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Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 2007 Chapter IV

Title: Warehouse Receipts

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....warehouseman claims his lien; (n) date and signature of the warehouseman or his authorised agent; (o) declared shelf-life of goods; (p) the fact that the warehouseman holds the lien on the goods deposited for his storage and handling charges; and (q) that the receipt would be valid only till the date of expiry of declared shelf-life of the goods for which it is issued. (2) In case a warehouseman wilfully omits from a negotiable warehouse receipt any of the particulars set out in sub-section (1), he shall be liable for damages caused by such omission. (3) No warehouse receipt shall, by reason of the omission only of any of the particulars set-forth in sub-section (1), be deemed to be invalid for the purpose of settlement of disputes or claims. (4) Authority may, with the prior approval of the Central Government, add, delete or modify any particulars as specified in sub-clause (1) for all or any commodity or class of commodities or for any class of warehouses. Section 12 - Negotiability of warehouse receipts (1) The words in a negotiable warehouse receipt limiting its negotiability shall be void. (2) A warehouseman who issues a non-negotiable warehouse.....

Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....for any loss, destruction, damage or deterioration of the goods delivered to him for storage attributable to circumstances such as force majeure, act of war, act of public enemies and the like. Section 7 Duties of warehousemen (1) In the absence of a lawful excuse, a warehouseman shall deliver the goods referred to in a negotiable receipt, to the holder of the receipt on demand made by the holder and on the holder fulfilling all the following conditions, namely:- (a) satisfying the warehouse lien; (b) surrendering the receipt in case of non-negotiable receipt and surrendering the receipt with endorsements in case of negotiable receipt; and (c) acknowledging in writing the receipt of the goods.- (2) If a warehouseman refuses or fails to deliver the goods in compliance with the provisions of this section, the burden of proof shall lie on the warehouseman to establish the existence of a lawful excuse for the refusal or failure. Section 8 Duties of warehouseman to keep records and account of warehouse business (1) Every warehouseman shall keep in a place of safety a complete and accurate set of records and accounts of all transactions pertaining to the operation of a.....

Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 2007 Section 17

Title: Negotiation of Warehouse Receipt Not Impaired by Fraud, Mistake Orduress

State: Central

Year: 2007

The validity of the negotiation of a receipt is not impaired by the fact that-- (a) the negotiation was a breach of duty on the part of the person making the negotiation; or (b) the owner of the receipt was induced by fraud, mistake or duress to entrust the possession or custody of the receipt to that person, if the person to whom the receipt was negotiated or a person to whom the receipt was subsequently negotiated, paid value for it without knowing of the breach of duty, fraud, mistake or duress.

Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is only bound by such signature the agent in so signing was acting within the actual limit of his authority. SECTION 26: PERSON SIGNING AS AGENT OR IN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY (1) Where a person signs a bill as drawer, endorser or acceptor, and adds words to his signature, indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative character, he is not personally liable thereon ; but the mere addition to his signature of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, does not exempt him from personal liability. (2) In determining whether a signature on a bill is that of the principal or that of the agent by whose hand it is written, the construction most favourable to the validity of the instrument shall be adopted. SECTION 27: VALUE DEFINED (1) Valuable consideration for a bill may be constituted by- (a) any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract ; (b) an antecedent debt or liability. Such a debt or liability is deemed valuable consideration whether the bill is payable on demand or at a future time. (2) Where value.....

Court-fees Act, 1870 Chapter III

Title: Fees in Other Courts and in Public Offices

State: Central

Year: 1870

.....No. 2 of 1869 (to ascertain, regulate and record certain tenures in Chota Nagpur). 8 [(xxiv) Petitions under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, sections 45 and 48 _____________________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "by an officer, warrant-officer, non-commissioned officer or private of Her Majesty's Army". 2. Clause (ii) rep. by Act 12 of 1891, Section 2 and Schedule I. 3. Clause (iv) rep. by Act 13 of 1889, Section 2 and Schedule 4. See the Madras Village Courts Act, 1889 (Madras Act 1 of 1889). 5. Substituted by Act 7 of 1889, Section 13(2), for "and certificate mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act annexed, No. 12" 6. The Bengal Chaukidari Act, 1856. 7. The Chota Nagpur Tenures Act, 1869. 8. Substituted by Act 15 of 1872, Section 2, for the original clause.

Court-fees Act, 1870 Section 19

Title: Exemption of Certain Documents

State: Central

Year: 1870

.....law for the time being in force relating to the acquisition of property for public purposes. (xxiii) Petitions presented to the Special Commissioner appointed under 7 Bengal Act No. 2 of 1869 (to ascertain, regulate and record certain tenures in Chota Nagpur). 8 [(xxiv) Petitions under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, sections 45 and 48 _____________________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "by an officer, warrant-officer, non-commissioned officer or private of Her Majesty's Army". 2. Clause (ii) rep. by Act 12 of 1891, Section 2 and Schedule I. 3. Clause (iv) rep. by Act 13 of 1889, Section 2 and Schedule 4. See the Madras Village Courts Act, 1889 (Madras Act 1 of 1889). 5. Substituted by Act 7 of 1889, Section 13(2), for "and certificate mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act annexed, No. 12" 6. The Bengal Chaukidari Act, 1856. 7. The Chota Nagpur Tenures Act, 1869. 8. Substituted by Act 15 of 1872, Section 2, for the original clause.

Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 2007 Complete Act

Title: Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 2007

State: Central

Year: 2007

..... Section9 - Special powers of warehouseman to deal with perishable and hazardous goods Section10 - Lien of warehouseman on good Chapter IV Section11 - Warehouse receipts Section12 - Negotiability of warehouse receipts Section13 - Negotiation of warehouse receipt by delivery Section14 - Transfer of negotiable warehouse receipts without endorsement Section15 - Warranties on negotiation of warehouse receipt Section16 - Non-liability of the endorser Section17 - Negotiation of warehouse receipt not impaired by fraud, mistake or duress Section18 - Subsequent negotiation of warehouse receipts Section19 - Delivery of goods to be made after due charges are paid Section20 - Transfer of non-negotiable receipts Section21 - Conclusiveness of negotiable warehouse receipt Section22 - Presumption in certain cases Section23 - Issue of duplicate receipt Chapter V Section24 - Establishment and incorporation of Authority Section25 - Composition of Authority Section26 - Tenure of office of Chairperson and other members Section27 - Removal from office Section28 - Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of Chairpersons and other members Section29 - Bar on future.....

Karnataka Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958 Chapter VII

Title: Refunds and Remissions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1958

.....(1) shall be laid as soon as may be after it is published in the official Gazette before the state Legislative Assembly while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if before the expiry of that period, the state Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the notification or directs that the notification shall not have effect, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be. ____________________ 1. Sub-section (1) substituted by Section 6 of Act No. 10 of 1964, w.e.f. 5-3-1964. 2. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973, w.e.f. 1-11-1973.

Karnataka Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958 Section 69

Title: Exemption of Certain Documents

State: Karnataka

Year: 1958

.....or other person in duress orunder restraint of any court or its officer; (xiii) complaint of a public servant as defined in the IndianPenal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860) or an officer of the State Railway; (xiv) application for permission to cut and remove timber inGovernment forests or otherwise relating to such forests, not beingapplications from forest contractors for extending the period of their leases; (xv) application for the payment of money due by theGovernment to the applicant, other than an application for refund of lapseddeposit made six months after the date on which the amount lapsed to theGovernment; (xvi) petition of appeal against any municipal tax; (xvii) application for compensation under any law, for thetime being in force relating to the acquisition of property for publicpurposes; (xviii) petition under section 48 of the Indian ChristianMarriage Act, 1872 (Central Act XV of 1872); (xix) petition or appeal by a Government servant or a servantof the Court of Wards when presented to any superior officer or Governmentagainst orders of dismissal, reduction or suspension; copies of such ordersfiled with such appeals, and applications for.....

Bombay Court-fees Act, 1959, (Maharashtra) Section 20

Title: Exemption of Certain Documents

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1959

.....to the Court under section 543 of the Companies Act, 1956, chargeable with any fee:- Provided that, if the applicant succeeds, the person, director, managing agent, secretary and treasurer, manager, liquidator or officer of the company concerned against whom an order is made by the Court under that section, shall be liable to pay the feel eviable on a plaint in a suit for the same relief as is ordered by the Court; and the amount of such fee shall, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue. ________________________ 1. Section 20 was renumbered as sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) was added by Maharashtra Act 18 of 1960,sec. 2. [for Maharashtra].