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Prize Competitions Act 1955 Section 5

Title: Licensing of Prize Competitions Where the Prize Offered Does Not Exceed One Thousand Rupees a Month

State: Central

Year: 1955

Subject to the provisions of section 4, no person shall promote or conduct any prize competition or competitions in which the total value of the prize or prizes (whether in cash or otherwise) to be offered in any month does not exceed one thousand rupees unless he has obtained in this behalf a licence granted in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.

Bombay Highways Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

.....wheeled conveyance of any description capable of being used on a highway ; (s) the expressions "land", "persons interested" and "persons entitled to act" used in this Act shall have the same meaning as the said expressions have in the Land Requisition Act, 1894. CHAPTER 02: DECLARATION OF HIGHWAYS, HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES AND THEIR POWERS AND FUNCTIONS SECTION 03: DECLARATION OF ROADS, WAYS OR LANDS AS HIGHWAYS The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any road, way or land to be a highway and classify it as " (i) a State highway (Special), (ii) a State highway, (iii) a major district road, (iv) other district road, or (v) a village road. SECTION 04: APPOINTMENT OF HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for the purpose of this Act or any of its provisions, any person or any authority to be a Highway Authority for all the highways5[in the State] or, in parts 6[thereof] or for any particular highway or highways7[therein], specified in the notification. SECTION 05: DUTIES OF HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES Subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification appointing a Highway Authority and.....

The Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1955

.....1973 1 SCWR 1 : 1972 Tax LR 581 Followed by Madras High Court in Sriramulu V. Registrar, High Court , 1974 1 MLJ 390 : 88 LW 181 (DB) Court fees Act is a fiscal Act where an adjudication given by a Tribunal could fall within two provisions of the court fees Act, one of which was for the litigant and other more liberal, the court would apply that provision which was beneficial to the litigant " Diwan Brothers V. Central Bank of India and Others AIR 1976 SC 1503 : 1976 3 SCC 800. When plaintiff dexterously couch pleadings with a view to defeat the provisions of the Court fees Act, it is incumbent on the court look into the allegations in the plaint and see what is the substantive relief asked for .- Shamsher Singh V. Rajinder Prasad and Others, AIR 1973 SC 2284 : 1974 1 SCJ 270 : 1973 SCD 844 2. Application of Act " (1) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to " (a) (Proceedings in the Presidency Court of Small Causes, Madras ( omitted ) by Act XLIII of 1979. (b) documents presented or to be presented before an officer serving under the Central Government. (2) Where any other law contains provisions relating to the levy of fee in respect of proceedings under.....

Bombay Highways Act, 1955, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

....."building line" means a line on either side of any highway or part of a highway fixed in respect of such highway or part by a notification under sub-section (1) of section 7; (d) "cantonment" means a cantonment established under the Cantonments Act, 1924; (e) "control line" means a line on either side of a highway or part of a highway beyond the building line fixed in respect of such highway or part by a notification under sub-section (1) of section 7; (f) "encroachment" means any unauthorised occupation of any highway or part thereof, and includes an unauthorised - (i) erection of a building or any other structure, balconies, porches, projections on or over or overhanging the highway; (ii) occupation of a highway beyond the prescribed period, if any, for stacking building materials or goods of any other description, for exhibiting articles for sale, for erecting poles, awnings, tents, pandals, hoardings and other similar erections or for parking vehicles or stabling animals or for any other purpose; and (iii) excavations or dumps of any sort made or extended on any highway or underneath such highway; (g) "to erect" with its grammatical variations in relation to a.....

Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....the collecting Government shall, on an application being made to it in this behalf, grant in respect of the duty of excise leviable under this Act, a rebate to such manufacturer of the excess, if any of the duty so recovered over the duty leviable under this Act. SECTION 05: RECOVERY OF SUMS DUE TO GOVERNMENT In respect of the duty of excise and any other sums of any kind payable to the collecting Government under any of the provisions of this Act or of the rules made thereunder, the excise officer empowered by the said rules to levy such duty or require the payment of such sums, may deduct the amount so payable from any money owing to the person from whom such sums may be recoverable or due, which may be in his hands or under his disposal or control or may recover the amount by attachment and sale of dutiable goods belonging to such person; and if the amount payable is not so recovered, he may prepare a certificate signed by him specifying the amount due from the person liable to pay the sum and send it to the Collector of the district in which such person resides or conducts his business, and the said Collector on receipt of such certificate shall proceed to recover from.....

West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1955

.....of his own interest therein, but does not include the right of the bargadar to cultivate the land of the holding; 1010. Clause (7) subs. by W.B. Act Act 50 of 1981, which was earlier as under: "(7) "land" means agricultural land other than land comprised in a tea- garden which is retained under sub-section (3) of section 6 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, and includes home-steads but does not include tank. Explanation: "Homestead" shall have the same meaning as in the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953.'. (7) "land" means land of every description and includes tank, tank-fishery, fishery, homestead, or land used for the purpose of livestock breeding, poultry farming, dairy or land comprised in tea garden, mill, factory, workshop, orchard, hat, bazar, ferries, tolls or land having any other sairati interests and any other land together with all interests, and benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to earth; (8) "Personal cultivation" means cultivation by a person of his own land on his own account (a) by his own labour, or (b) by the labour of any member of his family, or (c) by.....

The Travancorecochin Public Health Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1955

.....does not include an honorary Magistrate; (24) "Medical practitioner" means a practitioner registered under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953 or who has got any medical qualification recognized by the Government; (25) "Milk" means the milk of a cow, buffalo, goat, ass or other animal and includes cream, skimmed milk, separated milk, and condensed, sterilized or desiccated milk or any other product of milk; (26) "Notification" means a notification in the Gazette; (27) "Nuisance" includes any act, omission, place or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or disturbance to rest or sleep or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to the health or property of the public or the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity or persons who may have occasion to use any public right; (28) "Occupier" includes " (a) any person for the time being paying or liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building or part of the same in respect of which the word is used or damages on account of the occupation of such land,.....

The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1955

THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 ( ACT NO. 13 OF 1955 ) Contents SN Subject 1. PRELIMINARY 2. RESERVATION OE LAND FOR PERSONAL CULLTIVATION 3. GENERAL RIGHTS OF TENANCY 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPIETARY RIGHTS BY TENANTS 5. CEILING ON LAND AND AQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS AREA 6. CONSTITUTION OF LAND COMMISSION 7. MISCELLANEOUS [ Received the assent of the President on the 4th March, 1955, and was first published in the PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION GAZETTE, Extraordinary, of the 4th March, 1955]. 1 2 3 4 Year No. Short title Whether affected by later legislation 1955 1955 13 13 The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Amended by- Pepsu Act No. 27 of 1955. Pepsu Act No. 9 of 1956. Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. Punjab Act No. 43 of 1957. Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959. Punjab Act No. 16 of 1962. Punjab Act No. 27 of 1962. Punjab Act No 11 of 1968. Punjab Adoption of Laws (State and Concurrent subjects).....

The Insolvency Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1955

THE INSOLVENCY ACT, 1955 ACT II OF 1956 THE INSOLVENCY ACT, 1955 1 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to insolvency. Preamble .-Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to insolvency; Be it enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title extent and commencement .-(1) This Act may be called the 2 [********] insolvency Act, 1955. 3 [ "(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala"] (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. 4 2. Definitions .-(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Collector" means the Chief Officer in charge of the revenue administration of the district and includes an acting or officiating Collector and also any officer appointed by the Government to exercise the functions of the Collector; (b) "creditor" includes a decree-holder, "debt" includes a judgment-debt, and "debtor" includes a judgment-debtor; (c) "District Court" means the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) .....

The Citizenship Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

THE CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955 THE CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955 [Act No. 57 of Year 1955 dated 30th. December, 1955] An Act to provide for the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE This Act may be called the Citizenship Act, 1955. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "a Government in India" means the Central Government or a State Government. (b) "citizen" in relation to a country specified in Schedule I, means a person who, under the citizenship or nationality law for the time being in force in that country, is a citizen or national of that country; (c) "citizenship or nationality law" in relation to a country specified in Schedule I, means an enactment of the Legislature of that country which, at the request of the government of that country, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, have declared to be an enactment making provision for the citizenship or nationality of that country: PROVIDED that no such notification shall be issued in relation to the Union of South.....