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Carriage by Air Act, 1972 Section 6

Title: Conversion of Francs

State: Central

Year: 1972

Any sum in francs mentioned in rule 22 of the First Schedule or of the Second Schedule, as the case may be, shall, for the purpose of any action against a carrier, be converted into rupees at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date on which the amount of damages to be paid by the carrier is ascertained by the Court.

Carriage by Air Act, 1972 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....a reference to servants of the carrier. SECTION 05: LIABILITY IN CASE OF DEATH (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855-or any other enactment or rule of law in force in any part of India, the rules contained in the First Schedule and in the Second Schedule shall, in all cases to which those rules apply, determine the liability of a carrier in respect of the death of a passenger. (2) The liability shall be enforceable for the benefit of such of the members of the passenger's family as sustained damage by reason of his death. (3) An action to enforce the liability may be brought by the personal representative of the passenger or by any person for whose benefit the liability is under sub-section (2) enforceable, but only one action shall be brought in India in respect of the death of any one passenger, and every such action by whomsoever brought shall be for the benefit of all such persons so entitled as aforesaid as either are domiciled in India or not being domiciled there express a desire to take the benefit of the action. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (5) the amount recovered in any such action, after deducting any costs.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 2

Title: Of Domicile

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....dying domiciles in France, and the succession to the immovable property is regulated by law of1[India]. _____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the States". Section 5 - Law regulating succession to deceased person's immovable and movable property, respectively (1) Succession to the immovable property in1[India] of a person deceased shall be regulated by the law of1[India], wherever such person may have had his domicile at the time of his death. (2) Succession to the movable property of a person deceased is regulated by the law of the country in which such person had his domicile at the time of his death. Illustrations (i) A, having his domicile in1[India], dies in France, leaving movable property in France, movable properly in England and property, both movable and immovable, in1[India]. The succession to the whole is regulated by the law of1[India], (ii) A, an Englishman, having his domicile in France, dies in1[India] and leaves property both movable and immovable, in1[India]. The succession to the movable property is regulated by the rules which govern, in France, the succession to the movable property of an.....

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.....

Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 1962 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1962

.....or the Counseil d' Etat shall be deemed to be appeals or proceedings, as the case may be, pending before the court for the purposes of this sub-section. SECTION 11 : Advocates entitled to practice before High Court Notwithstanding anything contained in (Advocates Act, 1961) , but subject to such rules as may be framed by the High Court, any person who is entitled to practice before the Tribunal Superieur d' Appeal at Pondicherry shall be recognised as an advocate entitled to practice in the High Court in relation to cases coming before the High Court from Pondicherry. SECTION 12 : Power of High Court to make rules The High Court may, from time to time, make rules, consistent with this Act, to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- (a) the translation of any papers filed in the High Court and the preparation of paper-books for hearing all appeals and the copying, typing or printing of any such papers or translation and the recovery from the persons at whose instance or on whose behalf papers are filed of the expenses thereby incurred. (b) the court-fees payable for instituting proceedings in the High Court, the fees to be charged for processes issued.....

Copyright Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1957

COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 [Act No. 14 of Year 1957, dated 4th. June, 1957] An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to copyright Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Copyright Act, 1957. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "adaptation" means,- (i) in relation to a dramatic work, the conversion of the work into a non-dramatic work; (ii) in relation to a literary work or an artistic work, the conversion of the work into a dramatic work by way of performance in public or otherwise; (iii) in relation to a literary or dramatic work, any abridgement of the work or any version of the work in which the story or action is conveyed wholly or mainly by means of pictures in a form suitable for reproduction in a book, or in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical; 2[* * *] (iv) in.....

The Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 1962 Complete Act

State: Pondicherry

Year: 1962

THE PONDICHERRY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT, 1962 THE PONDICHERRY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT, 1962 (Act 49 of 1962) (5th December, 1962) An Act to provide for the administration of Pondicherry and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Short title, extent and commencement:- 1. (1) This Act may be called the Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 1962. (2) It extends to the whole of Pondicherry. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of August, 1962. Definitions:- 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.- (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of Pondicherry appointed by the President under Article 239 of the Constitution; (b) "appointed day" means the 16th day of August, 1962, being the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Cession; (c) "former French Establishments" means the territories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in the French Establishments in India known as Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam; (d) "High Court" means the High Court at Madras; (e) "law" means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation,.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule III

Title: Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:- (Conflicts not of an international character.) (1) Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:- (a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture; (b) taking of hostages; (c) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment; (d) the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgement pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognised as indispensable by civilized peoples. (2) The wounded and sick shall be collected and.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 352B

Title: Limitation of Liability

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....to substitution it read as under: [352-B. Limits of liability (1) The amounts to which the owner of a vessel may limit his liability under sub-section (1) of section 352A shall be -- (a) where the occurrence has given rise to property claims only, an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount equivalent to one thousand francs for each ton of the vessel's tonnage; (b) where the occurrence has given rise to personal claims only, an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount equivalent to three thousand and one hundred francs for each ton of the vessel's tonnage; (c) where the occurrence has given rise both to personal claims and property claims, an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount equivalent to three thousand and one hundred francs for each ton of the vessel's tonnage of which the first portion of the amount equivalent to two thousand and one hundred francs for each ton of the vessel's tonnage shall be exclusively appropriated to the payment of personal claims and of which the second portion of the amount equivalent to one thousand francs for each ton of the vessel's tonnage shall be appropriated to the payment of property claims : Provided that in cases where.....

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,.....