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INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 183

Title: Bequest for man's benefit how regarded for purpose of election

State: Central

Year: 1925

A bequest for a person's benefit is, for the purpose of election, the same thing as a bequest made to himself. Illustration The farm of Sultanpur Khurd being the property of B, A bequeathed it to C ; and bequeathed another farm called Sultanpur Buzurg to his own executors with a direction that it should be sold and the proceeds applied in payment of B' debts. B must elect whether he Will abide by the Will, or keep his farm of Sultanpur Khurd in opposition to it.

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British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Preamble 1

Title: The British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1960

THE BRITISH STATUTES (APPLICATION TO INDIA) REPEAL ACT, 1960 [Act, No. 57 of 1960] [26th December, 1960] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal certain British statutes in their application of India. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

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British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Complete Act

Title: British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1960

Preamble1 - THE BRITISH STATUTES (APPLICATION TO INDIA) REPEAL ACT, 1960 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Repeal of certain British statutes in their application to India Section3 - Savings Schedule1 - SCHEDULE

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British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 Preamble 1

Title: British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004

State: Central

Year: 2004

The British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 [Act, No.17 of 2004] [20th February, 2004] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal the British Law Ascertainment Act, 1859, the Foreign Law Ascertainment Act, 1861, the Colonial Probates Act, 1892, in so far as they apply to India, and the India (Consequential Provision) Act, 1949. be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

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British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 Complete Act

Title: British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004

State: Central

Year: 2004

Preamble1 - British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Definition Section3 - Repeal

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EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923 Chapter 2

Title: EMPLOYEES'S COMPENSATION

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....(2)" (w.e.f. 1-6-1959). 13. The words "solely and" omitted by Act 15 of 1933, sec. 3. 14. Substituted by the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 45 of 2009] to be effective from 23rd December, 2009 previous text was:- "workman" 15. Substituted by the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 45 of 2009] to be effective from 23rd December, 2009 previous text was:- "Workmen" Section 4 - Amount of compensation 1[(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the amount of compensation shall be as follows, namely:-- (a) where death results an from the injury amount equal to 2[fifty per cent.] of the monthly wages of the deceased 14[employee] multiplied by the relevant factor; or an amount of 9[one lakh and twenty thousand rupees], whichever is more; (b) where permanent total disablement results from the injury an amount equal to 4[sixty per cent.] of the monthly wages of the injured 14[employee] multiplied by the relevant factor; or an amount of 10[one lakh and forty thousand rupees], whichever is more; .....

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EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923 Preamble

Title: [EMPLOYEES'S] COMPENSATION ACT, 1923

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1922, Pt. V, p. 313, and for Report of Joint Committee, see Gazette of India, 1923, Pt. V, p. 37. This Act has been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941), to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, sec. 3 and Sch.; to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, sec. 2 and Sch. I, to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, sec. 3 and Sch. I, and to Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands by Reg. 8 of 1965, sec. 3 and Sch., and has also been declared in force in the district of Khondmals by sec. 3 and Sch. of the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936) and in the district of Angul by sec. 3 and Sch. of the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936). Extended to Sikkim w.e.f. 1-11-1986 vide G.S.R. 529 (E), dt. 30-12-1986. This Act has been modified in its application to apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961) by sec. 16 and Sch. to that Act. 2. Substituted by the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009 to be effective from 18.01.2010 vide Notification No. S.O. 101(E) dated 18.01.2010 previous text was:- : "WORKMEN'S" 3. Substituted by the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009 to be effective.....

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MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Complete Act

Title: MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874

State: Central

Year: 1874

Preamble1 - MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Chapter I Section1 - Short title Section2 - Extent and application Section3 - Commencement [Repealed] Chapter II Section4 - Married women's earnings to be their separate property Chapter III Section5 - Married women may effect policy of insurance Section6 - Insurance by husband for benefit of wife Chapter IV Section7 - Married women may take legal proceedings Section8 - Wife's liability for post-nuptial debts Chapter V Section9 - Husband not liable for wife's ante-nuptial debts ChapterVI - HUSBAND'S LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF TRUST OF DEVASTATION Section10 - Extent of husband's liability for wife's breach of trust or devastation

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WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS (LICENSING) ACT, 1956[REPEALED] Preamble 1

Title: WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS (LICENSING) ACT, 1956

State: Central

Year: 1956

THE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS (LICENSING) ACT, 1956 [Act, No. 105 of 1956] [30th December, 1956] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the licensing of institutions for women and children and for matters incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:

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SEAMEN'S PROVIDENT FUND ACT, 1966 Preamble 1

Title: SEAMEN'S PROVIDENT FUND ACT, 1966

State: Central

Year: 1966

1 THE SEAMEN'S PROVIDENT FUND ACT, 1966 [Act, No.4of 1966] [26th March,1966] PREAMBLE An Act toprovide for the institution of a provident fund for seamen. BEit enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India asfollows:- ________________________ 1."The Seamen's Provident Fund (Amendment) Act, 1966 wasamended by . The Seamen's Provident Fund (Amendment) Act, 1997 and wasenforced on 28th May, 1997.

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