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British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Preamble 1

Title: The British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1960

THE BRITISH STATUTES (APPLICATION TO INDIA) REPEAL ACT, 1960 [Act, No. 57 of 1960] [26th December, 1960] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal certain British statutes in their application of India. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Complete Act

Title: British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1960

Preamble1 - THE BRITISH STATUTES (APPLICATION TO INDIA) REPEAL ACT, 1960 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Repeal of certain British statutes in their application to India Section3 - Savings Schedule1 - SCHEDULE

British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 Preamble 1

Title: British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004

State: Central

Year: 2004

The British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 [Act, No.17 of 2004] [20th February, 2004] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal the British Law Ascertainment Act, 1859, the Foreign Law Ascertainment Act, 1861, the Colonial Probates Act, 1892, in so far as they apply to India, and the India (Consequential Provision) Act, 1949. be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 Complete Act

Title: British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004

State: Central

Year: 2004

Preamble1 - British Statutes (Repeal) Act, 2004 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Definition Section3 - Repeal

British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....as the repeal of certain British statutes is concerned. As respects the recommendations relating to the replacement of certain British statutes by Acts of Parliament, the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. has already replaced all the British statutes on that subject and many of the remaining Acts are under separate examination. 2. The reasons for repealing most of the British statutes are contained in the comments of the Commission in Appendix II at pp. 33-84 of its Fifth Report. The present Bill, however, includes a few British statutes which the Fifth Report has listed in Appendix III as statutes with respect to which legislation in India appears to be prima facie necessary. The examination of these Acts has revealed that they may also be repealed. The notes explain the reasons for including such statutes in the present Bill. 3. Clause 3 of the Bill introduces a saving provision on the lines recommended in paragraph 15 of the Report in order to make it clear that the repeal cannot possibly affect any privileges to which India and her citizens may be entitled under any statute now sought to be repealed in its application to territories outside India to which the India.....

British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Schedule 1

Title: Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

..... 16 1812 The Prisoners of War (Escape) Act, 1812 (52 Geo.3.c.156). 17 1820 The Divorce Bills Evidence Act, 1820 (1 Geo 4, c.101) 18 1824 The Salve Trade Act, 1824 (Geo 4,c.113). 19 1830 The Ilusory Appointments Act, 1830 (II Geo..46). 20 1830 The Debts Recovery Act, 1830 (II Geo.4 & I Will.4, c.47). 21 1830 The Infants' Property Act, 1830 (II Geo.4 & I Will.4, c.65). 22 1830 The Colonial Offices Act, 1830 (I Will.4,c.4). 23 1831 The Evidence on Commission Act, 1831 (I Will.4,c.22). 24 1833 The Judicial Committee Act,1833(3&4 Will.4,c.41). 25 1833 The Government of India Act,1833 (3&4 Will.4,c.85). 26 1834 The Superannuation Act,1834 (4&5 Will.4,c.24). 27 1840 The Debtors (Ireland) Act,1840(3&4 Vict.,c.105). 28 1843 The Colonies) Evidence Act,1843 (6&7 Vict., c.22). 29 1843 The Judicial Committee Act, 1843 (6&7 Vict., c.38). .....

Companies Act, 2013, Section 212

Title: Investigation into Affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office

State: Central

Year: 2013

..... (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the offences covered under sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 7, section 34, section 36, subsection (1) of section 38, sub-section (5) of section 46, sub-section (7) of section 56, subsection (10) of section 66, sub-section (5) of section 140, sub-section (4) of section 206, section 213, section 229, sub-section (1) of section 251, sub-section (3) of section 339 and section 448 which attract the punishment for fraud provided in section 447 of this Act shall be cognizable and no person accused of any offence under those sections shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless-- (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release; and (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail: Provided that a person, who, is under the age of sixteen years or is a woman or is sick or infirm, may be released on bail, if the Special Court so directs: Provided further.....

Companies Act, 2013, Section 211

Title: Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....Resolution No. 45011/16/2003-Adm-I, dated the 2nd July, 2003 shall be deemed to be the Serious Fraud Investigation Office for the purpose of this section. (2) The Serious Fraud Investigation Office shall be headed by a Director and consist of such number of experts from the following fields to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst persons of ability, integrity and experience in,-- (i) banking; (ii) corporate affairs; (iii) taxation; (iv) forensic audit; (v) capital market; (vi) information technology; (vii) law; or (viii) such other fields as may be prescribed. (3) The Central Government shall, by notification, appoint a Director in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office, who shall be an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India having knowledge and experience in dealing with matters relating to corporate affairs. (4) The Central Government may appoint such experts and other officers and employees in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. (5) The terms and conditions of service of Director, experts, and other officers and.....

Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) Section 17

Title: Effect of Fraud or Mistake

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....the plaintiff or the applicant first had the means of producing the concealed document or compelling its production: Provided that nothing in this section shall enable any suit to be instituted or application to be made to recover or enforce any charge against, or set aside any transaction affecting, any property which-- (i) in the case of fraud, has been purchased for valuable consideration by a person who was not a party to the fraud and did not at the time of the purchase know, or have reason to believe, that any fraud had been committed, or (ii) in the case of mistake, has been purchased for valuable consideration subsequently to the transaction in which the mistake was made, by a person who did not know, or have reason to believe, that the mistake had been made, or (iii) in the case of a concealed document, has been purchased for valuable consideration by a person who was not a party to the concealment and, did not at the time of purchase know, or have reason to believe, that the document had been concealed. (2) Where a judgment-debtor has, by fraud or force, prevented the execution of a decree or order within the period of limitation, the court may, on the.....

Companies Act, 2013, Section 447

Title: Punishment for Fraud

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....in the fraud, but which may extend to three times the amount involved in the fraud: Provided that where the fraud in question involves public interest, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than three years. Explanation. -- For the purposes of this section-- (i) "fraud" in relation to affairs of a company or any body corporate, includes any act, omission, concealment of any fact or abuse of position committed by any person or any other person with the connivance in any manner, with intent to deceive, to gain undue advantage from, or to injure the interests of, the company or its shareholders or its creditors or any other person, whether or not there is any wrongful gain or wrongful loss; (ii) "wrongful gain" means the gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled; (iii) "wrongful loss" means the loss by unlawful means of property to which the person losing is legally entitled.