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Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Preamble 1

Title: Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856

State: Central

Year: 1856

INDIAN BILLS OF LADING ACT, 1856 [Act, No. 9 of 1856] [11th April, 1956] PREAMBLE An Act to amend the law relating to Bills of Lading. WHEREAS by the custom of merchants a bill of lading of goods being transferable by endorsement, the property in the goods may thereby pass to the endorsee, but nevertheless all rights in respect of the contract contained in the bill of lading continue in the original shipper or owner, and it is expedient that such rights should pass with the property; AND WHEREAS it frequently happens that the goods in respect of which bills of lading purport to be signed have not been laden on board, and it is proper that such bills of lading in the hands of a bona fide holder for value should not be questioned by the master or other person signing the same, on the ground of the goods not having been laden as aforesaid, It is enacted as follows: -

Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Section 1

Title: Rights Under Bills of Lading to Vest in Consignee or Endorsee

State: Central

Year: 1856

Every consignee of goods named in a bill of lading and every endorsee of a bill of lading to whom the property in the goods therein mentioned shall pass, upon or by reason of such consignment or endorsement shall have transferred to and vested in him all rights of suit, and be subject to the same liabilities in respect of such goods as if the contract contained in the bill of lading had been made with himself.

Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Complete Act

Title: Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856

State: Central

Year: 1856

Preamble1 - INDIAN BILLS OF LADING ACT, 1856 Section1 - Rights under bills of lading to vest in consignee or endorsee Section2 - Not to affect right of stoppage in transit or claims for freight Section3 - Bill of lading in hands of consignee, etc. conclusive evidence of the shipment as against master etc

Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Section 3

Title: Bill of Lading in Hands of Consignee, Etc. Conclusive Evidence of the Shipment as Against Master Etc

State: Central

Year: 1856

Every bill of lading in the hands of a consignee or endorsee for valuable consideration representing goods to have been shipped on board a vessel, shall be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against the master or other person signing the same, notwithstanding that such goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped, unless such holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of receiving the same that the goods had not in fact been laden on board: PROVIDED that the master or other person so signing may exonerate himself, in respect of such misrepresentation, by showing that it was caused without any default on his part, and wholly by the fraud of the shipper or of the holder, or some person under whom the holder claims.

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 194

Title: Boundary Walls, Hedges and Fences

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....with the consent or under the3[orders of the Executive Officer], or which was in existence at the commencement of this Act, the4[Board] shall make compensation for any damage caused by the removal thereof, (3) The5[Executive Officer] may, by notice in writing, require the owner, lessee or occupier of any such land to cut or trim any hedge on the land in such manner and within such time as may be specified in the notice. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 113, for "Board" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 113, for "A Board" w.e.f 1-10-1983. 3. Substituted by Act 15 of 9183, section 113, for "orders of the Board" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 4. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority" 5. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 113, for "Board" w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 261

Title: Boundary Walls Hedges and Fences

State: Central

Year: 2006

(1) No boundary wall, hedge or fence of any material or description shall be erected in a cantonment without the permission in writing of the Chief Executive Officer. (2) The Chief Executive Officer may, by notice in writing, require the owner or lessee of any land in the cantonment-- (a) to remove from the land any boundary wall, hedge or fence which is in his opinion unsuitable, unsightly or otherwise objectionable; or (b) to construct on the land sufficient boundary walls, hedges or fences of such material, description or dimensions as may be specified in the notice; or (c) to maintain the boundary walls, hedges or fences of such lands in good order: Provided that in the case of any such boundary wall, hedge or fence which was erected with the consent or under the orders of the Chief Executive Officer or which was in existence at the commencement of this Act, the Board shall make compensation for any damage caused by the removal thereof. (3) The Chief Executive Officer may, by notice in writing, require the owner, lessee or occupier of any such land to cut or trim any hedge on the land in such manner and within such time as may be specified in the notice.

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 335

Title: Fencing of Buildings or Lands and Pruning of Hedges and Trees

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

The Commissioner may by notice require the owner or occupier of any building or land near a public street to,- (a) fence the same to the satisfaction of the Commissioner; or (b) trim or prune any hedges bordering on the said street so that theymay not exceed such height from the level of the adjoining roadway as the Commissioner may determine; or (c) cut and trim any hedges and trees overhanging the said street and obstructing it or the view of traffic or causing it damage; or (d) lower an enclosing wall or fence which by reason of its height andsituation obstructs the view of traffic so as to cause danger.

Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 212

Title: Removal and Trimming of Hedges, Trees, Etc.

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

The municipal council may, by written notice, require the owner or occupier of any land so to trim or prune the hedges thereof bordering any public street that the said hedges may not exceed the height of four feet from the level of the street, and width of four feet, and to cut down, lop or trim all trees or shrubs which in any way overhang, endanger, or obstruct, or which it deems likely to overhang, endanger, or obstruct any public street or to cause damage thereto, or which so overhang any public tank, well or other provision for water supply as to pollute or be likely to pollute the water thereof.

Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 Section 121

Title: Nagar Panchayat or Council May Require Land Holders to Crime Hedges, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1994

The Nagar Panchayat or as the case may be, the Council may require the owner or occupier of any land within three days to trim or prune the hedges thereon bordering on any public road or drains, and to cut and trim any trees or bamboos thereon overhanging the public road, drain or tank, or any well used for drinking purpose or obstructing any public road or drain or causing or likely to cause damage to any public road or drain or any property of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council or likely to cause damage to person using any public road or likely to foul the water of any well or tank.

Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is only bound by such signature the agent in so signing was acting within the actual limit of his authority. SECTION 26: PERSON SIGNING AS AGENT OR IN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY (1) Where a person signs a bill as drawer, endorser or acceptor, and adds words to his signature, indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative character, he is not personally liable thereon ; but the mere addition to his signature of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, does not exempt him from personal liability. (2) In determining whether a signature on a bill is that of the principal or that of the agent by whose hand it is written, the construction most favourable to the validity of the instrument shall be adopted. SECTION 27: VALUE DEFINED (1) Valuable consideration for a bill may be constituted by- (a) any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract ; (b) an antecedent debt or liability. Such a debt or liability is deemed valuable consideration whether the bill is payable on demand or at a future time. (2) Where value.....