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Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 126

Title: Prohibition of Public Meetings During Period of Forty-eight Hours Ending with Hour Fixed for Conclusion of Poll

State: Central

Year: 1951

1[126. Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll (1) No person shall-- (a) convene, hold, attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election; or (b) display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, "television or other similar apparatus; or (c) propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto, in any polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion of the poll for any election in that polling area. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine, or with both. (3) In this section, the expression "election matter" means any matter intended or calculated to influence or affect the result of an election.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 21 of 1966, Section 10 w.e.f. 1-8-1966.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 83

Title: Discharge by Allowing Drawee More Than Forty-eight Hours to Accept

State: Central

Year: 1881

If the holder of a bill of exchange allowsthe drawee more than 1 [forty-eight] hours, exclusive of public holidays, to consider whetherhe will accept the same, all previous parties not consenting to such allowanceare thereby discharged from liability to such holder. _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act12 of 1921, sec. 2, for "twenty-four".

Inland Vessels Act, 1917 Section 26

Title: Certificates to Be Held by Master and Engineer of Vessel of Between Forty and One Hundred Horse-power

State: Central

Year: 1917

.....propelled vessel] shall be deemed to have complied with this section if she has as her master and engineer a person possessing both acertificate referred to in clause (a), and a certificate referred to in clause (b), of this section. ________________________ 1. For the words "Steam-vessel" and "Steam-vessels" wherever they occur throughout the Act the words "mechanically propelled vessel" and "mechanically propelled vessels" substituted respectively section 5 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978.) 2. Substituted for "thirty" by the Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1920 (6 of 1920), section 6. 3. Substituted for "eighty", by the Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1920 (6 of 1920), section 6. 4. Substituted by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), Section 20 (1-5-1978).

Inland Vessels Act, 1917 Section 27

Title: Certificates to Be Held by Master and Engineer of Vessel of Less Than Forty Horsepower

State: Central

Year: 1917

An inland1[mechanically propelled vessel] having engines of less than2[forty] nominal horse-power shall not proceed on any voyage unless she has -- (a) as her master a person possessing a serang's certificate granted under this Act, or any certificate referred to in clause (a) of section 26, and (b) as her engineer a person possessing a second-class engine-driver's certificate granted under this Act, or any certificate referred to in cl. (b) of section 26: Provided that a1[mechanically propelled vessel] shall be deemed to have complied with this section if she has as her master and engineer a person possessing both a certificate referred to in clause (a) and a certificate referred to in clause (b), of this section. ________________________ 1. For the words "Steam-vessel" and "Steam-vessels" wherever they occur throughout the Act the words "mechanically propelled vessel" and "mechanically propelled vessels" substituted respectively section 5 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978.) 2. Substituted for "thirty" by the Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1920 (6 of 1920), section 6.

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1981

.....includes any kind of bicycle, tricycle, cycle-rickshaw and palanquin, but does not include any motor vehicle within the meaning of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939); Notes Sec.2(6) " Carriage " Trailer Car " whether a carriage " Case decided with reference to Madras Act 18 MLJ 149 (7) "cart" includes any wheeled vehicle which is not a carriage but does not include any motor vehicle within the meaning of Motor vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939); (8) "casual vacancy" means a vacancy occurring otherwise than by efflux of time and "casual election" means an election held on the occurrence of a causal vacancy; (9) "City of Coimbatore" or "City" means the local area comprised in the Coimbatore Municipality and includes any local area which after the commencement of this Act, is included in the City but does not include any local area which after such commencement is excluded from the City; (10) "Coimbatore Municipality" means the Coimbatore Municipality as constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920); (11) "company" means " (a) any company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act I.....

Constitution of India Part 5

Title: The Union

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....of the Legislative Assemblies of the States under sub-clauses (a) and (b) by the total number of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, fractions exceeding one-half being counted as one and other fractions being disregarded. (3) The election of the President shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot. 1 [Explanation.--In this article, the expression "population" means the population ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published: Provided that the reference in this Explanation to the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2 [2026] have been published, be construed as a reference to the 1971 census.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, section 12, for the Explanation (w.e.f. 3-1-1977). 2. Substituted by the Constitution (Eighty fourth Amendment) Act 2001 section 2 for "2000". (w.e.f. 21.02.2002). Article 56 - Term of.....

Constitution of India Part 6

Title: The States

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Legislature of a State shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such.The Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. (2) A House of the Legislature of a State shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings. (3) Until the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House, whichever is greater. (4) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. .....

Constitution of India Chapter 4

Title: Special Directives

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....by the Constitution (Sixth-fourth Amendment) Act, 1990, section 2. 6. Successively Substituted by the Constitution (Sixty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1990, section 2 and the Constitution (Sixty-eight Amendment) Act, 1991, section 2 to read as above. 7. Substituted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, section 38 for clause (5) (w.e.f. 20-6-1979). Clause (5) was inserted by the Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1975, section 6 (retrospectively). 8. Substituted by the Constitution (Fifty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1988, section 2 and omitted by the Constitution (Sixty-third Amendment) Act, 1989, section 2 (w.e.f. 6-1-1990) and again inserted by the Constitution (Sixty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1990, section 2 (w.e.f. 16-4-1990). Article 357 - Exercise of legislative powers under Proclamation issued under article 356 (1) Where by a Proclamation issued under clause (1) of article 356, it has been declared that the powers of the Legislature of the State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament, it shall be competent- (a) for Parliament to confer on the President the power of the Legislature of the State to make laws, and to.....

Income Tax Act, 1961 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1961

INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 43 of 1961 [AS AMENDED BY FINANCE ACT, 2003] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax and super-tax BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows : CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Income-tax Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1962. Section 2 Definitions 1 Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.[(1) "advance tax" means the advance tax payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-C;] 2 Renumbered as clause (1A) by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.[(1A)] 3 For manner of computation of income which is partially agricultural and partially frombusiness, see rules 7, 7A, 7B and 8. For analysis, see Mashbra's Income-tax Rules."agricultural income" means - 4 Substituted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1962.[(a) any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for.....

The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971(Tamil Nadu Act Xv of 1971) Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1971

THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971 (TAMIL NADU ACT XV of 1971) THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971 (TAMIL NADU ACT XV of 1971) An Act to provide for the establishment of Municipal Corporation for the City of Madurai in the State of Tamil Nadu. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty Second Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER " I PRELIMINARY 1. SHORT, TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT : (1) This Act may be called The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971. NOTES The said Act and the Madras District Municipalities Act, 1920 have very many identical provisions. See 95 L.W. 324. (2) It extends to the City of Madurai (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the first day of May, 1971. 2. DEFINITIONS: - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (1) "Appoint" includes to appoint temporarily or in an officiating capacity; (2) "Appointment" includes temporary and officiating appointments; (3) "Budget Grant" means any sum entered on the expenditure side of the Budget estimate which has been adopted by the council; (4) "Building" includes " (a) a house, out-house, stable, latrine,.....