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Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1939

.....that Chapter so takes effect in that State, Chapter VII of the Travancore-Cochin Motor Vehicles Act, 1125, shall have effect in that State as if enacted in this Act.] SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS - In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- 6(1) "Area", in relation to any provision of this Act, means such area as the State Government may, having regard to the requirements of that provision specify by Notification in the official Gazette. (1A) "articulated vehicle" means a tractor to which a trailer is attached in such a manner that a part of the trailer is super-imposed on, and a part of the weight of the trailer is borne by, the tractor;] "The 'Committee are of the opinion that the explanation In Form E of the First dule terms "area" and "route", which occur dule; should be brought to the section by to the various sections of the principal Act which the various expressions have been and In the clauses of the Bill, should be de defined. The Committee have accordingly fined. The Committee also feel that the de- Inserted suitable definitions of these terms In finition of 'articulated vehicle' as given in the clause."-J.C. R.-Gaz of India. 25-11- 1968,.....

Bombay Gas Supply Act, 1939 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1939

.....State of Bombay and in that part of the State of Bombay to which it is extended by the Gas Companies Act, 1863 and the Bombay Gas Supply Act, 1939 (Extension) Act, 1958, it shall come into force on such other date as that Government may, by notification, published in like manner appoint]. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context," (1) "company" means the Bombay Gas Company Limited, governed by the Gas Companies Act, 1863, or any other person to whom the provisions of this Act may, for the time being, be extended under section 10 and includes the successors and assigns of such company or person ; (2) "consumer" means any person who is supplied with gas by the company; (3) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 6[(4) "Inspector" means the Gas Inspector appointed by the State Government under section 7-0 ; 6[(5) "calorific value" means the number of British thermal units (gross) produced by the combustion of one cubic foot of gas measures at sixty degrees Fahrenheit under a pressure of thirty inches of mercury and, except as may be otherwise directed by the State Government in relation to gas.....

Bombay Gas Supply Act, 1939, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1939

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, - (1) "company" means the Bombay Gas Company Limited, governed by the Gas Companies Act, 1863, or any other person to whom the provisions of this Act may, for the time being, be extended under section 10 and includes the successors and assigns of such company or person; (2) "consumer" means any person who is supplied with gas by the company; (3) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; 1[(4) "Inspector" means the Gas Inspector appointed by the State Government under Section 70]; 1[(5) "calorific value" means the number of British thermal units (gross) produced by the combustion of one cubic foot of gas measured at sixty degrees Fahrenheit under a pressure of thirty inches of mercury and, except as may be otherwise directed by the State Government in relation to gas supplied by any particular company or class of companies specified in the direction, saturated with water vapour.] ________________________ 1. These clauses were inserted by Bom. 13 of 1950, Section 3.

The Madras Public Health Act, 1939 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1939

THE MADRAS PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1939 THE MADRAS PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1939 [Act No. 3 of 1939] PREAMBLE An Act to make provision for advancing the Public Health of the 1 [State] of Madras WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for advancing the Public Health of the Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 [State] of Madras. It is hereby enacted as follows:- Published in Fort. St. George Gazette dated 07-03-1939. Section 1 - Short title and extent (1) This Act may be called the Madras Public Health Act, 1939. (2) Substituted by Act 16/2000 pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 869 dated 12-05-2000 [It extends to the whole of the Malabar District and the Kasargod taluk of south Kanara district as defined in clause (b) of section 5 of the States Reorganization Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956)] Section 2 - Commencement Omitted by ibid [x x x x] Section 3 - Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (1) "Building" includes- (a) a house, out-house, stable, latrine, godown, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary wall not exceeding eight feet in height) and any other such structure, whether of masonry, bricks,.....

Insurance Rules, 1939 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1939

.....ries of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep; and (vii) words used but not defined in these rules have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act. CHAPTER 2 Actuaries Rule 3 Qualifications of actuaries Any person signing as actuary under the Act shall be a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, London, or a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland 33. Ins. by S.O. 961 (E), dated 24th March. 1992. [or a Fellow of Actuarial Society of India]: Provided that where application is made to the Controller of Insurance and it Is shown to his satisfaction that the employment of an Associate of such institute of actuaries or of such Faculty of Actuaries 33. Ins. by S.O. 961 (E), dated 24th March. 1992. [or of such Actuarial Society] or of any other person having actuarial knowledge for any specified purpose is expedient in order to enable an Insurer or a provident society to carry out any of his or its obligations under the Act, the Controller of Insurance may grant the application and permit such person to sign as actuary for the specified purpose, subject to such conditions and restric- tions as the Controller of Insurance thinks fit to impose. Rule 4 . . [* * * * * * * .....

The Orissa Courtfees (Amendment) Act, 1939 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1939

.....(ii) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Provincial Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. Section 2 - Repeal of enactments The Acts mentioned in Schedule 'A' to this Act, so far as they apply to the whole or any part of the Province of Orissa, are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. Section 3 - Amendment of Section 2 For Section 2 of the Court-fees Act, 1870 (VII of 1870) (hereinafter called the principal Act), the following section shall be substituted : 2. Definitions - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, - (1) "appeal" includes a cross objection ; (2) "suit" includes an appeal from a decree except in Section 8-A." Section 4 - Amendment of Section 6 Section 6 of the principal Act shall be re-numbered as Sub-section (1) of Section 6 and after the said sub-section, the following sub-section shall be inserted: "(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section (1), the Provincial Government may, by notification, direct that a copy of a document, specified as chargeable in Schedules I and II to this Act annexed, shall be furnished by a public officer without.....

Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 Section 2

Title: Grounds for Decree for Dissolution of Marriage

State: Central

Year: 1939

.....law: Provided that.-- (a) no decree shall be passed on ground (iii) until the sentence has become final; (b) a decree passed on ground (i) shall not take effect for a period of six months from the date of such decree, and if the husband appears either in person or through an authorised agent within that period and satisfies the Court that he is prepared to perform his conjugal duties, the Court shall set aside the said decree; and (c) before passing a decree on ground (v) the Court shall on application by the husband, make an order requiring the hus­band to satisfy the Court, within a period of one year from the date of such order that he has ceased to be impotent, and if the husband so satisfies the Court within such period, no decree shall be passed on the said ground.

Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1939

.....woman shall be entitled to obtain a decree for the dissolution of her marriage on any of the grounds mentioned, in section 2-: Provided further that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a woman converted to Islam from some other faith who re-embraces her former faith. SECTION 05: RIGHTS TO DOWER NOT TO BE AFFECTED - Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any right which a married woman may have under Muslim law to her dower or any part thereof on the dissolution of her marriage. SECTION 06: REPEAL OF SECTION 5 OF ACT 26 OF 1937 -[Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1942 (25 of 1942), S. 2 and Sch. I]. Footnotes: 2. Substituted for the old sub-section (2) by the Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959 (98 of 1959), S. 3 and Sch. I (1-2-1960). Central Bare Acts

Bombay Gas Supply Act, 1939, (Maharashtra) Section 7H

Title: Complaint for Incorrect Meter

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1939

(1) A consumer may make a complaint in writing to the company that the meter supplied to him is not correct, and the company shall, within forty-eight hours of the receipt of such complaint, test the meter in the presence of the consumer or his representative if the consumer so desires and if the meter is found to be otherwise than correct, shall replace it by correct meter within the next forty-eight hours or such longer time as may be allowed by the Inspector. (2) Where on such testing the meter is found to be correct, the consumer shall, if demanded by the company in writing, be liable to pay to the company a testing charge not exceeding such amount as may be prescribed. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, a meter shall be deemed to be correct if it does not register measurement of gas more than 3 per cent. above or below the correct measurement.

Bombay Lifts Act, 1939, (Maharashtra) Section 9

Title: Report of Accident

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1939

.....may and if such owner does not reside in such building, shall appoint an agent who shall be a resident in the town or village in which the building is situate to give notice of any accident occurring in the operation of the lift. (3) The name of every agent appointed under sub-section (2) shall be communicated to the Inspector of Lifts. ________________ 1. These words were substituted for the word resulting , ibid., section 7(1). 2. These words were substituted for the words the City of Bombay by Bom. 17 of 1945, section 9 and Sch. E, read with Bom. 52 of 1947, section 2 proviso. 3. These words were inserted by Bom. 28 of 1958, section 3(3). 4. These words were inserted by Bom. 32 of 1955, section 7(2). 5. This word was substituted for the word Provincial by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.