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Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Complete Act

Title: Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation Chapter V Section20 - Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India Section21 - Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or death Section22 - Power to give directions Section23 - Penalties Section24 - Power to compound offences Section25 - Sanction for prosecution Section26 - Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servants Section27 - Delegation of powers Section28 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section29 - Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 1886 Section30 - Power to make rules Section31 - Repeal and saving Section32 - Power to remove difficulty

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 Complete Act

Title: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

State: Central

Year: 1886

.....deaths Section27 - Penalty for wilfully giving false information Section28 - Correction of entry in register of births or deaths Chapter IV Section29 - Repealed Section30 - Repealed Section31 - Repealed Chapter V Section32 - Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General Section33 - Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers Section34 - Duties of Commissioners Section35 - Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries Section35A - Constitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter Chapter VI Section36 - Rules Section37 - Procedure for making and publication of rules

The Madras Aliyasantana Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1949

.....in the Port St. George Gazette dt. 26/4/1949. Received the assent of this Excellency the Governor-General on the 13-4-1949.) THE MADRAS ALIYASANTANA ACT, 1949 [Act No. 9 of 1949] PREAMBLE (An Act to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana law of inheritance. Whereas it is expedient to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana Law of inheritance; it is hereby enacted as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY ( Pub. in the Port St. George Gazette dt. 26/4/1949. Received the assent of this Excellency the Governor-General on the 13-4-1949.) THE MADRAS ALIYASANTANA ACT, 1949 [Act No. 9 of 1949] PREAMBLE (An Act to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana law of inheritance. Whereas it is expedient to.....

The Cochin Nayar Act, 1938 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1938

THE COCHIN NAYAR ACT, 1113 THE COCHIN NAYAR ACT, 1113 [Act No. 29 of 1113] [22nd July, 1938] PREAMBLE Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the Cochin Nayar Act, XIII of 1095, it is hereby enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Short title and application This Act may be called the Cochin Nayar Act, XXIX of 1113. It shall apply to all Nayars domiciled in Cochin, and to such Nayars not so domiciled, and to such non-Nayars, whether or not so domiciled, as have or shall have, marital relation with Nayars domiciled in Cochin. It shall come into force at once. Section 2 - Repeal The Cochin Nayar Act, XIII of 1095, is hereby repealed. Section 3 - Definitions In this Act unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context:- 'Anandaravan' means any member of tarwad other than the Karanavan. 'Karanavan' means the senior major male member of a tarwad and, in the absence of such male member, the senior major female member thereof, unless there is a family usage by which the senior major female member is recognised as karanavan. 'Marumakkathayam' means a system of inheritance in which descent is traced in the female line. 'Minor' means.....

The Madras Marumakkattayam Act, 1932 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1932

THE MADRAS MARUMAKKATTAYAM ACT, 1932 THE MADRAS MARUMAKKATTAYAM ACT, 1932 [Act No. 12 of 1933] PREAMBLE An Act to define and amend in certain respects the Law relating to marriage, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Marumakkattayam Law of inheritance. Whereas it is expedient to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Marumakkattayam Law of inheritance. And Whereas the previous sanction of the Governor-General has been obtained to the passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows; - Section 1 - Short title and extent (1) This Act may be called the Madras Marumakkattayam Act, 1932. (2) It shall apply- (a) to all Hindus in the Presidency of Madras who are governed by the Marumakkattayam Law of inheritance; (b) to all Hindus outside the said Presidency governed by the said law, in respect of properties within it; and (c) to all Hindu males whether governed by the said law or not, who have contracted or may contract marital alliances with Hindu.....

Delhi Administration Act, 1966 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1966

.....of, or regulating the asking of questions on, any matter which affects the discharge of his functions in so far as he is required by or under this Act to act in his discretion, or by or under any law to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial functions and, if and in so far as any rule so made by the Administrator is inconsistent with any rule made by the Metropolitan Council, the rule made by the Administrator shall prevail. (2) Until rules are made under sub-section (1), the procedure and conduct of business of the Metropolitan Council shall be regulated by such rules as the Administrator may make in this behalf. Section25 Restriction on discussion in Metropolitan Council No discussion shall take place in the Metropolitan Council with respect to the conduct of any Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court in the discharge of his duties. Section26 Courts not to enquire into proceedings of Metropolitan Council (1) The validity of any proceedings in the Metropolitan Council shall not be called in question on the ground of any alleged irregularity of procedure. (2) No officer or member of the Metropolitan Council in whom powers are vested by or under this.....

Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....under this section or exempted from the operation of any of the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1865(10 of 1865), under section 332 of that Act are in this Act referred to as "exempted persons". PART 02 OF DOMICILE SECTION 04: APPLICATION OF PART This Part shall not apply if the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina. SECTION 05: LAW REGULATING SUCCESSION TO DECEASED PERSON'S IMMOVABLE AND MOVABLE PROPERTY, RESPECTIVELY (1) Succession to the immovable property in India of a person deceased shall be regulated by the law of India, wherever such person may have had his domicile at the time of his death. (2) Succession to the movable property of a person deceased is regulated by the law of the country in which such person had his domicile at the time of his death. SECTION 06: ONE DOMICILE ONLY AFFECTS SUCCESSION TO MOVABLES A person can have only one domicile for the purpose of the succession to his movable property. SECTION 07: DOMICILE OF ORIGIN OF PERSON OF LEGITIMATE BIRTH The domicile of origin of every person of legitimate birth is in the country in which at the time of his birth his father was domiciled; or, if he is a posthumous.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 5

Title: Intestate Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....being in force, the provisions of this Part shall constitute the law of1 [India] in all cases ofintestacy. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "theStates". Section 29 - Application of Part (1) This Part shall not apply to any intestacy occurring before the firstday of January, 1866, or to the property of any Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist,Sikh or Jaina. (2) Save as provided in sub-section (1) or by any otherlaw for the time being in force, the provisions of this Part shall constitute the law of1 [India] in all cases ofintestacy. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "theStates". Section 30 - As to what property deceased considered to have died intestate A person is deemed to die intestate in respect of all property of which he has not made a testamentary disposition which is capable of taking effect. Illustrations (i) A has left no will. He has died intestate in respect of the whole of his property. (ii) A has left a will, whereby he has appointed B his executor; but the will contains no other provision. A has died intestate in respect of the distribution of his property. .....

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....may be coiled the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF ACT (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person, who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, and (c) to any other person who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed. Explanation: The following persons are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion, as the case may be:- (a) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion; (b) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion and who is brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family to which such parent belongs or belonged; (c) any person who is a convert.....

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Chapter II

Title: Intestate Succession

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....the rule of pious obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as it would have been enforceable as if the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 had not been enacted. Explanation.--For the purposes of clause (a), the expression "son", "grandson" or "great-grandson" shall be deemed to refer to the son, grandson or great-grandson, as the case may be, who was born or adopted prior to the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. (5) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to a partition, which has been effected before the 20th day of December,2004 Explanation- For the purposes of this section "partition" means any partition made by execution of a deed of partition duly registered under the Registration Act, 1908 or partition effected by a decree of a court.] ________________________________ 1. Substituted vide Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. Previous text was When a male Hindu dies after the commencement of this Act, having at the time of his death an interest in a Mitakshara coparceners property, his interest in the property shall devolve by survivorship upon the surviving members of the coparceners and not in accordance with.....