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Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Preamble 1

Title: Fatal Accidents, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

THE FATAL ACCIDENTS, 1855 [Act, No. 13 of 1855]1 [27th March, 1855] PRAEMBLE An Act to provide compensation to families for loss occasioned by the death of a person caused by actionable wrong. Whereas no action or suit is now maintainable in any court against a person who, by his wrongful act, neglect, or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is often-times right and expedient that the wrong-doer in such case should be answerable in damages for the injury so caused by him; It is enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1. This Act has been extended to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968.

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Complete Act

Title: Fatal Accidents Act, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

Preamble1 - FATAL ACCIDENTS, 1855 Section1 - Short title and extent Section1A - Suit for compensation to the family of a person for loss occasioned to it by his death by actionable wrong Section2 - Not more than one suit to be brought Section3 - Plaintiff shall deliver particulars, etc. Section4 - Interpretation clause

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....excluded by the context or by the nature of the subject-matter; that is to say,6[* * *] the word "person" shall apply to bodies politic and corporate; and the word "parent" shall include father and mother, grand-father and grand- mother; and the word "child" shall include son and daughter, and grand-son and grand-daughter, and step-son and step-daughter. Footnotes: 2. Inserted by the Part B Stales (Laws) Act, 1951. 3. Section I renumbered as section 1A Act, 1951 . 4. The words 'And it is enacted further that" omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914. 5. The words "and that every such action shall be brought within twelve calendar months after the death of such deceased person" omitted by the Indian Limitation Act, 1871. For limitation, see now the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908). 6. Certain words omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914. Central Bare Acts

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Section 1

Title: Short Title and Extent

State: Central

Year: 1855

1[1. Short title and extent.-- ( 1) This Act may be called the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.] ________________________ 1 . Inserted by the Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 (3 of 1951) section 3 and Schedule

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Schedule 2

Title: Second Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1988

..... (a) Grievous injuries -- Rs. 5,000/- (b) Non-grievous injuries -- Rs. 1,000/- (ii) Medical Expenses--Actual expenses incurred supported by bills/vouchers but not exceeding as one time payment -- Rs. 15,000/- 5. Disability in non-fatal accidents: The following compensation shall be payable in case of disability to the victim arising out of non-fatal accidents: Loss of income, if any, for actual period of disablement not exceeding fifty two weeks. PLUS either of the following:-- (a) In case of permanent total disablement the amount payable shall be arrived at by multiplying the annual loss of income by the Multiplier applicable to the age on the date of determining the compensation, or (b) In case of permanent partial disablement such percentage of compensation which would have been payable in the case of permanent total disablement as specified under item (a) above. Injuries deemed to result in Permanent Total Disablement /Permanent Partial Disablement and percentage of loss of earning capacity shall be as per Schedule I under .....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....(2) of Section 5, for the words 'but subject to any enactment', substitute the words 'but, save as otherwise provided by this Code, subject to any enactment'. [W.B. Act 8 of 1970, Section 3 and Sch., item 2]. (1) All offences under the Indian Penal Code shall be investigated, inquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. Trial of offences against other laws (2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing with such offences. PART 2 CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: CHAPTER 2: OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: SECTION 6: Glasses of Criminal Courts: Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for the time being in force, there shall be five classes of Criminal Courts in [India], namely,- : State Amendments GUJARAT.-In its application to the State of Gujarat the amendment made in Section 6 is the.....

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....by rules made under this Act; (i) "qualified medical practitioner" means any person registered10[* * *] under any11[Central Act, Provincial Act, or an Act of the Legislature of a12[State]] providing for the maintenance of a register of medical practitioners, or, in any area where no such last-mentioned Act is in force, any person declared by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to be a qualified medical practitioner for the purposes of this Act;13[* * *] 14(k) "seaman" means any person forming part of the crew of any15[* * *] ship, but does not include the master of16[the] ship; (l) "total disablement" means such disablement, whether of a temporary or permanent nature, as incapacitates a workman for all work which he was capable of performing at the time of the accident resulting in such disablement:17[Provided that permanent total disablement shall be deemed to result from every injury specified in Part I of Schedule I or from any combination of injuries specified in Part II thereof where the aggregate percentage of the loss of earning capacity, as specified in the said Part II against those injuries, amounts to one hundred per cent or more;].....

The Kerala Torts (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1976

.....for the damage: Provided that - (a) this sub-section shall not operate to defeat any defence arising under a contract; (b) where any contract or enactment providing for the limitation of liability is applicable to the claim, the amount of damages recoverable by the claimant by virtue of this sub-section shall not exceed the maximum limit so applicable. (2) Where damages are recoverable by any person by virtue of subsection (1), subject to any reduction as is therein mentioned, the court shall find and record the total damages which would have been recoverable if the claimant had not been at fault. (3) Section 7 shall apply in any case where two or more persons are liable or would, if they had all been sued, be liable by virtue of sub-section (1) in respect of the damage suffered by any person. (4) Where any person dies as the result partly of his own fault and partly of the fault of any other person or persons, and accordingly if an action were brought for the benefit of the estate under Part II of this Act, the damages recoverable would be reduced under sub-section (1), and damages recoverable in an action brought for the benefit of the dependants of that person under.....

EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923 Complete Act

Title: EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....regarding fatal accidents Section10B - Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries Section11 - Medical examination Section12 - Contracting Section13 - Remedies of employer against stranger Section14 - Insolvency of employer Section14A - Compensation to be first charge on assets transferred by employer Section15 - Special provisions relating to masters and seamen Section15A - Special provisions relating to captains and other members of crew of aircrafts Section15B - Special provisions relating to employees abroad of companies and motor vehicles Section16 - Returns as to compensation Section17 - Contracting out Section18 - Proof of age (Repealed) Section18A - Penalties Chapter 3 Section19 - Reference to Commissioners Section20 - Appointment of Commissioners Section21 - Venue of proceeding and transfer Section22 - Form of application Section22A - Power of Commissioner to require further deposit in cases of fatal accident Section23 - Powers and procedure of Commissioners Section24 - Appearance of parties Section25 - Method of recording evidence Section25A - Time limit for disposal of cases relating to compensation Section26 - Costs Section27 -.....

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....