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The Orissa Escheats Act, 1979 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1979

.....or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder. (2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against tile State for any damage caused or likely to be caused or any injury suffered or likely to be suffered by virtue of any provisions of this Act or by anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made there under. 16. Penalties. Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 3 or of clause (iii) of sub-section (5) of section 6, shall, on conviction, be liable to be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. 17. Repeal and saving. (1) On and from the date this Act comes into force, the enactments specified in the Schedule so far as they are in force in the State of Orissa, shall be repealed to the extent mentioned in the third column thereof. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done, any action taken, any rules or orders made, or any notices or notifications issued in exercise of any power conferred by the said.....

The Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1964

THE KERALA ESCHEATS AND FORFEITURES ACT, 1964 THE KERALA ESCHEATS AND FORFEITURES ACT, 1964 (ACT 4 Of 1964) [1] An Act to provide for the administration, supervision, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property. Preamble.-WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for the administration, supervision, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property in the State of Kerala ; BE it enacted in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala . (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in thee Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Board" means the Board of Revenue for the State of Kerala , constituted under the Kerala Board of Revenue Act, 1957 ; (b) "collector" means the collector of a district and includes any other officer empowered by the Government to exercise all or any of the powers of a collector under this Act ; (c) "court" means any civil court of competent.....

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 174

Title: Property Accruing by Escheat or Lapse, or as Bona Vacantia

State: Central

Year: 1935

Subject as hereinafter provided, any property in India accuring to His Majesty by escheat or lapse, or as bona vacantia for want of a rightful owner, shall, if itis property situate in a Province, vest in His Majesty for the purposes of the government of that Province, and shall in any other case vest in His Majesty for the purpose of the government of the Federation. Provided that any property which at the date when it accrued to His Majesty was in the possession or under the control of the Federal Gov-ernment or the Government of a Province shall, according as the purposes for which it was then used or held were purposes of the Federation or of a Province, vest in His Majesty for the purposes of the Government of the Federation or for the purposes of the government of that Province.

Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Section 31

Title: Power to Dispose of Escheated Property, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1915

The Governor-General in Council, and any other person authorised by any Act passed in that behalf by the1[Indian legislature] may make any grant or disposition of any property in British India accruing to His Majesty by forfeiture escheat or lapse, or by devolution as bond vacantia, to or in favour of any relative or connection of the person from whom the property has accrued, or to or in favour of any other person. ________________________ 1. These words were substituted for the words "Governor-General in Legislative Council" by Part II of Sch. II of the Government of India Act, 1919 (9&10 Geo. 5, Ch. 101).

Constitution of India Article 296

Title: Property Accruing by Escheat or Lapse or as Bona Vacantia

State: Central

Year: 1950

Subject as hereinafter provided any property in the territory of India which, if this Constitution had not come into operation, would have accrued to His Majesty or, as the case may be, to the Ruler of an Indian State by escheat or lapse, or as bona vacantia for want of a rightful owner, shall, if it is property situate in a State, vest in such State, and shall, in any other case, vest in the Union: Provided that any property which at the date when it would have so accrued to His Majesty or to the Ruler of an Indian State was in the possession or under the control of the Government of India or the Government of a State shall, according as the purposes for which it was then used or held were purposes of the Union or a State, vest in the Union or in that State. Explanation.--In the article, the expressions "Ruler" and "Indian Slate" have the same meanings as in article 363.

Government of India Act, 1858 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1858

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Government of India Act, 1800 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1800

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Government of India Act, 1854 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1854

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1833

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Government of India Act, 1915 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1915

.....of a rightful owner. (4) All property vested in, or arising or accruing from property or rights vested in, His Majesty under the Government of India Act, 1858-, or this Act, or to be received or disposed of by the Secretary of State in Council under this Act, shall be applied in aid of the revenues of India. SECTION 21: CONTROL OF SECRETARY OF STATE OVER EXPENDITURE OF REVENUES -19[Subject to the provisions of this Act, and rules made thereunder], the expenditure of the revenues of India, both in British India and elsewhere, shall be subject to the control of the Secretary of State in Council, and no grant or appropriation of any part of those revenues, or of any other property coming into the possession of the Secretary of State in Council by virtue of the Government of India Act, 1858-, or this Act, shall be made without the concurrence of a majority of votes at a meeting of the Council of India:20[Provided that a grant or appropriation made in accordance with provisions or restrictions prescribed by the Secretary of State in Council with the concurrence of a majority of votes at a meeting of the Council shall be deemed to be made with the concurrence of a majority of such.....