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West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1955

.....of his own interest therein, but does not include the right of the bargadar to cultivate the land of the holding; 1010. Clause (7) subs. by W.B. Act Act 50 of 1981, which was earlier as under: "(7) "land" means agricultural land other than land comprised in a tea- garden which is retained under sub-section (3) of section 6 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, and includes home-steads but does not include tank. Explanation: "Homestead" shall have the same meaning as in the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953.'. (7) "land" means land of every description and includes tank, tank-fishery, fishery, homestead, or land used for the purpose of livestock breeding, poultry farming, dairy or land comprised in tea garden, mill, factory, workshop, orchard, hat, bazar, ferries, tolls or land having any other sairati interests and any other land together with all interests, and benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to earth; (8) "Personal cultivation" means cultivation by a person of his own land on his own account (a) by his own labour, or (b) by the labour of any member of his family, or (c) by.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF ACT (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, and (c) to any other person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed. Explanation: The following persons are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion, as the case may be:- (a) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, or Sikhs by religion; (b) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion and who is brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family to which such.....

The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1955

THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 ( ACT NO. 13 OF 1955 ) Contents SN Subject 1. PRELIMINARY 2. RESERVATION OE LAND FOR PERSONAL CULLTIVATION 3. GENERAL RIGHTS OF TENANCY 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPIETARY RIGHTS BY TENANTS 5. CEILING ON LAND AND AQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS AREA 6. CONSTITUTION OF LAND COMMISSION 7. MISCELLANEOUS [ Received the assent of the President on the 4th March, 1955, and was first published in the PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION GAZETTE, Extraordinary, of the 4th March, 1955]. 1 2 3 4 Year No. Short title Whether affected by later legislation 1955 1955 13 13 The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Amended by- Pepsu Act No. 27 of 1955. Pepsu Act No. 9 of 1956. Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. Punjab Act No. 43 of 1957. Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959. Punjab Act No. 16 of 1962. Punjab Act No. 27 of 1962. Punjab Act No 11 of 1968. Punjab Adoption of Laws (State and Concurrent subjects).....

Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1955

SHRI JAGANNATH TEMPLE ACT, 1955 SHRI JAGANNATH TEMPLE ACT, 1955 An Act to Provide for Better Administration and Governance of Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri and its Endowments [Published vide Orissa Gazette Part X-No.44/4.11.1956] Whereas the ancient Temple of Lord Jagannath of Puri has ever since its inception been an institution of unique national importance in which millions of Hindu devotees from regions far and wide have reposed their faith and belief and have regarded it as the epitome of their tradition and culture; And whereas long period to and after the British conquest the superintendence, control and management of the affairs of the Temple have been the direct concern of successive Rulers, Governments and their officers and of the publisher exchequer; And whereas by Regulation IV of 1809 passed by the Governor-General in Council on 28th April, 1809 and thereafter by other laws and regulations and in pursuance of arrangement entered into with the Raja of Khurda, later designated the Raja of Puri, the said Raja came to be entrusted hereditary with the management of the affairs of the Temple and its properties as Superintendent subject to the control.....

State Bank of India Act, 1955 Chapter 8

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the Constitution of the Board or Committee, as the case may be. (2) All acts done by any person acting in good faith as a director or as a member of a Local Board or of a Local Committee shall, notwithstanding that there was some defect in his appointment or qualifications, be as valid as if he was a director of the Central Board or a member of the Local Board or the Local Committee, as the case may be. Section 48 - Power to remove difficulties [Repealed] [Rep. by the State Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 1964 (35 of 1964), Section 15 (w.e.f. 1st December, 1964).] Section 49 - Power of Central Government to make rules (1) The Central Government, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, may, by notification in the Official Gazette,1[make rules to provide for all matters for which provision is necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for-- (a) the procedure for the payment of compensation under this Act; (b) the determination of persons to whom.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....a person who, though not a Hindu by religion, is, nevertheless, a person to whom this Act applies by virtue of the provisions contained in this section. Section 3 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the expressions "custom" and "usage" signify any rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law among Hindus in any local area, tribe, community, group or family: Provided that the rule is certain and not unreasonable or opposed to public policy; and Provided further that in the case of a rule applicable only to a family it has not been discontinued by the family; (b) "district court" means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, as having jurisdiction in respect of the matters dealt with in this Act; (c) "full blood" and "half blood" two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancesss but by different.....

The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1955

.....Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), when any public servant is alleged to have committed the offence of abetment of an offence punishable under this Act, while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, no Court shall take cognizance of such offence of abetment except with the previous sanction-- (a) of the Central Government, in the case of a person employed in connection with the affairs of the Union; and (b) of the State Government, in the case of a person employed in connection with the affairs of a State. 15A. Duty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchablity" may be availed of by the concerned person---(1) Subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, the State Government shall take such measures as may be necessary for ensuring that the rights arising from the abolition of "untouchablity" are made available to, and are availed of by the persons subjected to any disability arising out of "untouchablity". (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), such measures may include--- (i) the provision of adequate.....

The Himachal Pradesh Prevention of Excommunication Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1955

.....there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:- (a) "Community" means a group the members of which are connected together by reason of the fact that by birth, conversion or the performance of any religious rite they belong to the same religion or religious creed and includes a caste or sub-caste; (b) "ex-communication" means the expulsion of a person from any community of which he is a member depriving him of rights and privileges which are legally enforceable by a suit of civil nature by him or on his behalf as such member. Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause a right legally enforceable by a suit of civil nature shall include the right to office or property or to worship in any religious place or a right of burial or cremation, notwithstanding the fact that the determination of such right depends entirely on the decision of the question as to any religious rites or ceremonies or rule or usage of a community. Section 3 - Ex-communication not to be valid and of any effect Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, custom or usage for the time being in force, to the contrary, no ex-communication of a member of any community shall be valid and shall be of any.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 5

Title: Conditions for a Hindu Marriage

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....the marriage; (iv) the parties are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two; (v) the parties are not sapindas of each other, unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two; 5 [***] __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 2, for clause (ii). (w.e.f. 27-5-1976) 2. The words "epilepsy" omitted by Act 39 of 1999. sec. 2 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999) 3. Substituted by Act 2 of 1978, section 6 and Schedule, for "eighteen years" (w.e.f. 1.10.1978.) 4. Substituted by Act 2 of 1978, section 6 and Schedule, for "fifteen years" (w.e.f. 1.10.1978.) 5. Clause (vi) omitted by Act 2 of 1978, section 6 and Schedule, (w.e.f. 1.10.1978.)

State Bank of India Act, 1955 Section 44

Title: Obligation as to Fidelity and Secrecy

State: Central

Year: 1955

(1) The State Bank shall observe, except as otherwise required by law, the practices and usages customary among bankers, and, in particular, it shall not divulge any information relating to or to the affairs of its constituents except in circumstances in which it is, in accordance with the law or practice and usage customary among bankers, necessary or appropriate for the State Bank to divulge such information. (2) Every director, member of a Local Board or of a Local Committee, auditor advisor officer or other employee of the State Bank shall, before entering upon his duties make a declaration of fidelity and secrecy as in the form set out in the Second Schedule. 1"(3) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the credit information disclosed under the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005. __________________________ 1. Inserted vide Credit Information Regulation Act, 2005.