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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 263A

Title: Prohibition of Fictitious Stamps

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....imitation or representation, whether on paper or otherwise, of any stamp issued by Government for that purpose. (4) In this section and also in sections 255 to 263, both inclusive, the word "Government", when used in connection with, or in reference to, any stamp issued for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage, shall, notwithstanding anything in section 17, be deemed to include the person or persons authorized by law to administer executive Government in any part of India, and also in any part of Her Majesty's dominions or in any foreign country.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 3 of 1895, section 2. 2. Substituted by Act 42 of 1953, section 4 and Schedule III, for "may be seized and" (w.e.f. 23-12-1953).

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 42

Title: Acceptance of Bill Drawn in Fictitious Name

State: Central

Year: 1881

An acceptor of a bill of exchange drawn in a fictitious name and payable to the drawer's order is not, by reason that such name is fictitious, relieved from liability to any holder in due course claiming under an indorsement by the same hand as the drawer's signature, and purporting to be made by the drawer.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 27

Title: Power to Deal with Postal Articles from Abroad Bearing Fictitious or Previously Used Stamps

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....not be delivered to him, but shall be disposed of in such manner as the Central Government may direct. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, the expression "postage stamp" includes any postage stamp for denoting any rate or duty of postage of any part of2[India or of His Majesty's dominions] or foreign country3[and the impression of any stamping machine provided or authorized for the like purpose to by or under the authority of the Government of such4[part or country]]. __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, section. II and Schedule. IV, for "the States". 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "her Majesty's dominions or of any Indian State". 3. Inserted by Act 16 of 1924, section. 3. 4. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "part, State or country".

Bombay Money-lenders Act, 1946, (Maharashtra) Section 32B

Title: Penalty for Obtaining Licence Under Fictitious Name, Carrying on Money

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1946

.....money-lending without a valid licence, or under a licence obtained in the name which is not his true name, shall, on conviction, be punished,- (i) for the first offence, with imprisonment of either description which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to rupees one thousand and five hundred or with both, and (ii) for the second or subsequent offence, in addition to, or in lieu of, the penalty specified in clause(i), with imprisonment which shall not be less than two years, where such person is not a company, and with fine which shall not be less than rupees five thousand, where such person is a company.] 1. Sections 32A and 32B were inserted, " byMah. 76 of 1975, s. 16.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 44

Title: Power for Remitter to Recall Money Order or Alter Name of Payee

State: Central

Year: 1898

(1) Subject to such conditions as the Central Government may, by rules made under Section 43, prescribe in respect of the levy of additional rates of commission or fees or any other matters, a person remitting money through the Post Office by means of a money order may require that the amount of the order, if not paid to the payee, be repaid to him, or be paid to such person other than the original payee as he may direct. (2) If neither the payee nor the remitter of a money order can be found, and if within the period of one year from the date of issue of the order no claim is made by such payee or remitter, the amount of such order shall not be claimable from the Government.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 121

Title: Estoppel Against Denying Capacity of Payee to Indorse

State: Central

Year: 1881

No maker of a promissory note and no acceptor of a bill of exchange1[payable to ord er] sh all, in a suit thereon by a holder in due course, be permitted to deny the payee's capacity, at the rate of the note or bill, to indorse the same. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 8 of 1919, sec. 5, for "payable to, or to the order of, a specified person".

Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....must be filled up within a reasonable time and, strictly in accordance with the authority given. Reasonable time, for this purpose, is a question of fact: Provided that if any such instrument after completion is negotiated to a holder in due course, it shall be valid and effectual for all purposes in his hands and he may enforce it as if it had been filled up within a reasonable time and strictly in accordance with the authority given. SECTION 21: DELIVERY (1) Every contract on a bill, whether it be the drawer's, the acceptor's, or an indoeser's, is incomplete and revocable until delivery of the instrument in order to give effect thereto : Provided that where an acceptance is written on a bill, and the drawee gives notice to or according to the directions of the persons entitled to the bill that he has accepted it, the acceptance then becomes complete and irrevocable. (2) As between immediate parties, and as regards a remote party other than a holder in due course, the delivery- (a) in order to be effectual must be made either by or under the authority of the party drawing, accepting or indorsing, as the case may be; (b) may be shown to have been conditional or for a.....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1881

.....but indorsed the bill to A. A's title is subject to the same objection as the drawer's title. SECTION 60: INSTRUMENT NEGOTIABLE TILL PAYMENT OR SATISFACTION A negotiable instrument may be negotiated (except by the maker, drawee or acceptor after maturity) until payment or satisfaction thereof by the maker, drawee or acceptor at or after maturity, but not after such payment or satisfaction. SECTION 61: PRESENTMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE A bill of exchange payable after sight must, if no time or place is specified therein for presentment, be presented to the drawee thereof for acceptance, if he can, after reasonable search, be found, by a person entitled to demand acceptance within a reasonable time after it is drawn, and in business hours on a business day. In default of such presentment, on party thereto is liable thereon to the person making such default. If the drawee cannot, after reasonable search, be found, the bill is dishonoured. If the bill is directed to the drawee at a particular place, it must be presented at that place, and if at the due date for presentment he cannot, after reasonable search, be found thereon, the bill is dishonoured,20[Where authorised by agreement or.....

Post Office Act, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....accepting delivery of the postal article, unless he forthwith returns it unopened : Provided that, if any such postal article appears to the satisfaction of the Post-Master-General' to have been maliciously sent for the purpose of annoying the addressee, he may remit the postage. (2) If any postal article on which postage or any other sum chargeable under this Act is due, is refused or returned as aforesaid, or if the addressee is dead or cannot be found, then the sender shall be bound to pay the postage or sum due thereon under this Act SECTION 12 : Recovery of postage and other sums due in respect of postal articles If any person refuses to pay any postage or other sum due from him under this Act in respect of any postal article, the sum so due may, on application made by an officer of the Post Officer authorized in this behalf by the written order of the Post-Master-General, be recovered for the use of the Post Office from the person so refusing, as if it were a fine imposed under this Act, by any Magistrate having jurisdiction where that person may for the time being be resident, and the post-Master-General may further direct that any other postal article, not being on.....

The Assam Value Added Tax Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 2003

.....assessment, self-assessment, audit assessment and reassessment made under this Act; (7) "business" includes.- (a) any trade, commerce or manufacture; (b) any adventure, concern in the nature of trade, commerce or manufacture; (c) any transaction in connection with, or incidental to or ancillary to trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure or concern; (d) any transfer of property in goods involved in execution of a works contract or transfer of the right to use any goods for any purpose or delivery of goods on hire purchase or by any system of payment by installments; (e) any occasional transaction in the nature of such trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure or concern whether or not there is volume, frequency, continuity or regularity of such transaction; Whether or not such trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure, concern or transaction is effected with a motive to make gain or profit and whether or not any gain or profit accrues from such trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure, concern or transaction. Explanation- For the purpose of this clause,- (i) the activity of raising of man-made forest or rearing of seedlings or plants shall be deemed to be.....