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Freedom of Information Act, 2002 Complete Act

Title: Freedom of Information Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 2002

Preamble1 - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002 Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Chapter II Section3 - Freedom of information Section4 - Obligations on public authorities Section5 - Appointment of Public Information Officers Section6 - Request for obtaining information Section7 - Disposal of requests Section8 - Exemption from disclosure of information Section9 - Grounds for refusal to access in certain cases Section10 - Severability Section11 - Third party information Section12 - Appeals Chapter III Section13 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section14 - Act to have overriding effect Section15 - Bar of jurisdiction of courts Section16 - Act not to apply to certain organizations Section17 - Power to make rules by Central Government Section18 - Power to make rules by State Government Section19 - Rule making power by competent authority Section20 - Laying of rules Section21 - Power to remove difficulties ScheduleI - SCHEDULE

Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 [Repealed] Chapter VII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....passed. Repealing Act 1 - JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000 THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000 [Act, No. 56 of 2000] [30th December, 2000] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection, by providing for proper care, protection and treatment by catering to their development needs, and by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposition of matters in the best interest of children and for their ultimate rehabilitation through various institutions established under this enactment. Whereas the Constitution has, in several provisions, including clause (3) of article 15, clauses (e) and (f) of article 39, articles 45 and 47, impose on the State a primary responsibility of ensuring that all the needs of children are met and that their basic human rights are fully protected; And Whereas, the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the 20th November, 1989; And Whereas, the Convention on the Rights of the Child has prescribed a set of standards to.....

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 Chapter V

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 2000

..... (2) Save as otherwise expressly provided by or under this Act, the procedure to be followed in hearing appeals or revision proceedings under this Act shall be, as far as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). Section 55 - Power to amend orders (1) Without prejudice to the provisions for appeal and revision under this Act, any competent authority may, on an application received in this behalf, amend any order as to the institution to which a juvenile or the child is to be sent or as to the person under whose care or supervision a juvenile or the child is to be placed under this Act: Provided that there shall be at least two members and the parties or its defence present during the course of hearing for passing an amendment in relation to any of its order. (2) Clerical mistakes in orders passed by a competent authority or errors arising therein from any accidental slip or omission may, at any time, be corrected by the competent authority either on its own motion or on an application received in this behalf. Section 56 - Power of competent authority to discharge and transfer juvenile or child The competent.....

Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000

State: Central

Year: 1986

..... Repealing Act 1 - JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000 THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000 [Act, No. 56 of 2000] [30th December, 2000] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection, by providing for proper care, protection and treatment by catering to their development needs, and by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposition of matters in the best interest of children and for their ultimate rehabilitation through various institutions established under this enactment. Whereas the Constitution has, in several provisions, including clause (3) of article 15, clauses (e) and (f) of article 39, articles 45 and 47, impose on the State a primary responsibility of ensuring that all the needs of children are met and that their basic human rights are fully protected; And Whereas, the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the 20th November, 1989; And Whereas, the Convention on the Rights of the Child has prescribed a set of standards to.....

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 Charter 1

Title: Charter

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years, (Art. 21A) No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in a factory, mine or any other hazardous employment, (Art. 24) The tender age of children is not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength (Art. 39e), and that Children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment (Art. 39f), The State shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years, (Art. 45) Whereas it is a Fundamental Duty of a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years, (Art. 51A) Whereas through the National Policy for Children, 1974, we are committed to providing for adequate services to children, both before and after birth and throughout the period of growth, to ensure their full physical, mental and social development, Whereas we affirm that.....

Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....newspaper shall be published or sold in the territories to which this Act extends in contravention of any of the provisions of an order made under section 3- SECTION 05: RETURNS TO BE FURNISHED BY NEWSPAPERS For the purpose of verifying whether an order made under section 3-is being complied with or not, the Press Registrar appointed under the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, may, from time to time, direct the publisher of any newspaper to which such an order applies to furnish to him such weekly returns and statistics with respect to any of the particulars referred to in section 3-as the Press Registrar may, from time to time, require and the publisher of every newspaper shall comply with such direction. SECTION 06: PENALTIES he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. SECTION 07: COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except upon a complaint in writing by the Press Registrar appointed under the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, or by any officer authorised by him in writing in this behalf. PAPER (REGULATION OF PRODUCTION) ORDER, 1978 ORDER 1 SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT.....

Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 Preamble 1

Title: Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956

State: Central

Year: 1956

THE NEWSPAPER (PRICE AND PAGE) ACT, 1956 [Act, No. 45 of 1956] [7th September, 1956] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the regulation of the prices charged for newspapers in relation to their pages and of matters connected therewith for the purpose of preventing unfair competition among newspapers so that newspapers may have fuller opportunities of freedom of expression. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :--

Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 Section 3

Title: Power to Regulate Prices and Pages of Newspapers, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....or minimum number of pages, sizes or areas and for the space to be allotted for advertising matter in relation to other matters therein. (2) An order under this section -- (a) may be made in relation to newspapers generally or in relation to any class of newspapers; (b) may contain different provisions for daily newspapers and newspapers appearing at other periodical intervals and for different classes of newspapers, and may, in particular, make separate provisions for weekly editions of daily newspapers whether appearing under the same title or not, and also for supplements or special editions of newspapers issued on special occasions; (c) shall be made relatable to such period of time as the Central Government may deem reasonable; (d) may provide for incidental or supplementary matters. (3) An order under this section shall be made with due regard to the need for reasonable flexibility with reference to the fall of news, the flow of advertisements and other matters connected with the normal working of newspapers. (4) Before making any order under this section, the Central Government shall consult associations of publishers, and such publishers likely to be.....

Constitution of India Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1949

.....of this Constitution if- (a) he or either of his parents or any of his grand- parents was born in India as defined in (Government of India Act, 1935) (as originally enacted); and (b) (i) in the case where such person has so migrated before the nineteenth day of July, 1948. he has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since the date of his migration, or (ii) in the case where such person has so migrated on or after the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he has been registered as a citizen of India by an officer appointed in that behalf by the Government of the Dominion of India on an application made by him therefor to such officer before the commencement of this Constitution in the form and manner prescribed by that Government : Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application. ARTICLE 7: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan: Notwithstanding anything in (Art.5) and (Art.6), a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan shall not be.....

Constitution of India Part 3

Title: Fundamental Rights

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....the enforcement of section 3 of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, article 22 shall stand amended as directed in section 3 of that Act. For the text of section 3 of that Act, Article 23 to 24 - Right against Exploitation Article 23 - Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour (1) Traffic in human beings and beggar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. (2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purpose, and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them. Article 24 - Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc. No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment. Article 25 to 28 - Right to Freedom of Religion Article 25 - Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion (1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this.....