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INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 182

Title: Testator's belief as to his ownership immaterial

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....and to C an estate which Will, under a settlement, belong to B ifhis elder brother(who is married and has children) shallleave no issue living at hisdeath. B must elect to give up the estateor to lose the legacy. (iv) A, a person of the age of 18, domiciled in 1 [India] but owning real property in England, to which C is heir atlaw, bequeaths a legacy to C and, subjectthereto, devises and bequeaths to B"all my property whatsoever and wheresoever", and dies under 21. The real property in England does not pass by theWill. Cmay claim his legacy without giving up thereal property in England. ________________________ 1. Substitutedby Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the States".

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Companies Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....as in the (Depositories Act, 1996) (22 of 1996); (12B) "derivative" has the same meaning as in clause (aa) of (S.2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956) (42 of 1956);] (13) "director" includes any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called; (14) "District Court" means the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, but does not include a High Court in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction ; [(14A) "dividend" includes any interim dividend;] (15) "document" includes summons, notice, requisition, order, other legal process, and registers, whether issued, sent or kept in pursuance of this or any other Act or otherwise ; [(15A) "employees stock option" means the option given to the whole-time directors, officers or employees of a company, which gives such directors, officers or employees the benefit or right to purchase or subscribe at a future date, the securities offered by the company at a pre-determined price;] (16) "existing company" means an existing company as defined in (section 3); (17) "financial year" means, in relation to any body corporate, the period in respect of which.....

Companies Act, 1956 Part 3

Title: Prospectus and Allotment, and Other Matters Relating to Issue of Shares or Debentures

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....1934), repayment of such deposit shall be made in full on or before the 1st day of April, 1975, and such repayment shall be without prejudice to any action that may be taken under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 for the acceptance of such deposit in contravention of such direction. 6[(3A) Every deposit accepted by a company after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1998, shall, unless renewed in accordance with the rules made under sub-section (1), be repaid in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deposit.] (4) Where any deposit is accepted by a company after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1974, in contravention of the rules made under sub­section (1), repayment of such deposit shall be made by the company within thirty days from the date of acceptance of such deposit or within such further time, not exceeding thirty days, as the Central Government may, on sufficient cause being shown by the company, allow. (5) Where a company omits or fails to make repayment of a deposit in accordance with the provisions of clause (c) of sub-section (3), or in the case of a deposit referred to in sub-section (4), within the time.....

Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACT (1) Every material representation made by the assured or his agent to the insurer during the negotiations for the contract, and before the contract is concluded, must be true. If it be untrue the insurer may avoid the contract. (2) A representation is material which would influence the judgment of a prudent insurer in fixing the premium, or determining whether he will take the risk. (3) A representation may be either as to a matter of fact, or as to a matter of expectation or belief. (4) A representation as to a matter of fact is true, if it be substantially correct, that is to say, if the difference between what is represented and what is actually correct would not be Considered material by a prudent insurer. (5) A representation as to a matter of expectation or belief is true if it be made in good faith. (6) A representation may be withdrawn or corrected before the contract is concluded. (7) Whether a particular representation be material or not, is, in each case, a question of fact. SECTION 23: WHEN CONTRACT IS DEEMED TO BE CONCLUDED A contract of marine insurance is deemed to be concluded when the proposal of the assured is accepted by the.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....(2) of Section 5, for the words 'but subject to any enactment', substitute the words 'but, save as otherwise provided by this Code, subject to any enactment'. [W.B. Act 8 of 1970, Section 3 and Sch., item 2]. (1) All offences under the Indian Penal Code shall be investigated, inquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. Trial of offences against other laws (2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing with such offences. PART 2 CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: CHAPTER 2: OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: SECTION 6: Glasses of Criminal Courts: Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for the time being in force, there shall be five classes of Criminal Courts in [India], namely,- : State Amendments GUJARAT.-In its application to the State of Gujarat the amendment made in Section 6 is the.....

Companies Act, 1956 Section 56

Title: Matters to Be Stated and Reports to Be Set out in Prospectus

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....disclosed, he proves that he had no knowledge thereof; or (b) he proves that the non-compliance or contravention arose from an honest mistake of fact on his part; or (c) the non-compliance or contravention was in respect of matters which, in the opinion of the Court dealing with the case4[were immaterial] or was otherwise such as ought, in the opinion of that court, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, reasonably to be excused: Provided that no director or other person shall incur any liability in respect of the failure to include in a prospectus a statement with respect to the matters specified in clause 18 of Schedule II, unless it is proved that he had knowledge of the matters not disclosed. (5) This section shall not apply - (a) to the issue to existing members or debenture-holders of a company of a prospectus or form of application relating to shares in or debentures of the company whether an applicant for shares or debentures will or will not have the right to renounce in favour of other persons; or (b) to the issue of a prospectus or form of application relating to shares or debentures which are, or are to be, in all respects uniform with.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter V

Title: Taxation

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....of such application]. ___________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". 2. Inserted by Act 7 of 1931, section 4. 3. Inserted by Act 24 of 1936, section 29. 4. Substituted by Act 26 of 1927, section 9, for "the tax payable thereon". 5 Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 48 w.e.f. 1-10-1983. Section 76 - Remission of tax In a cantonment1[* * *] when any building or land has remained vacant and unproductive of rent for2[sixty] or more consecutive days3[* * *] the4[Board] shall remit or refund, as the case may be,5[one-half of such portion of any tax] assessed on the annual value thereof6[* * *] as maybe proportionate to the number of days during which the said building or land has remained vacant and unproductive of rent: 7[Provided that in any cantonment which the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, has declared to be a hill cantonment and in respect of which the Central Government by the same or a like notification has declared a portion of the year to be the season for the cantonment, when any building or land is leased for occupation through the season only, but the rent charged is.....

Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Section 48

Title: Deviation

State: Central

Year: 1963

(1) Where a ship, without lawful excused, deviates from the voyage contemplated by the policy, the insured is discharged from liability as from the time of deviation, and it is immaterial that the ship may have regained her route before any loss occurs. (2) There is a deviation from the voyage contemplated by the policy-- (a) where the course of the voyage is specifically designated by the policy, and that course is departed from; or (b) where the course of the voyage is not specifically designated by the policy, but the usual and customary course is departed from. (3) The intention to deviate is immaterial; there must be a deviation in fact to discharge the insurer from his liability under the contract.

Cantonments Act, 2006 Chapter V

Title: Taxes and Fees

State: Central

Year: 2006

..... (3) The taxes specified in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be imposed, assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Act, rules and the bye-laws made thereunder. (4) Any tax imposed under this section shall take effect from the date of its notification in the Official Gazette or where any later date is specified in this behalf in the notification, from such later date. Section 67 - Charging of fees The Board shall, for the purposes of this Act, charge the following fees, namely:-- (a) licence fee on vehicles and animals; (b) licence fee on advertisements other than advertisements in newspapers; (c) fee relating to maintenance of property records; (d) processing fee on buildings payable along with application for sanction of the building plan; (e) licence fee on entry of vehicles; (f) betterment fee on the increase in land value caused by the execution of any development work; and (g) such other fee which the Board may by regulation specify: Provided that the fee charged under clause (g) of this section shall not be less than the cost incurred by the Board for or in connection with the specific service to which the fee relates......