under Part VI of this Act; and any private transfer or delivery of such property shall be void against any claim in respect of such estate duty. (2) A rateable part of the estate duty on an estate, in proportion to the value of any beneficial interest in possession in movable property which passes to any person (other than the legal representative of the deceased) on the death of the deceased shall be a first charge on such interest: Provided that the property shall not be so chargeable as against a bona fide purchaser thereof for valuable consideration without notice. (3) The Controller may release the whole or any part of any property, whether movable or immovable from charge under this section in such circumstances and on such conditions as he thinks fit.

Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1904

.....withdraw the notification. (4) A notification published under this section shall, unless and until it is withdrawn, be conclusive evidence of the fact that the monument to which it relates is an ancient monument within the meaning of this Act. SECTION 04: ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS IN OR GUARDIANSHIP OF AN ANCIENT MONUMENT - (1) The Collector, with the sanction of the6[Central Government], may purchase or take a lease of any protected monument. (2) The Collector, with the like sanction, may accept a gift or bequest of any protected monument. (3) The owner of any protected monument may, by written instrument, constitute the Commissioner the guardian of the monument and the Commissioner may, with the sanction of the6 [Central Government], accept such guardianship. (4) When the Commissioner has accepted the guardianship of a monument under sub-section (3), the owner shall, except as expressly provided in this Act, have the same estate, right, title and interest in and to the monument as if the Commissioner had not been constituted guardian thereof. (5) When the Commissioner has accepted the guardianship of a monument under sub-section (3) the provisions of this Act relating.....

Forest Act, 1927 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....or strips off the bark or leaves from, or otherwise damages, the same; (g) quarries stone, burns lime or charcoal, or collects, subjects to any manufacturing process, or removes, any forest-produce; (h) clears or breaks up any land for cultivation or any other purpose; (i) in contravention of any rules made in this behalf by the State Government hunts, shoots, fishes, poisons water or sets traps or snares; or (j) in.any area in which the Elephants Preservation Act, 1879 (6 of 1879)-, is not in force, kills or catches elephants in contravention of any rules so made, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both, in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as the convicting Court may direct to be paid. (2) Nothing in this section-shall be deemed to prohibit (a) any act done by permission in writing of the Forest-officer, or under any rule made by the state Government; or (b) the exercise of any right continued under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 15-, or created by grant or contract in writing made by or on behalf of the Government under section 23-......

Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....and other activities : AND WHEREAS the Company has the capacity and infrastructure to effect an increase in the country's capacity to manufacture ships and other vessels and craft; AND WHEREAS an increase in the production of such vessels and craft would reduce the need of the country to make imports of such vessels and craft and would thereby enable the country to save foreign exchange; AND WHEREAS the Company is also engaged in the production of grey iron, non- ferrous and alloy castings which are essential to the needs of the economy of the country. AND WHEREAS the Company had been suffering heavy losses for a number of years mainly due to lack of fresh investment and modernisation; AND WHEREAS further investment of substantial sums of money is needed to run and modernise the undertakings of the Company; but in view of the serious adverse financial condition of the Company it is not in a position to secure such investment. AND WHEREAS the liquidation of the Company, by reason of its inability to pay its debts, would prejudicially affect the country's capacity to manufacture such ships, vessels and craft and would thereby be prejudicial to the public interest; AND.....

Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1899

.....for the payment of any sum of money by a bill of exchange or promissory note, or for the delivery of any bill of exchange or promissory note in satisfaction of any sum of money, or for the payment of any sum of money out of any particular fund which may or may not be available, or upon any condition or contingency which may or may not be performed or happen; (b) an order for the payment of any sum of money weekly, monthly or at any other stated period ; and (c) a letter of credit, that is to say, any instrument by which one person authorizes another to give credit to the person in whose favour it is drawn; Bill of lading. (4) "Bill of lading" includes a "through bill lading" but does not include a mate's receipt; Bond. (5) "Bond" includes- (a) any instrument whereby a person obliges himself to pay money to another, on condition that the obligation shall be void if a specified act is performed, or is not performed, as the case may be : (b) any instrument attested by a witness and not payable to order or bearer, whereby a person obliges himself to pay money to another; and (c) any instrument so attested, whereby a person obliges himself to deliver grain or other agricultural.....

Konkan Passenger Ships (Acquisition) Act, 1973 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....expressions used in this Act and not defined but defined in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. SECTION 03: ACQUISITION OF THE KONKAN PASSENGER SHIPS On the appointed day, the ownership of the Konkan passenger ships shall, by virtue of this Act; stand transferred to, and vests in, the Central Government free from all in cumbrances. SECTION 04: POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO DIRECT VESTING OF KONKAN PASSENGER SHIPS IN A GOVERNMENT COMPANY (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3-, the Central Government may, if it is satisfied that a Government company is willing to comply, or has complied, with such terms and conditions as that Government may think fit to impose, direct, by an order in writing, that the ownership in relation to the Konkan passenger ships shall, instead of continuing to vest in the Central Government, vest in that Government company either on the date of publication of the direction or on such earlier or later date (not being a date earlier than the appointed day) as may be specified in the direction. (2) Where an order vesting the ownership of the Konkan passenger ships in any Government company.....

Sugar Undertakings (Taking over of Management) Act, 1978 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1978

.....the record sugar production and the high level of sugar stock in the system, the need to further maximise domestic consumption of sugar and other factors, the Government had removed controls on prices, distribution, etc of sugar from the 16th August. 1978. The open market prices of sugar throughout the country have come down and are ruling at reasonable levels. There had however, been a disquieting increase In the arrears due to sugarcane growers, despite the efforts of the Government to liberalise the availability and terms of bank credit. The arrears of cane price for 1977-78 sugar season, as at the beginning of the cur- rent 1978-79 season, that Is. on the 1st October. 1978, amounted to over Rs. 53 crores. There was also an apprehension that on one pretext or the other a considerable number of sugar undertakings might not commence production during the current 1978-79 season on time. In the interests of the consuming .public and sugarcane growers and to maintain production and availability of sugar, which is an essential commodity, it agement of the defaulting sugar undertakings for a specified period. In view of the urgency, and as Parliament was not in session, the Sugar.....