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Representation of the People Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Act, 1950. -Gaz. of India, 6- 10-1951, Pt. II, S. 2. Ext., p. 756. IV Amending Act 72 of 1956.- The Representation of the People (Third Amendment) Act. 1956, was enacted to effect the prompt enrolment as electors of those displaced persons who register themselves as Citizens of India underSection 5( 1 )(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, before the 1st November, 1956. It was then thought that the bulk of eligible displaced-persons would have been registered as Citizens of India before the 1st November, 1956, but as this expectation was not fulfulled, it was suggested by the Election Commission that an Ordinance should be promulgated extending the said date tothe 1st December, 1956, in order to enable a larger number of these recently registered Citizens being brought on the electoral rolls. Accordingly the Representation ofthe People (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956 (No 9 of 1956) was promulgated. The proposed Bill seeks to replace the Ordinance.-Gaz. of India, 21-11-1956, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext. p. 870. V Amending Act 60 of 1956.- It is proposed to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950, in order that the displaced persons who migrated from Pakistan can exercise their right of.....

Air Force Act, 1950 Chapter VI

Title: Offences

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Any person subject to this Act who deserts or attempts to desert the service shall on conviction by court-martial, if he commits the offence on active service or when under orders for active service, be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and if he commits the offence under any other circumstances, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (2) Any person subject to this Act who knowingly harbours any such deserter shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (3) Any person subject to this Act who, being cognizant of any desertion or attempt at desertion of a person subject to this Act, does not forthwith give notice to his own or some other superior officer, or take any steps in his power to cause such person to be apprehended, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. Section 39 - Absence without.....

Army Act, 1950 Chapter VI

Title: Offences

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Any person subject to this Act who deserts or attempts to desert the service shall, on conviction by court-martial, if he commits the offence on active service or when under orders for active service, be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and if he commits the offence under any other' circumstances, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (2) Any person subject to this Act who, knowingly harbours any such deserter shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (3) Any person subject to this Act, who, being cognizant of any desertion or attempt at desertion of a person subject to this Act, does not forthwith give notice to his own or some other superior officer, or take any steps in his power to cause such person to be apprehended, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. Section 39 - Absence without.....

Constitution of India Chapter 2

Title: Parliament

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....House or joint sitting of the Houses shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or person acting as Chairman or Speaker. The Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. (2) Either House of Parliament shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in Parliament shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings. (3) Until Parliament by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of the House. (4) If at any time during a meeting of a House there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. Article 101 to 106 - Disqualifications of Members Article 101 - Vacation of seats (1) No person shall be a member of both.....

Constitution of India Chapter 3

Title: The State Legislature

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Legislature of a State shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such.The Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. (2) A House of the Legislature of a State shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings. (3) Until the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House, whichever is greater. (4) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. .....

Constitution of India Part 6

Title: The States

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Legislature of a State shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such.The Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. (2) A House of the Legislature of a State shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings. (3) Until the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House, whichever is greater. (4) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. .....

Air Force Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....or confinement of a person according to the usages of the service and includes military or naval custody: (vi) "air force law" means the law enacted by this Act and the rules made there under and includes the usages of the service; (vii) "air force reward" includes any gratuity or annuity for long service or good conduct, badge pay or pension, and any other air force pecuniary reward; (viii) "airman" means any person subject to this Act other than an officer; (ix) "air officer" means any officer of the Air Force above the rank of group captain; (x) "air signal" means any signal intended for the guidance of aircraft, whether given by flag, ground signal, light, wind indicator or in any manner whatsoever: (xi) "Chief Legal Adviser" means a person appointed as such by5[the Chief of the Air Staff] to give advice on matters relating to air force law and to perform such other duties of a legal character as may arise in connection therewith; (xii) "civil offence" means an offence which is triable by a criminal court; (xiii) "civil prison" means any jail or place used for the detention of any criminal prisoner under the Prisons Act, 1894-, or under any other law for the time.....

Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 Section 19

Title: Powers of Corporation

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....and concessional passes.] (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the powers conferred by sub-section (1) shall include power- (a) to manufacture, purchase, maintain and repair rolling stock, vehicles, appliances, plant, equipment or any other thing required for the purpose of any of the activities of the Corporation referred to in sub-section (1); Explanation.- In this clause, the expression "manufacture" does not include the construction of the complete unit of a motor vehicle except for purposes of experiment or research; (b) to acquire and hold such property, both movable and immovable, as the Corporation may deem necessary for the purpose of any of the aid activities, and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any property held by it; (c) to prepare schemes for the acquisition of, and to acquire, either by agreement or compulsorily in accordance with the law of acquisition for the time being in force in the State concerned and with such procedure as may be prescribed, whether absolutely or for any period, the whole or any part of the undertaking of any other person to the extent to which the activities thereof consist of the operation of road transport.....

Army Act, 1950 Section 37

Title: Mutiny

State: Central

Year: 1950

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) begins, incites, causes, or conspires with any other person to cause any mutiny in the military, naval or air forces of India or any forces co-operating therewith; or (b) joins in any such mutiny; or (c) being present at any such mutiny, does not use his utmost endeavours to suppress the same; or (d) knowing or having reason to believe in the existence of any such mutiny, or of any intention to mutiny, or of any such conspiracy, does not, without delay, give information thereof to his commanding or other superior officer; or (e) endeavours to seduce any person in the military, naval or air forces of India from his duty or allegiance to the Union, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

Army Act, 1950 Section 163

Title: Alteration of Finding or Sentence in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....or involved in such finding: Provided that no such substitution shall be made unless such finding could have been validly made by the court-martial on the charge and unless it appears that the court-martial must have been satisfied of the facts establishing the said offence. (2) Where a sentence passed by a court-martial which has been confirmed, or which does not require confirmation, not being a sentence passed in pursuance of a new finding substituted under sub-section (1), is found for any reason to be invalid, the authority referred to in sub-section (1) may pass a valid sentence. (3) The punishment awarded by a sentence passed under sub-section (1) or subsection (2) shall not be higher in the scale of punishments than, or in excess of, the punishment awarded by, the sentence for which a new sentence is substituted under this section. (4) Any finding substituted, or any sentence passed, under this section shall, for the purposes of this Act and the rules made thereunder, have effect as if it were a finding or sentence, as the case may be, of a court-martial.