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The Haryana Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1989

.....borne by the owner or occupier found guilty. (2) Any amount due under this Act, on an application made in this behalf by the authorities mentioned in section 3, to the Collector, shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue. Protection of action taken in good faith. 5-A. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any local authority or person for anything which is in good faith or in public interest done or intended to be done under this Act.] Act to override other laws. 6. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for time being in force. Power of Government to make rules (Inserted by Haryana Act 10 of 1996.) [6A. The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for caring out the purposes of this Act.] Haryana State Acts

Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1995

.....the State Government, any local authority or person for anything which is in good faith or in public interest done or intended to be done under this Act. SECTION 07: ACT TO OVERRIDE OTHER LAWS The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force. SECTION 08: REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, as occasion requires, by order, do anything not inconsistent with the objects and purposes of this Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. SECTION 09: REPEAL OF MAH. I OF 1995 AND SAVING (1) The Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Ordinance, 1995 (Mah. Ord I of 1995) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken, as the case may be, under the corresponding provisions of this Act. Maharashtra State Acts

The Rajasthan Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 2006

.....be construed accordingly. (b) "municipal area" and "municipality" shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959 (Act No.38 of 1959); (c) "property" includes any building, hut, monument, statue, water pipe line, public road, structure, wall including compound wall, tree, fence, post, pole or any other erection as may be identified by the State Government from time to time. (d) "public place" means any place (including a road, street or way whether with rough fare or not and a landing place) to which the are granted access or have a right to over they have a right to pass; (e) "public view" means anything which is visible to public while they are in or passing along any public place; and (f) "writing" includes decoration, lettering, ornamentation. etc., produced by stencil. 3. Penalty for defacement of property: - (1) Whoever defaces any property in public view by defacing or spitting or urinating or pasting pamphlets, posters etc, or writing or marking with ink, chalk, paint or any other material or method except for the purpose of indicating the name and address of the owner or occupier of such property, shall be.....

The Punjab Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1997 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1997

THE PUNJAB PREVENTION OF DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT, 1997 THE PUNJAB PREVENTION OF DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT, 1997 [Act No. 7 of 1998] [25th January, 1998] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the prevention of defacement of property and for matters con nected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Forty-eighth year of the Re-public of India, as follows :- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1997. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Punjab. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint. Section 2 " Definitions In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,:- (a) "defacement" includes impairing-or interfering with the appearance of beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any other way whatsoever and the word 'deface' shall be construed accordingly; (b) "property" includes any land, building, hut, structure, wall, tree, fence, post, pole or any other erection; and (c) "writing" includes decoration, lettering or ornamentation,.....

The Tripura Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Tripura

Year: 1976

THE TRIPURA PREVENTION OF DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT, 1976 THE TRIPURA PREVENTION OF DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT, 1976 An Act to provide for the prevention of defacement of property. Where it is expendient in the public interest to provide for the prevention of defacement of property and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of Tripura, as follows :- Short title, extent and application. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tripura Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1976. (2) It extends to the whole of Tripura. (3) It shall apply in the first instance to Municipal limits of Agartala town, but the State Government may, from time to time by notification in the Official Gazette, apply it to such other local area or areas as may be specified in the notification. Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--- (a) "defacement" includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any other way whatsoever and the word "deface" shall be construed accordingly ; (b).....

The Nagaland Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Nagaland

Year: 1985

THE NAGALAND PREVENTION OF DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT, 1985 THE NAGALAND PREVENTION OF DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT, 1985 (NAGALAND ACT NO. 3 OF 1985) (Received assent of the President of India on 18-6-85) An Act to provide for the Prevention of defacement of Property. It is enacted in the thirty-sixth year of the Republic of India by the Legislature of Nagaland as follows : 1. Short Title, extent and application (1) This Act may be called the Nagaland Prevention of Defacement of Property Act 1985. (2) It extends to the whole of Nagaland. (3) It shall come into force in the notified area constituted under the Assam Tribal Areas (Administration of Town Committees) Regulation 1950, or in any other local area or areas, on such date, as the State Government may by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed in respect of different areas. 2. Definition In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires. (a) "Defacement" includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any other way whatsoever and the word "deface" shall bc construed accordingly ; (b) "Property" includes any.....

Coinage Act, 2011, (Central) Section 9

Title: Power to Certain Persons to Cut, Diminished or Defaced Coins

State: Central

Year: 2011

(1) Where any coin which has been minted and issued by or under the authority of the Government is tendered to any person authorised by it to act under this section, and such person has reason to believe that the coin-- (a) has been diminished in weight so as to be more than such per cent, below standard weight as provided in section 5; or (b) has been defaced, he shall, by himself or through another person, cut or break the coin. (2) A person cutting or breaking coin under the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall receive and pay for the coin at its face value. (3) A person cutting or breaking coin under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall observe the following procedure, namely:-- (a) if such person has reason to believe, that the coin has been fraudulently defaced, he shall return the pieces to the person tendering the coin, who shall bear the loss caused by such cutting or breaking; (b) if such person has reason to believe, that the coin has not been fraudulently defaced, he shall receive and pay for the coin at its face value.

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Section 63

Title: Penalty for Counterfeiting or Defacing Marks on Trees and Timber and for Altering Boundary Marks

State: Central

Year: 1927

Whoever, with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or (o any person, or to cause wrongful gain as defined in the Indian Penal Code (a) knowingly counterfeits upon any timber or standing tree a mark used by Forest-officers to indicate that such timber or tree is the property of the Government or of some person, or that it may lawfully be cut or removed by some person; or (b) alters, defaces or obliterates any such mark placed on a tree or on timber by or under the authority of a Forest-officer; or (c) alters, moves, destroys or defaces any boundary-mark of any forest or wasteland to which the provisions of this Act are applied, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Forest Act, 1963 Section 73

Title: Penalty for Counterfeiting or Defacing Marks on Trees or Timber and for Altering Boundary Marks

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

Whoever, with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or to any person, or to cause wrongful gain as defined in the Indian Penal Code, (a) knowingly counterfeits upon any timber or standing tree a mark used by Forest Officers to indicate that such timber or such tree is the property of the Government or of some person, or that it may lawfully be cut or removed by some person; or (b) unlawfully affixes to any timber or standing tree a mark used by Forest Officers; or (c) alters, defaces or obliterates any such mark placed on any timber or standing tree by or under the authority of a Forest Officer; or (d) alters, moves, destroys or defaces any boundary mark of any forest or waste land to which the provisions of this Act are applicable; shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Railways Act, 1989 Section 157

Title: Altering or Defacing Pass or Ticket

State: Central

Year: 1989

If any passenger wilfully alters or defaces his pass or ticket so as to render the date, number or any material portion thereof illegible, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.