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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 108

Title: Security for Good Behaviour from Persons Disseminating Seditious Matters

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....to disseminate or abets the dissemination of.- (a) any matter the publication of which is punishable under section 124 A or section 153 A or section 153B or section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code ( 45 of 1860 ), or (b) any matter concerning a Judge acting or purporting to act in the discharge of hi s official duties which amounts to criminal intimidation or defamation under the Indian Penal Code. (ii) makes, produces, publishes or keeps for sale, imports, exports, conveys, sells, lets to hi re, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any other manner puts in c irculation any obscene matter such as is referred to in section 292 of the Indian Penal Code ( 45 of 1860 ), and the magistrate is of opinion that there is sufficient ground for proceeding, the Magistrate may, in the manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond, with or without sureties, for hi s good behaviour for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit. ( 2 ) No proceeding shall be taken under this section against the editor, proprietor, printer or publisher of any publication registered under, and edited, printed and.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 126A

Title: Restriction on Publication and Dissemination of Result of Exit Polls, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....party or candidate in an election; (b) "electronic media" includes internet, radio and television including Internet Protocol Television, satellite, terrestrial of cable channels, mobile and such other media either owned by the Government or private person or by both; (c) "print media" includes any newspaper, magazine or periodical, poster, placard, handbill or any other document; (d) "dissemination" includes publication in any "print media" or broadcast or display on any electronic media.] _______________________________ 1. Inserted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010.

Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1998

.....be presumed that the budget, as presented by the Board, has been duly approved by the Government. Section16 Vacancies not to invalidate Board's action No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy among its members or any defect in the constitution thereof. Section17 Powers and function of the Board (1)The Board shall exercise superintendence and control over the Marketing Committees. (2)The Government or the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman of the Board or any other official of the Board authorised in this behalf by the Board may call for from any Marketing Committee or any trader, godown keeper or any other functionary operating within the Market area any information or relating to agricultural produce and shall have and the power to inspect the records and accounts of such Marketing Committee, trader, godown-keeper or other functionary and shall also have power to seize or take into possession against proper receipt the records, and accounts books, stocks of notified agricultural produce along with its containers and carriers. (3)It may authorise officer/officers of the Board and/or Marketing Committees to.....

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,.....

The Right to Information Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed; AND WHEREAS revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the paramountancy of the democratic ideal; NOW, THEREFORE, it is expedient to provide for furnishing certain information to citizens who desire to have it. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5, sections 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27 and 28 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment.";.....

The Right to Information Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 2005

.....to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed; . And whereas revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information; And whereas it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the paramountcy of the democratic ideal; Now. therefore, it is expedient to provide for furnishing certain information to citizens who desire to have it. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I Preliminary 1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5, sections 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27 and 28 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its.....

Disaster Management Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on 23.12.2005 and is hereby published for general information: THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005 No. 53 of 2005 An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER 1: PRELIMINARY: Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement: (1) This Act may be called the Disaster Management Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States, and any reference to commencement in any provision of this Act in relation to any State shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision in that State. SECTION 2: Definitions: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "affected area" means an area or part of the country affected by a disaster; (b) "capacity-building" includes (i) identification of existing resources.....

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Insurance Advertisements and Disclosure) Regulations, 2000 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....of 1972), or Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts or the rules as the case may be. Regulation 3 Compliance and control (1) Every insurer or intermediary or insurance agent shall- (i) have a compliance officer, whose name and official position in the organisation shall be communicated to the Authority, and he shall be responsible to oversee the advertising programme. (ii) establish and maintain a system of control over the content, form, and method of dissemination of all advertisements concerning its policies. (iii) maintain an advertising register at its corporate office which must include: (a) a specimen of every advertisement disseminated, or issued or a record of any broadcast or telecast, etc.; (b) a notation attached to each advertisement indicating the manner, extent of distribution and form number of any policy advertised, and (iv) maintain a specimen of all advertisements for a minimum period of three years. (v) file a copy of each advertisement with the Authority as soon as it is first issued, together with information: (a) an identifying number for the.....

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....thereto and further to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 and the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 1. The insurance industry requires a high degree of regulation. The Insurance Act, 1938 provides for the institution of the Controller of Insurance to act as a strong and powerful supervisory and regulatory authority with powers to direct, advise, caution, prohibit, investigate, inspect, prosecute, search, seize, fine, amalgamate, authorise, register and liquidate insurance companies. However, after the nationalisation of the life insurance industry in 1956 and the general insurance industry in 1972, the role of the Controller of Insurance diminished in significance over a period of time. 2. In April, 1993, the Government set up a high-powered Committee headed by Shri R.N. Malhotra, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, to examine the structure of the insurance industry and recommend changes to make it more efficient and competitive keeping in view the structural changes in other parts of the financial.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1973

.....believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of a police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector, and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably for that purpose. (2) Whenever the person of a female is to be examined under this section, the examination shall be made only by, or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner. Explanation.-In this section and in section 54, "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 ( 102 of 1956) and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the.....