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Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 Section 2

Title: Insults to Indian National Flag and Constitution of India

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....over the hood, top and sides or back or on a vehicle, train, boat or an aircraft or any other similar object; or (k) using the Indian National Flag as a covering for a building; or (l) intentionally displaying the Indian National Flag with the "saffron'' down.] _______________________________ 1. Substituted for words "otherwise brings" by The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003 (31 of 2003). 2. Inserted by The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003 (31 of 2003). 3. Substituted by Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2005 (51of 2005) for the following words:- "(e) using the Indian National Flag as a portion of costume or uniform of any description or embroidering or printing it on cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins or any dress material; or"

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 499A

Title: Official Display of Flag

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

1 [499A. Official display of flag (1) No person shall fly any flag other than the National Flag or a flag approved by the Government on the office of the Corporation. (2) Whoever contravenes sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both and in the case of continuing contravention with a further fine which may extend to rupees five hundred for each day during which the contravention continues.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 22 of 1991 w.e.f. 29-4-1991.

Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 372A

Title: Official Display of Flag

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

1[372A. Official Display of Flag.-- (1) No person shall fly any flag other than the National Flag or a flag approved by the Government on the offices of City Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils, Sanitary Boards or Notified Area Committees. (2) Whoever contravenes sub-section (1) shall be punished withimprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both and in the case of continuing contravention with a further fine which may extend to rupees five hundred for each day during which the contravention continues.] _______________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 22 of 1991 w.e.f. 29.4.1991.

Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 Section 307

Title: Official Display of Flag

State: Karnataka

Year: 1993

(1) No person shall fly any flag other than the National Flag or flag approved by the Government on the office of the Grama Panchayat or Taluk Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat. (2) Whoever contravenes sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both and in the case of continuing contravention with a further fine which may extend to rupees five hundred for each day during which the contravention continues.

Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....National Flag as a covering for a building; or (l) intentionally displaying the Indian National Flag with the "saffron" down. SECTION 03: PREVENTION OF SINGING OF INDIA NATIONAL ANTHEM, ETC Whoever intentionally prevents the singing of the Indian National Anthem or causes disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. SECTION 03A: ENHANCED PENALTY ON SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under Section 2 or Section 3, is again convicted of any such offence shall be punishable for the second and for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year. Central Bare Acts

Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 Amending Act 1

Title: Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....or (j) draping the Indian National Flag over the hood, top and sides or back or on a vehicle, train, boat or an aircraft or any other similar object; or (k) using the Indian National Flag as a covering for a building; or (l) intentionally displaying the Indian National Flag with the "saffron'' down.'. 3. Insertion of new section 3A.-- After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- "3A. Enhanced penalty on second an subsequent convictions.-- Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under section 2 or section 3, is again convicted of any such offence shall be punishable for the second and for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year.''.

Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 2

Title: Amendment of Section 2

State: Central

Year: 2003

In section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (69 of 1971) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-- (a) for the words'' otherwise brings", the words'' otherwise shows disrespect to or brings" shall be substituted; (b) after Explanation 3, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:-- 'Explanation 4.--The disrespect to the Indian National Flag means and includes-- (a) a gross affront or indignity offered to the Indian National Flag; or (b) dipping the Indian National Flag in salute to any person or thing; or (c) flying the Indian National Flag at half-mast except on occasions on which the Indian National Flag is flown at half-mast on public buildings in accordance with the instructions issued by the Government; or (d) using the Indian National Flag as a drapery in any form whatsoever except in State funerals or armed forces or other para-military forces funerals; or (e) using the Indian National Flag as a portion of costume or uniform of any description or embroidering or printing it on cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins or any dress material; or (f) putting any kind of inscription upon the Indian National Flag; or (g).....

Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....(d) procedural matters relating to legal representation, appeals, etc. 3. The existing law on the subject is to be found in the Geneva Convention Act, 1911 (an Act of the United Kingdom) as applied to India by the Gevena Convention Act, 1911 (British India) Order-in-Council dated the 24th October, 1916, and the Geneva Convention Implementing Act, 1936 (14 of 1936). The provisions of these Acts, however, are confined to extending protection to the two emblems, namely, the Red Cross and the Geneva Cross. 4. The Bill seeks to implement the Conventions in so far as it is necessary so to do and, at the same time, consolidates the law on the subject by repealing the United Kingdom Act of 1911andthe Central Act 14 of 1936and incorporating their provisions in the Bill." - Gaz. of Ind., 1959, Extra. Pt. II, S. 2, p. 1098. An Act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, 1949, to which India is a party, and for purposes connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- -Geneva Conventions of 12th August, 1949, were ratified by the President on the 16th October,.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....To meet the immediate requirements of the country soon after independence the Merchant Shipping Laws. (Extension to Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 was enacted, by which the British Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 were extended to the Acceding States (later known as Part B States) and Indian Consular Officers were empowered to perform functions in relation to Indian ships outside India and provision was made to enable Government to prescribe the proper national colours for ships registered in India, The Control of Shipping Act, 1947, was another short-term measure which continued the war-time control over Indian shipping and controlled the coastal trade by a system of licensing. This Act, which has been renewed from time to time, is due to expire on the 31st March, 1958. 3. The present Bill revises and consolidates all laws in force in India relating to merchant shipping, whether passed by the British Parliament or the Indian Legislature, and makes provision for the matters discussed in the succeedihg paragraphs, which also indicate the principal changes made in the law ........... -Gaz. of Ind., 1958, Extra., Pt. II, S. 2, p. 203.Act 21 of 1966.- The minimum.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....the application thereof. (Translations. Rules of application.) CHAPTER IX REPRESSION OF ABUSES AND INFRACTIONS Article 49 The High contracting parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for persons committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present convention defined in the following Article. (Penal sanctions. I. General observations.) Each High contracting party shall be under the obligation to search for persons alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to be committed, such grave breaches, and shall bring such persons, regardless of their nationality, before its own courts. It may also, if it prefers, and in accordance with the provisions of its own legislation, hand such persons over for trial to another High contracting party concerned. Provided such High contracting party has made out a prima facie case. Each High contracting party shall take measures necessary for the suppression of all acts contrary to the provisions of the present convention other than the grave breaches defined in the following Article. In all circumstances, the accused persons shall benefit by.....