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The Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....2015 THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015 NO. 3 OF 2016 [31st December, 2015.] An Act to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd October, 2015. Amendment of section 2. 2. In the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, (I) in sub-section (1), (A) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (e) Court means (i) in the case of an arbitration other than international commercial arbitration, the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, and includes the High Court in exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction, having jurisdiction to decide the questions forming the subject-matter of the arbitration if the same had been the subject-matter of a suit, but does not include any Civil Court of a grade inferior to such principal Civil Court, or any Court of Small Causes; (ii) in the.....

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division &Amp; Commercial Appellate Division Of High Courts Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION & COMMERCIAL APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 NO. 4 OF 2016 An Act to provide for the constitution of Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Courts for adjudicating commercial disputes of specified value and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd day of October, 2015. Definitions. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Commercial Appellate Division means the Commercial Appellate Division in a High Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5; (b) Commercial Court means the Commercial Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3; (c) commercial dispute .....

Coast Guard Act, 1978 Chapter IV

Title: Offences

State: Central

Year: 1978

..... (a) all armed mutineers, armed rebels, armed rioters, pirates and any person in arms against whom it is the duty of any person subject to this Act to take action; and (b) any person or persons engaged in smuggling, unlawful exploration or exploitation or any other unlawful activity in the maritime zones of India. Section 16 - Deserting post and neglect of duty Any person subject to this Act, who,-- (a) deserts his post; or (b) sleeps upon his watch; or (c) fails to perform, or negligently performs, the duty imposed on him, or (d) wilfully conceals any words, practice or design tending to the hindrance of the Coast Guard. shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. Section 17 - Mutiny Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) begins, incites, causes or conspires with any other person to cause any mutiny in the Coast Guard or in the military, naval or air forces of India or any forces co-operating therewith; or (b) joins in any such mutiny; or (c) being present at any.....

Coast Guard Act, 1978 Section 51

Title: Period of Limitation for Trial of Offences Under the Act

State: Central

Year: 1978

.....any time spent by such person, as a prisoner of war in the enemy territory, or in evading arrest, after the commission of the offence, shall be excluded.] 2[(1A) Where a proceeding in respect of an offence has been stayed by an injunction or an order of a court, then, in computing the period of limitation under this section, the period of the continuance of the injunction or order, the day on which it was issued or made, and the day on which it was withdrawn shall be excluded.] (2) No trial for an offence of desertion or of giving false entry on enrolment shall be commenced if the person in question, not being an officer, has subsequent to the commission of the offence served continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years in the Coast Guard. ________________________ 1.Substituted for "within three years from the commission of such offence." by The Coast Guard (Amdt) Act, 2002. w.e.f. 12.08.2002. 2.Inserted by The Coast Guard (Amendment) Act, 2002. w.e.f. 12.08.2002.

Carriage by Air Act, 1972 Schedule 3

Title: The Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....upon under the form of a single contract or of a series of contracts, and it shall not lose its international character merely because one contract or a series of contracts is to be performed entirely within the territory of the same State. (5) These rules shall apply also to carriage as set out in Chapter V, subject to the terms contained therein. 2. (1) These rules shall apply to carriage performed by the State or by legally constituted public bodies provided it falls within the conditions laid down in rule 1. (2) In the carriage of postal items, the carrier shall be liable only to the relevant postal administration in accordance with the rules applicable to the relationship between the carriers and the postal administration. (3) Except as provided in sub-rule (2), these rules shall not apply to the carriage of postal items. CHAPTER II Documentation and duties of the parties relating to the carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo 3. (1) In respect of carriage of passengers, an individual or collective document of carriage shall be delivered containing-- (a) an indication of the places of departure and destination; (b) if the places of departure and.....

Army Act, 1950 Chapter X

Title: Courts-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....in this behalf by warrant of any such officer. Section 111 - Contents of warrants issued under sections 109 and 110 A warrant issued under section 109 or section 110 may contain such restrictions, reservations or conditions as the officer issuing it may think fit. Section 112 - Power to convene a summary general court-martial The following authorities shall have power to convene a summary general court-martial, namely: -- (a) an officer empowered in this behalf by an order of the Central Government or of1[the Chief of the Army Staff]; (b) on active service, the officer commanding the forces in the field, or any officer empowered by him in this behalf; (c) an officer commanding any detached portion of the regular Army on active service when, in his opinion, it is not practicable, with due regard to discipline and the exigencies of the service, that an offence should be tried by a general court-martial. _____________________ 1 . Substituted b y Act 19 of 1955 , sec. 2 and Sch., for "the Commander-in-Chief." Section 113 - Composition of general court-martial A general court-martial shall consist of not less than five officers, each of whom has held a.....

Army Act, 1950 Section 122

Title: Period of Limitation for Trial

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....or (c) where it is not known by whom the offence was committed, the first day on which the identity of the offender is known to the person aggrieved by the offence or to the authority competent to initiate action, whichever is earlier.] ( 2) The provisions of sub-section ( 1) shall not apply to a trial for an offence of desertion or fraudulent enrolment or for any of the offences mentioned in section 37. ( 3) In the computation of the period of time mentioned in sub-section ( 1), any time spent by such person as a prisoner of war, or in enemy territory, or in evading arrest after the commission of the offence, shall be excluded. ( 4) No trial for an offence of desertion other than desertion on active service or of fraudulent enrolment shall be commenced if the person in question, not being an officer, has subsequently to the commission of the offence, served continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years with any portion of the regular Army. ____________________ 1 . Substituted b y Act 37 of 1992. s ec. 9. f or "from the date of such offence" (w .e.f . 6 - 9 - 1992 ).

Air Force Act, 1950 Chapter X

Title: Courts-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....with under section 82 or section 86, he shall not be liable to be tried again for the same offence by a court-martial or dealt with under the said sections. Section 121` - Period of limitation for trial (1) Except as provided by sub-sec. (2), no trial by court-martial of any person subject to this Act for any offence shall be commenced after the expiration of a period of three years from the date of such offence. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a trial for an offence of desertion or fraudulent enrolment or for any of the offences mentioned in section 37. (3) In the computation of the period of time mentioned in sub-section (1) any time spent by such person as a prisoner of war, or in enemy territory, or in evading arrest after the commission of the offence, shall be excluded. (4) No trial for an offence of desertion, other than desertion of active service or of fraudulent enrolment shall be commened if the person in question, not being an officer, has subsequently to the commission of the offence, served continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years with any portion of the Air Force. Section 122 - Liability of offender.....

Air Force Act, 1950 Section 121`

Title: Period of Limitation for Trial

State: Central

Year: 1950

(1) Except as provided by sub-sec. (2), no trial by court-martial of any person subject to this Act for any offence shall be commenced after the expiration of a period of three years from the date of such offence. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a trial for an offence of desertion or fraudulent enrolment or for any of the offences mentioned in section 37. (3) In the computation of the period of time mentioned in sub-section (1) any time spent by such person as a prisoner of war, or in enemy territory, or in evading arrest after the commission of the offence, shall be excluded. (4) No trial for an offence of desertion, other than desertion of active service or of fraudulent enrolment shall be commened if the person in question, not being an officer, has subsequently to the commission of the offence, served continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years with any portion of the Air Force.

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Chapter VII

Title: Security Force Courts

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....and of whom not less than four are of a rank not below that of a confirmed Deputy Superintendent of Police. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section and section 69 "Deputy Superintendent of Police" includes any post of a higher rank and any post declared by Central Government by notification to be an equivalent post as also any post higher in rank than the post so declared. Section 69 - Composition of a Petty Security Force Court A Petty Security Force Court shall consist of not less than three officers each of whom has held the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police for not less than two whole years. Section 70 - Summary Security Force Court (1) A Summary Security Force Court may be held by the Commandant of any unit of the Force and he alone shall constitute the Court. (2) The proceedings shall be attended throughout by two other persons who shall be officers or subordinate officers or one of either, and who shall not as such, be sworn or affirmed. Section 71 - Dissolution of a Security Force Court (1) If a Security Force Court after the commencement of a trial is reduced below the minimum number of officers required by this Act, it shall be dissolved. .....