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Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....(d) procedural matters relating to legal representation, appeals, etc. 3. The existing law on the subject is to be found in the Geneva Convention Act, 1911 (an Act of the United Kingdom) as applied to India by the Gevena Convention Act, 1911 (British India) Order-in-Council dated the 24th October, 1916, and the Geneva Convention Implementing Act, 1936 (14 of 1936). The provisions of these Acts, however, are confined to extending protection to the two emblems, namely, the Red Cross and the Geneva Cross. 4. The Bill seeks to implement the Conventions in so far as it is necessary so to do and, at the same time, consolidates the law on the subject by repealing the United Kingdom Act of 1911andthe Central Act 14 of 1936and incorporating their provisions in the Bill." - Gaz. of Ind., 1959, Extra. Pt. II, S. 2, p. 1098. An Act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, 1949, to which India is a party, and for purposes connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- -Geneva Conventions of 12th August, 1949, were ratified by the President on the 16th October,.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule IV

Title: Fourth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....to in this Article. In no case shall requisition of labour lead to a mobilization of workers in an organization of a military or semi-military character. Article 52 No contract, agreement or regulation shall impair the right of any worker, whether voluntary or not and wherever he may be, to apply to the representatives of the Protecting Power in order to request the said Power's intervention. (Protection of workers) All measures aiming at creating unemployment or at restricting the opportunities offered to workers in an occupied territory, in order to induce them to work for the Occupying Power, are prohibited. Article 53 Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or co-operative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations. (Prohibited destruction) Article 54 The Occupying Power may not alter the status of public officials or judges in the occupied territories, or in any way apply sanctions to or take any measures of coercion or discrimination.....

Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1970

.....in this behalf, (ii) in a factory, the owner or occupier of the factory and where a person has been named as the manager of the factory under the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948)-, the person so named, (iii) in a mine, the owner or agent of the mine and where a person has been named as the manager of the mine, the person so named, (iv) in any other establishment, any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment. (h) "wages" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (vi) of section 2 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936)-; (i) "workman" means any person employed in or in connection with the work of any establishment to do any skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled manual, supervisory, technical or clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be express or implied but does not include any such person- (A) who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity ; or (B) who, being employed in a supervisory capacity draws wages exceeding five hundred rupees per mensem or exercises, either by the nature of the duties attached to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a managerial.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....the application thereof. (Translations. Rules of application.) CHAPTER IX REPRESSION OF ABUSES AND INFRACTIONS Article 49 The High contracting parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for persons committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present convention defined in the following Article. (Penal sanctions. I. General observations.) Each High contracting party shall be under the obligation to search for persons alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to be committed, such grave breaches, and shall bring such persons, regardless of their nationality, before its own courts. It may also, if it prefers, and in accordance with the provisions of its own legislation, hand such persons over for trial to another High contracting party concerned. Provided such High contracting party has made out a prima facie case. Each High contracting party shall take measures necessary for the suppression of all acts contrary to the provisions of the present convention other than the grave breaches defined in the following Article. In all circumstances, the accused persons shall benefit by.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule II

Title: Second Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....or in sick-bays of portable arms and ammunition taken from the wounded, sick and shipwrecked and not yet handed to the proper service. (4) The fact that the humanitarian activities of hospital ships and sick-bays of vessels or of the crews extend to the care of wounded, sick or shipwrecked civilians. (5) The transport of equipment and of personnel intended exclusively for medical duties, over and above the normal requirements. CHAPTER IV PERSONNEL Article 36 The religious, medical and hospital personnel or hospital ships and their crews shall be respected and protected; they may not be captured during the time they are in the service of the hospital ship, whether or not there are wounded and sick on board. (Protection of the personnel of hospital ships.) Article 37 The religious, medical and hospital personnel assigned to the medical or spiritual care of the persons designated in Article 12 and 13 shall, if they fall into the hands of the enemy, be respected and protected; they may continue to carry out their duties as long as this is necessary for the care of the wounded and sick. They shall afterwards be sent back as soon as the commander-in-chief, under.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule III

Title: Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:- (Conflicts not of an international character.) (1) Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:- (a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture; (b) taking of hostages; (c) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment; (d) the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgement pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognised as indispensable by civilized peoples. (2) The wounded and sick shall be collected and.....

Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1979

.....(ii) in relation to a factory, the owner or occupier of the factory and where a person has been named as the manager of the factory under the Factories Act, 1948, the person so named: (iii) in relation to a mine, the owner or agent of the mine and where a person has been named as the manager of the mine, the person so named; (iv) in relation to any other establishment, any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment. (h) "recruitment" includes entering into any agreement or other arrangement for recruitment and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; (i) "wages" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (vi) of section 2 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936;- (j) "workman" means any person employed in or in connection with the work of any establishment to do any skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled, manual, supervisory, technical or clerical work for hire or reward whether the terms of employment be express or implied, but does not include any such person - (i) who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity: or (ii) who, being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages.....

Delhi Development Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1957

.....to do anything necessary or expedient for purposes of such development and for purposes incidental thereto: Provided that save as provided in this Act, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as authorising the disregard by the Authority of any law for the time being in force. CHAPTER 3 Master Plan and Zonal Development Plans Section7 Civic survey of, and master plan for Delhi (1)The Authority shall, as soon as may be, carry out a civic survey of, and prepare a master plan for, Delhi. (2) The master plan shall (a) define the various zones into which Delhi may be divided for the purposes of development and indicate the manner in which the land in each zone is proposed to be used (whether by the carrying out thereon of development or otherwise) and the stages by which any such development shall be carried out; and (b) serve as a basic pattern of framework within which the zonal development plans of the various zones may be prepared. [(3) The master plan may provide for any other matter which is necessary for the proper development of Delhi.] Section8 Zonal developmental plans (1) Simultaneously with the preparation of the master plan or as soon as may.....

The Orissa Ayurvedic Medicine Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1960

.....as they relate to the functions allotted to the Council under this Act, be deemed to have begun or performed by the Council constituted under this Act and such acts may be carried on and completed by or under the authority of the Council so constituted. 6. Election of members - The election of the persons entitled to the members of the Councilor the Faculty shall be held at such time and place and in such manner as may be prescribed' by the Government: Provided that when the Council and the Faculty are to be established for the first time, the members to be elected under Clauses (iii) to (viii) of Sub-section (2) of Section 3 and Clause (iv) of Section 4 as the case may be shall be nominated by the Government and the Council and the Faculty so constituted for the first time shall hold office for a period of five years from the date of publication of the names in the official Gazette under Section 8 or for such further period as the Government may by notification fix in this behalf 7. Term of office-Save as otherwise provided in this Act (a) the term of office of the elected and nominated members of the Council, shall be for five years from the date of publication of.....

West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1948

.....It extends to the whole of West Bengal. (3) It shall come into force at once. 22. Words, figures and letters first subs, in this sub-sec, by W.B. Act 7 of 1951. W.B. Act 8 of 1954, W.B. Act 12 of 1957, W.B. Act 7 of 1962, W.B. Act 3 of 1967 and W.B. Act 7 of 1972, then sub-sec (4) subs, by W.B. Act 15 of 1977, w.e.f. 1.4.1977. (4) It shall remain in force until the 33. Words, figures and letters subs, here by W.B. Act 69 of 1978, W.B. Act 41 of 1983, W.B. Act 4 of 1989, and finally the words, figures and letters within third brackets subs, for the words, figure and letters "31st day of March, 1994," by W.B. Act 14 of 1994. [31st day of March, 1997.] Section 2 Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, 44. Clause (la) ins. by W.B. Act 7 of 1964. (la) "Calcutta" means Calcutta as defined in the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951; 55. Clause (a) subs, by W.B. Act 8 of 1954, which was earlier as under: (a) "Collector", "land" and "person interested" have the same meanings as in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894; (a) "Collector" 66. Words subs, for the words "means the Collector of a district" by W.B. Act 7 of 1964. [means, in Calcutta, the.....