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Bombay Police Act, 1951, (Maharashtra) Section 33A

Title: Prohibition of Performance of Dance in Eating House, Permit Room or Beer Bar and Other Consequential Provisions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1951

1[(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made by the Commissioner of Police or the District Magistrate under sub-section (1) of section 33 for the area under their respective charges, on and from the date of commencement of the Bombay Police (Amendment) Act, 2005,-- 1. Sections 33A, 33B were inserted by the Bombay Police (Amendment) Act, 2005. Mah. 35 of 2005 (w.e.f. 14-8-2005). (a) holding of a performance of dance, of any kind or type, in an eating house, permit room or beer bar is prohibited; (b) all performance licences, issued under the aforesaid rules by the Commissioner of Police or the District Magistrate or any other officer, as the case may be, being the Licensing Authority, to hold a dance performance, of any kind or type, in an eating house, permit room or beer bar shall stand cancelled. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 131, any person who holds or causes or permits to be held a dance performance of any kind or type, in an eating house, permit room or beer bar in contravention of sub-section (1), shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend.....

Delhi Police Act, 1978 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1978

.....Act, 1955, or under section 12 of that Act in so far as it relates to satta gambling or on two or more occasions under any other provisions of that Act (including section 12 of that Act in so far as it does not relate to satta gambling); or (c) of any offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956; or (d) of any offence under section 25, section 26, section 27, section 28 or section 29 of the Arms Act, 1959; or (e) of any offence under section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962; or (f) of any offence under section 61, section 63 or section 66, of the Punjab Excise Act, 1955, as in Delhi; or (g) on two or more occasions of an offence under (i) the Opium Act, 1878; or (ii) the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930; or (iii) the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; or (iv) section 11 of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, as in force in Delhi; or (h) on three or more occasions of an offence under section 105 or section 107 of this Act, the Commissioner of Police may, if he has reason to believe that such person is likely again to engage himself in the commission of any of the offences referred to in this section, by order in writing, direct such.....

Bombay Entertainments Duty Act, 1923, (Maharashtra) Section 3

Title: Duty on Payments for Admission to Entertainment

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1923

..... 500 1 and 2 above (2) Machine operated by two persons simultaneously 1,000 35[(1AA) In computing the duty and the surcharge under this Act, a fraction of a rupee less than 5 paise, or which is not a multiple of 5 paise, shall be rounded off to 5 paise, or to next higher multiple of 5 paise, as the case may be.] (2) Where the payment for admission to an entertainment is made by means of a lump sum paid as a subscription or contribution to any society, or for a season ticket or for the right of admission to a series of entertainments or to any entertainment during a certain period of time, or for any privilege, right, facility or thing combined with the right of admission to any entertainment or involving such right of admission without further payment or at a reduced charge, 36[the entertainment duty shall be levied and paid on 50 per cent; of such lump sum at the rates specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1).] 37[(3)(a) In lieu of the tax payable under clause (c) of sub-section (1) in the case of 38[***] video exhibition 39[but excluding exhibition by means of any type of antenna or cable television] held in the places of entertainment specified in column (2).....

The Bombay Entertainment Duty Act, 1923 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1923

THE BOMBAY ENTERTAINMENT DUTY ACT, 1923 THE BOMBAY ENTERTAINMENT DUTY ACT, 1923 BOMBAY ACT NO. I OF 1923 First published, after having received the assent of the Governor General, in the "Bombay Government Gazette" on the 13"' January 1923.] Amended by Bom. 6 of 1925. 13 of 1931. 2 of 1932, read with Bom. 23 of 1948. Adapted and modified by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. Amended by Bom. 13 of 1943. 17 of 1945. 21 of 1948. 37 of 1948. Adapted and modified by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. Amended by Bom. 38 of 1950. 25 of 1954. Adapted and modified by the Bombay Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1956 Amended by Bom. 53 of 1956. 41 of 1958. 56 of 1959. Adapted and modified by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960. Amended by Mah. 25 of 1962. " " 51 of 1965. " 17 of 1967. " " 41 of 1967. " " 11 of 1974(1-5-1974)4 " 77 of 1975(1-4-1976)5 The Act was extended to the part of the State of Bombay to which immediately before the commencement of Bom. 41 of 1958 it did not extend (vide Bom. 41 of 1958, s.2) For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government.....

Bombay Entertainments Duty Act, 1923, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1923

.....games which are not provided on fairly permanent basis like in amusement park as defined in clause (a-1) of section 2 read with clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 3.) 11 [(a-a1) "bowling-alley" means a building housing a hardwood lane or lanes or lane or lanes made of any other material for bowling or an enclosed ground or part of ground having hardwood lane or lanes or lane or lanes made of any other material for playing any of the several games in which balls are rolled down an alley at an object or ground of objects or pins;"] 12 [(a-a) "cable television" means a system organised on payment by a connection holder of any contribution or subscription or installation and connection charges or any other charges collected in any manner whatsoever, for exhibition of films or moving pictures or series of pictures by means of transmission of television signals by wire where subscriber's television set is linked by metallic coaxial cable or optic-fibre cable to a central system called the head-end by using a video cassette or disc or both, recorder or player or similar such apparatus on which pre-recorded video cassettes or discs or both are played or replayed and the.....

Bombay Police Act, 1951, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1951

..... 12 [(13A) "Revenue Commissioner" means the Commissioner of a Division appointed under section 6A of the 13 Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879;] (14) "rules" means rules made under this Act; (15) "street" includes any highway, bridge, way over a causeway, viaduct, arch, quay, or wharf or any road, lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage accessible to the public, whether a thoroughfare or not; (16) "subordinate ranks" means members of the Police Force below the rank of the Inspector; (17) "vehicle" means any carriage, cart, van dray, truck, hand cart or other conveyance of any description and includes a bicycle, a tricycle, a rickshaw, an automatic car, a vessel or an aeroplane. ___________________ 1. This was added, by Bom. 34 of 1950, s. 5(1). 2. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3. Sch. 3. Sub-clause (c) was inserted by Mah. 2 of 1960, s. 2. 4. Clause (4A) was inserted by Mah. 1 of 1974, s. 2. 5. This portion was substituted for the words "Greater Bombay" by Bom. 56 of 1959, s. 3, Sch. 6. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). 7. Clause (5A) was inserted by Mah. 2 of 1969, s......

Cantonments Act, 1924 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....administration of cantonments the spirit of the reformed scheme of Government, recommended a complete revision and an algamation of the Cantonments Act(Act 15 of 1910) and the Cantonment Code, 1912, in order to bring into conformity with ordinary municipal law the system under which military cantonments are administered. The recommendations of the committee have now been examined by the Government of India and the conclusions arrived at are embodied in the BiH. The main features of the Rill are as follows:- (a) It is proposed to lake power to municipalize the government of those cantonments which contain a substantial civil population having no essential connection with or dependence upon the military administration. In other cantonments where these circumstances do not fully exist the administration of contanment. Affairs will be vested in the hands of the commanding officer of the cantonment, who for the purpose of the Act, will be constituted a corporation sole. The general effect will be that the Government authority will cease to be the purely executive .agency as at present. In the larger cantonments the existing cantonment committee will be replaced by a cantonment Board.....

Cantonments Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....of whatever grade in immediate executive engineering charge of a cantonment; (t) "factory" means a factory as defined in clause (m) of (S.2 of the Factories Act, 1948) (63 of 1948); (u) "Forces" means the regular Army, Navy and Air Force or any part of any one or more of them; (v) "General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command" (GOC-in-C, Command) means the Officer Commanding any of the Commands; (w) "General Officer Commanding the Area" means the Officer Commanding any one of the areas into which India is for military purposes for the time being divided, or any sub-area which does not form part of any such area, or any area which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be an area for all or any of the purposes of this Act; (x) "Group Housing" means a group of houses for dwelling purposes and may comprise all or any of the following: namely, (a) a dwelling unit, (b) open spaces intended for recreation and ventilation, (c) roads, paths, sewers, drains, water supply and ancillary installations, street lighting and other amenities, (d) convenient shopping place, schools, community hall or other amenities for common use; (y).....

The Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1947

THE MADRAS DEVADASIS (PREVENTION OF DEDICATION) ACT, 1947 THE MADRAS DEVADASIS (PREVENTION OF DEDICATION) ACT, 1947 [Act No. 31 of 1947] PREAMBLE An Act to prevent the dedication of women as devadasis in the Province of Madras. WHEREAS the practice still prevails in certain parts of the Province of Madras of dedicating women as "devadasis" to Hindu deities, idols, objects of worship, temples and other religious institutions; AND WHEREAS such practice, however ancient and pure in its origin, leads many of the women so dedicated to a life of prostitution; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to put an end to the practice; It is hereby enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Short title and extent (1) This Act may be called the Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947. (2) It extends to the whole of the (This word was substituted for the word "Province" by the Adaptation Order of 1950.) [State] of Madras. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context - (a) "dedication" means the performance of any ceremony, by whatever name called, by which a woman is dedicated to the service of the Hindu deity,.....

Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947 (31 of 1947) Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1947

.....sixteen years who after the commencement of this Act performs, permits, takes part in, or abets the performance of any ceremony or act for dedicating a woman as a devadasi or any ceremony or act of the nature referred to in section 3, sub-section (2), shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. Explanation.- The person referred to in this section shall include the woman in respect of whom such ceremony or act is performed. (2) Any person having attained the age of sixteen years who dances in contravention of the provisions of section 3, sub-section (3), or who abets dancing in contravention of the said provisions, shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. SECTION 5: Cognizance and trial of offences No Court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the First Class shall inquire into or try any offence punishable under section 4. Tamil Nadu State Acts