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West Bengal Local Bodies (Electoral Offences and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1952 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1952

.....thereof, any apparatus for amplifying or reproducing the human voice, such as a megaphone or a loud-speaker, or (b) shout, or otherwise act in a disorderly manner, within or at the entrance of the polling station or in any public or private place within a distance of the hundred yards of the polling station, so as to cause annoyance to any person visiting the polling station for the poll, or so as to interfere with the work of the officers and other persons on duty at the polling station. (2) Any person who contravenes, or wilfully aids or abets the contravention of, the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with tine or with both. (3) If the presiding officer of a polling station has reason to believe that any person is committing or has committed an offence punishable under this section, he may direct any police officer to arrest such person, and thereupon the police officer shall arrest him. (4) Any police officer may take such steps, and use such force, as may be reasonably necessary for preventing any contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), and may seize any apparatus used for such.....

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Appointment & Succession of Syiem, Deputy Syiem & Electors of Myriaw Syiemship) Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2007

.....or (d) he is found to be mentally unfit to carry out his functions; or (e) he is found incapable of carrying on the administration to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee due to ill health, old age or habitual drunkenness; or (f) he violates any customary rights and practices prevailing in the Hima and duly recognized by the Executive Committee; or (g) he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude; or (h) he is found to have oppressed the people of the Hima and they have just cause for dissatisfaction with his misrule; or (i) he has lost the confidence of the majority of his electors or of the people of the Hima; or (j) he is an undischarged insolvent; or (k) he does not reside within the Hima; or (l) he is found to have been conducting himself in a manner derogatory to his Office or prejudicial to the interest of the Hima or part thereof; or (m)he has been conducting himself in a manner which may undermine the authority of the Executive Committee or the District Council. Provided that:- 1. every such case shall be placed before the Council in its next Session and 2. the Syiem shall not be removed from Office or punished with.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Chapter III

Title: Electoral Offences

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....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. Section 126B - Offences by companies 1[(1) Where an offence under sub-section (2) of section 126A has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of, the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance.....

Representation of the People Act 1950 Section 27

Title: Preparation of Electoral Roll for Council Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....clause (b) of sub-section (3) by the State Government concerned, shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for that constituency. 8[(6) For the purposes of sub-section (4) and (5) the qualifying date shall be the 1st day of November of the year in which the preparation or revision of the electoral roll is commenced.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18, for sub-section (2). 2. Substituted by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18, for sub-section (4). 3. Clause (a) Omitted by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18. 4. Clause (b) re-lettered as clause (a) by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18. 5. Substituted by Act 40 of 1961, Section 4, for "on the qualifying date was" w.e.f. 20-9-1961. 6. Substituted by Section 4, for "before due date" w.e.f. 20-9-61. 7. Clause (c) re-lettered as clause (b) by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18. 8. Substituted by Act 40 of 1961, Section 4, for sub-section (6) w.e.f. 20-9-1961.

Representation of the People Act 1950 Section 23

Title: Inclusion of Names in Electoral Rolls

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....inform the electoral registration officer of that other constituency and that officer shall, on receipt of the information, strike off the applicant's name from that roll. (3) No amendment, transposition or deletion of any entry shall be made under section 22 and no direction for the inclusion of a name in the electoral roll of a constituency shall be given under this section, after the last date for making nominations for an election in that constituency or in the parliamentary constituency within which that constituency is comprised and before the completion of that election.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 10, for section 23 w.e.f. 14-12-1966.

Representation of the People Act 1950 Section 21

Title: Preparation and Revision of Electoral Rolls

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....roll shall not thereby be affected.] (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Election Commission may at any lime, for reasons to be recorded, direct a special revision of the electoral roll for any constituency or part of a constituency in such manner as it may think fit: Provided that subject to the other provisions of this Act, the electoral roll for the constituency, as in force at the time of the issue of any such direction, shall continue to be in force until the completion of the special revision so directed. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 2 of 1956, Section 15, for section 21 to 25. 2. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 9, for sub-section (2) w.e.f. 14-12-1966.

Representation of the People Act 1950 Part IIB

Title: Electoral Rolls for Parliamentary Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....necessary to prepare and revise separately the electoral roll for that part of the parliamentary constituency of Nagaland which comprises the Tuensang district and the provisions of Part III shall apply in relation to the preparation and revision of the electoral roll of the said part as they apply in relation to an assembly constituency. (2) The provisions of Part III shall apply in relation to every parliamentary constituency in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a Union territory not having a Legislative Assembly as they apply in relation to an assembly constituency.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 7, for section 13D w.e.f. 14-12-1966.

Representation of the People Act 1950 Section 13D

Title: Electoral Rolls for Parliamentary Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....necessary to prepare and revise separately the electoral roll for that part of the parliamentary constituency of Nagaland which comprises the Tuensang district and the provisions of Part III shall apply in relation to the preparation and revision of the electoral roll of the said part as they apply in relation to an assembly constituency. (2) The provisions of Part III shall apply in relation to every parliamentary constituency in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a Union territory not having a Legislative Assembly as they apply in relation to an assembly constituency.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 7, for section 13D w.e.f. 14-12-1966.

Representation of the People Act 1950 Section 22

Title: Correction of Entries in Electoral Rolls

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....if any, as may be given by the Election Commission in this behalf, amend, transpose or delete the entry: Provided that before taking any action on any ground under clause (a) or clause (b) or any action under clause (c) on the ground that the person concerned has ceased to be ordinarily resident in the constituency or that he is otherwise not entitled to be registered in the electoral roll of that constituency, the electoral registration officer shall give the person concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of the action proposed to be taken in relation to him.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 58 of 1958, Section 9, for section 22.

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 27

Title: Qualification of Electors

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....having been enrolled as an elector in any electoral roll subsequently becomes subject to any of the disqualification referred to in clauses (i), (Hi), (iv) and (v) of sub-section (2), his name shall be removed from the electoral roll unless, in the case referred to in clause (v), the disqualification is removed by the8[Central Government]. __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 1 of 1991, section 2, for "twenty-one years". 2. Substituted by Act 53 of 1950, section 6. 3. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the former clause. 4. Clause (ii) omitted by Act 53 of 1950, section 6. 5. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 11, for "six months". 6. Inserted by Act 24 of 1936, section 11. 7. The words "or has been ordered to find security for good behaviour under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1989" rep. ny Act 24 of 1936, section 11. 8. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G.".