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The Punjab Prevention of Antisocial and Hazardous Activities Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1976

THE PUNJAB PREVENTION OF ANTI-SOCIAL AND HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES ACT, 1976 THE PUNJAB PREVENTION OF ANTI-SOCIAL AND HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES ACT, 1976 [Act No. 39 of 1976] [17th October, 1976] PREAMBLE An Act to make special provisions in the State of Punjab for the prevention of anti social activities and other activities which are hazardous to the community. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Prevention of Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1976. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 4th day of June, 1976. Section 2 " Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of a Division, and includes" any of ficer specially empowered by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers of Commissioner under this Act; (b) "District Magistrate" includes any Executive Magistrate specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf; (c) "Goonda" means a person " (i) who either by himself or as a member or leader of a gang.....

Factories Act, 1948 Section 87A

Title: Power to Prohibit Employment on Account of Serious Hazard

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....way of injury or death to the persons employed therein or to the general public in the vicinity, he may, by order in writing to the occupier of the factory, state the particulars in respect of which he considers the factory or part thereof to be the cause of such serious hazard and prohibit such occupier from employing any person in the factory or any part thereof other than the minimum number of persons necessary to attend to the minimum tasks till the hazard is removed. (2) Any order issued by the Inspector under sub-section (1) shall have effect for a period of three days until extended by the Chief Inspector by a subsequent order. (3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Inspector under sub-section (1), and the Chief Inspector under sub-section (2), shall have the right to appeal to the High Court. (4) Any person whose employment has been affected by an order issued under sub­section (1), shall be entitled to wages and other benefits and it shall be the duty of the occupier to provide alternative employment to him wherever possible and in the manner prescribed. (5) The provisions of sub-section (4) shall be without prejudice to the rights of the parties under.....

Factories Act, 1948 Section 41C

Title: Specific Responsibility of the Occupier in Relation to Hazardous Processes

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....factory involving any hazardous process shall-- (a) maintain accurate and up-to-date health records or, as the case may be, medical records, of the workers in the factory who are exposed to any chemical, toxic or any other harmful substances which are manufactured, stored, handled or transported and such records shall be accessible to the workers subject to such conditions as may be prescribed; (b) appoint persons who possess qualifications and experience in handling hazardous substances and arc competent to supervise such handling within the factory and to provide at the working place all the necessary facilities for protecting the workers in the manner prescribed: Provided that where any question arises as to the qualifications and experience of a person so appointed, the decision of the Chief Inspector shall be final; (c) provide for medical examination of every worker-- (a) before such worker is assigned to a job involving the handling of, or working with, a hazardous substance, and (b) while continuing in such job, and after he has ceased to work in such job, at intervals not exceeding twelve months, in such manner as may be prescribed.

Carriage by Road Act 2007 Section 13

Title: Provision for Carriage of Goods of Dangerous or Hazardous Nature to Humanlife

State: Central

Year: 2007

(1) No goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life shall be carried by a common carrier except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed. (2) The Central Government may, by rules made in this behalf, specify the goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life and the label or class of labels to be carried in, or displayed on, the motor vehicle or such goods in the course of transportation. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, every common carrier shall scrutinise and ensure before starting transportation of any consignment containing goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life that the consignment is covered by, one or more insurance policies under a contract of insurance in respect of such goods providing relief in case of death or injury to a person or damage to any property or the consignment, if an accident takes place.

Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 Section 13

Title: Power to Make Application to Courts for Restraining Owner from Handling Hazardous Substances

State: Central

Year: 1991

.....inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of first class for restraining such owner from such handling. (2) On receipt of the application under sub-section (1), the Court may make such order as it deems fit. (3) Where under sub-section (2), the Court makes an order restraining any owner from handling hazardous substance, it may, in that order-- (a) direct such owner to desist from such handling; (b) authorise the Central Government or, as the case may be, the person referred to in sub-section (1), if the direction under clause (a) is not complied with by the owner to whom such direction is issued, to implement the direction in such manner as may be specified by the Court. (4) All expenses incurred by the Central Government, or as the case may be, the person in implementing the directions of Court under clause (b) of subsection (3), shall be recoverable from the owner as arrears of land revenue or of public demand. ________________________ 1. For list of officers authorised by the Central Government see Appendix II.

Environment Protection Act, 1986 Section 8

Title: Persons Handling Hazardous Substances to Comply with Procedural Safeguards

State: Central

Year: 1986

No person shall handle or cause to be handled any hazardous substance except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed.

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter IV A

Title: Provision Relating to Hazardous Processes

State: Central

Year: 1948

1[CHAPTER IVA PROVISION RELATING TO HAZARDOUS PROCESSES ___________________ 1. Chapter IVA (Containing sections 41A, 41B, 41C, 41D, 41E, 41F, 41G and 41H) Inserted by Act 20 of 1987, section 20 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987) except section 41F including the schedule referred to therein which came into force (w.e.f. 1-6-1988).

Inland Vessels Act, 1917 Chapter IVA

Title: Removal of Obstructions and Similar Hazards in Navigation

State: Central

Year: 1917

1 ["CHAPTER IVA REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS AND SIMILAR HAZARDS IN NAVIGATION ________________________ 1. Chapter containing sections 44A to 44E inserted by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), Section 22 (1-5-1978).

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, Section 7

Title: Prohibition of Persons from Engagement or Employment for Hazardous Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks

State: Central

Year: 2013

No person, local authority or any agency shall, from such date as the State Government may notify, which shall not be later than one year from the date of commencement of this Act, engage or employ, either directly or indirectly, any person for hazardous cleaning of a sewer or a septic tank.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

..... (6) "conductor's licence" means the licence issued by a competent authority under Chapter III authorising the person specified therein to act as a conductor; (7) "contract carriage" means a motor vehicle which carries a passenger or passengers for hire or reward and is engaged under a contract, whether expressed or implied, for the use of such vehicle as a whole for the carriage of passengers mentioned therein and entered into by a person with a holder of a permit in relation to such vehicle or any person authorised by him in this behalf on a fixed or an agreed rate or sum- (a) on a time basis, whether or not with reference to any route or distance; or (b) from one point to another, and in either case, without stopping to pick up or set down passengers not included in the contract anywhere during the journey, and includes- (i) a maxicab; and (ii) a motorcab notwithstanding the separate fares are charged for its passengers; (8) "dealer" includes a person who is engaged- (a) 1 [ x x x] (b) in building bodies for attachment to chassis; or (c) in the repair of motor vehicles; or (d) in the business of hypothecation, leasing or hire-purchase of motor vehicle; (9).....