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The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2008

THE KERALA CONSERVATION OF PADDY LAND AND WETLAND ACT, 2008 ACT 28 OF 2008 THE KERALA CONSERVATION OF PADDY LAND AND WETLAND ACT, 2008 An Act to conserve the paddy land and wetland and to restrict the conversion or reclamation thereof, in order to promote growth in the agricultural sector and to sustain the ecological system, in the State of Kerala. Preamble .- WHEREAS it has come to the notice of the Government that indiscriminate and uncontrolled reclamation and massive conversion of paddy land and wetland is taking place in the State; AND WHEREAS there is no existing law to restrict effectively, the conversion or reclamation of paddy land; AND WHEREAS the Government are satisfied that it is expedient, in public interest to provide for the conservation of paddy land and wetland and to restrict the conservation or reclamation thereof, in order to promote agricultural growth, to ensure food security and to sustain the ecological system in the State of Kerala; BE it enacted in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008. (2) It.....

The Orissa Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Act, 1969 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1969

....."personal cultivation", "raiyat" and "tenant" shall have the same meanings as have been respectively assigned to them under the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960-Orissa Act 16 of 1960. Section 3 - No person shall keep land fallow No person who holds land for personal cultivation, whether as a land holder, raiyat or tenant, shall without sufficient cause, keep such land fallow. Section 4 - Penalty for keeping land fallow Without prejudice to the provisions contained in the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960 any person, who in contravention of the provisions contained in section 3 keeps any land held by him as aforesaid fallow for two consecutive years shall be liable to pay by way of penalty such sum, not exceeding rupees one hundred, as may be fixed by the Tahasildar within whose jurisdiction the land is situate. Section 5 - Initiation of proceedings under section 4 (1) Whenever it comes to the notice of any Grama Panchayat that any person holding land within its jurisdiction has kept any such land fallow in contravention of section 3 for two consecutive years it may make an application to the Tahasildar having jurisdiction for initiation of proceedings under section 4. (2).....

Assam Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1964 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1964

.....is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (a) "Collector", "land" and "person interested" have the same meaning as in the Land Acquisition Act, 1884 (Act 1 of 1894); Explanation. Land for the purpose of this Act includes trees, buildings and standing crops on it, and easement. (b) "court" means a principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction, and includes the court of any Additional Judge, Subordinate Judge or Munsif whom the State Government may appoint, by name or by virtue of his office, to perform, concurrently with any such principal Civil Court, all or any of the functions of the Court under this Act within any specified local limits and, in the case of Munsif up to the limits of the pecuniary jurisdiction with which he is vested under S.19 of the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 (Act XII of 1887); (c) "displaced person" means- (i) any person who, on account of this setting up to the two Dominions of India and Pakistan or on account of civil disturbances or the fear of such disturbances in area now forming part of Pakistan has been compelled to leave his place of residence in such area after the 1st day of March, 1947 and who has subsequently.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1973

.....believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of a police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector,and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably for that purpose. (2) Whenever the person of a female is to be examined under this section, the examination shall be made only by, or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner. Explanation.-In this section and in section 54, "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 ( 102 of 1956) and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person. When a person who is arrested, whether on a charge or otherwise alleges, at.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 76

Title: Certificates of Competency to Be Held by Officers of Ships

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....one engineer of a fishing vessel who shall be designated as chief engineer; (g) if the vessel has a propulsion power of less than 350 KW, with at least one engine driver of a fishing vessel who shall be designated as engineer-in-charge, (5) Every ship, whether at sea or in any port or place, shall engage such number of persons and with such qualifications as may be prescribed for maintaining watches. Explanation.-- For the purposes of clauses (e) and (f) of sub-section (4), any person holding a certificate of competency as a marine engineer officer class I or class II shall be deemed to be a duly certificated engineer of a fishing vessel, and for the purposes of clause (g) of that sub-section a person holding a certificate of competency as engine driver of a sea-going ship shall be deemed to be a duly certificated engine driver of a fishing vessel."

Andhra State Act, 1953 Preamble 1

Title: Andhra State Act, 1953

State: Central

Year: 1953

THE ANDHRA STATE Act, 1953 [Act, No. 30 Of 1953] [14th September, 1953] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the formation of the State of Andhra, the increasing of the area of the State of Mysore and the diminishing of the area of the State of Madras, and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted'by Parliament as fallows :--

Bombay Land Improvement Schemes Act, 1942, (Maharashtra) Section 4

Title: Power of Board or Company to Direct Preparation of Land Improvement Scheme and Matters for Which Scheme May Be Prepared

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1942

.....particulars as may be prescribed.] _________________ 1. These words were substituted for the word Board by Mah. 18 of 1973, section 4(3). 2. These words were substituted for the words The Board", ibid., section 4(l)(a). 3. This portion was added by Mah. 18 of 1973, section 4(l)(b). 4. Clause (iii-a) was Inserted, ibid., section 4(l)(c). 5. Clause (viii-a) was inserted by Bom. 7 of 1945, section 4(1), read with Bom. 29 of 1948, section 2. 6. This clause was inserted by Bom. 73 of 1948, section 4. 7. This clause was inserted by Bom. 38 of 1949, section 2. 8. Sub-section (2) was substituted by Bom. 7 of 1945, section 4(iii), read with Bom. of 1948, section 2. 9. These words were substituted for the words "the Board" by Mah. 18 of 1973, section 4(2).

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....transferred from one State to another and follow generally the corresponding provisions ofthe Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act. 1959-orthe Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960- Gaz. of Ind.. 12-8-1967. Pt, II. S. 2. Ext.. p. 862. SECTION 14: ARREARS OF TAXES - The right of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh to recover arrears of any tax or duty on property situate in the transferred territories, including land revenue, or to recover arrears of any other tax or duty in any case where the place of assessment of that tax or duty is in the transferred territories shall belong to the State to which the territories are transferred. SECTION 15: RIGHT TO RECOVER LOANS AND ADVANCES - The right to recover any loans or advances made before the appointed day by Bihar or Uttar Pradesh to any local body, society, agriculturist, or other person in the transferred territories shall belong to the State to which the territories are transferred. SECTION 16: REFUND OF TAXES COLLECTED IN EXCESS - The liability of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh to refund any tax or duty on property situate in the transferred territories, including land revenue, collected in excess shall be the liability.....

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....includes 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; (k) "enrolled person" means an under-officer or other person enrolled under this Act; (l) "Force" means the Border Security Force; (m) "Force custody" means the arrest or confinement of a member of the Force according to rules; (n) "Inspector-General" means the Inspector-General of the Force appointed under section 5-; (o) "member of the Force" means an officer, a subordinate officer, an under-officer or other enrolled person; (p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (q) "offence" means any act or omission punishable under this Act and includes a civil offence; (r) "officer" means a person appointed or in pay as an officer of the Force, but does rot include a subordinate officer or an under-officer; (s) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act: (t) "rule" means a rule made under this Act; (u) "Security Force Court" means a Court referred to in section 64-; (v) "subordinate officer" means a person appointed or in pay as a Subedar-Major, a Subedar or a.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....administration of cantonments the spirit of the reformed scheme of Government, recommended a complete revision and an algamation of the Cantonments Act(Act 15 of 1910) and the Cantonment Code, 1912, in order to bring into conformity with ordinary municipal law the system under which military cantonments are administered. The recommendations of the committee have now been examined by the Government of India and the conclusions arrived at are embodied in the BiH. The main features of the Rill are as follows:- (a) It is proposed to lake power to municipalize the government of those cantonments which contain a substantial civil population having no essential connection with or dependence upon the military administration. In other cantonments where these circumstances do not fully exist the administration of contanment. Affairs will be vested in the hands of the commanding officer of the cantonment, who for the purpose of the Act, will be constituted a corporation sole. The general effect will be that the Government authority will cease to be the purely executive .agency as at present. In the larger cantonments the existing cantonment committee will be replaced by a cantonment Board.....