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Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Section 17

Title: Trustee to Be Impartial

State: Central

Year: 1882

Where there are more beneficiaries than one, the trustee is bound to be impartial, and must not execute the trust for the advantage of one at the expense of another. Where the trustee has a discretionary power, nothing in this sect ion shall be deemed to authorize the court to control the exercise reasonably and in good faith of such discretion. Illustration A, a trustee for B, C and D is empowered to choose between several specified modes of In vesting the trust-property. A in good faith chooses one of these modes. The court will not interfere, al though the result of the choice may be to vary the relative rights of B, C and D.

Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....(d) procedural matters relating to legal representation, appeals, etc. 3. The existing law on the subject is to be found in the Geneva Convention Act, 1911 (an Act of the United Kingdom) as applied to India by the Gevena Convention Act, 1911 (British India) Order-in-Council dated the 24th October, 1916, and the Geneva Convention Implementing Act, 1936 (14 of 1936). The provisions of these Acts, however, are confined to extending protection to the two emblems, namely, the Red Cross and the Geneva Cross. 4. The Bill seeks to implement the Conventions in so far as it is necessary so to do and, at the same time, consolidates the law on the subject by repealing the United Kingdom Act of 1911andthe Central Act 14 of 1936and incorporating their provisions in the Bill." - Gaz. of Ind., 1959, Extra. Pt. II, S. 2, p. 1098. An Act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, 1949, to which India is a party, and for purposes connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- -Geneva Conventions of 12th August, 1949, were ratified by the President on the 16th October,.....

Air Force Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....or confinement of a person according to the usages of the service and includes military or naval custody: (vi) "air force law" means the law enacted by this Act and the rules made there under and includes the usages of the service; (vii) "air force reward" includes any gratuity or annuity for long service or good conduct, badge pay or pension, and any other air force pecuniary reward; (viii) "airman" means any person subject to this Act other than an officer; (ix) "air officer" means any officer of the Air Force above the rank of group captain; (x) "air signal" means any signal intended for the guidance of aircraft, whether given by flag, ground signal, light, wind indicator or in any manner whatsoever: (xi) "Chief Legal Adviser" means a person appointed as such by5[the Chief of the Air Staff] to give advice on matters relating to air force law and to perform such other duties of a legal character as may arise in connection therewith; (xii) "civil offence" means an offence which is triable by a criminal court; (xiii) "civil prison" means any jail or place used for the detention of any criminal prisoner under the Prisons Act, 1894-, or under any other law for the time.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule IV

Title: Fourth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....to in this Article. In no case shall requisition of labour lead to a mobilization of workers in an organization of a military or semi-military character. Article 52 No contract, agreement or regulation shall impair the right of any worker, whether voluntary or not and wherever he may be, to apply to the representatives of the Protecting Power in order to request the said Power's intervention. (Protection of workers) All measures aiming at creating unemployment or at restricting the opportunities offered to workers in an occupied territory, in order to induce them to work for the Occupying Power, are prohibited. Article 53 Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or co-operative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations. (Prohibited destruction) Article 54 The Occupying Power may not alter the status of public officials or judges in the occupied territories, or in any way apply sanctions to or take any measures of coercion or discrimination.....

The Assam Police Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 2007

.....Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No.2 of 1974), and the Indian Penal Code 1860 {Central Act No. 45 of 1860), and Assam General Clauses Act, 1915 (Assam Act 2 of 1915). Section 3 - One Police Force of the State (1) There shall be one Police Force for the State; Members of the Police shall be liable for posting to any branch of the Force in the State, including any of its specialized wings. (2) The entire police establishment under the State Government shall, for the purpose of this Act, be deemed to be one Police Force and shall be formally enrolled and shall consist of such members of officers and men, and shall be constituted in such manner, as shall from time to time be ordered by the State Government. Section 4 - Constitution and composition of the Police Force Subject to the provisions of this Act,- (1) the Police Force shall consist of such numbers in various ranks and have such organization as the State Government may by general or special orders determine; (2) the direct recruitments to non-gazetted ranks in the Police Force shall be made through a state-level Police Recruitment Board by a transparent process, adopting well-codified and.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule III

Title: Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:- (Conflicts not of an international character.) (1) Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:- (a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture; (b) taking of hostages; (c) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment; (d) the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgement pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognised as indispensable by civilized peoples. (2) The wounded and sick shall be collected and.....

Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act, 1937 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

State: Central

Year: 1937

.....who inlaw represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any person whointermeddles with the estate of the deceased, and, where a party acts in arepresentative character, the person on whom the estate devolves on the deathof the party so acting; (h) "party" means a party to an arbitrationagreement. (2) This Part shall apply where the place of arbitrationis in India. (3) This Part shall not affect any other law for the timebeing in force by virtue of which certain disputes may not be submitted toarbitration. (4) This Part except sub-section (1) of section 40,sections 41 and 43 shall apply to every arbitration under any other enactmentfor the time being in force, as if the arbitration were pursuant to anarbitration agreement and as if that other enactment were an arbitrationagreement, except in so far as the provision of this Part are inconsistent withthat other enactment or with any rules madethereunder; (5) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), and savein so far as is otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force or inany agreement in force between India and any other country or countries, thisPart shall apply to all arbitrations and to.....

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....who inlaw represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any person whointermeddles with the estate of the deceased, and, where a party acts in arepresentative character, the person on whom the estate devolves on the deathof the party so acting; (h) "party" means a party to an arbitrationagreement. (2) This Part shall apply where the place of arbitrationis in India. (3) This Part shall not affect any other law for the timebeing in force by virtue of which certain disputes may not be submitted toarbitration. (4) This Part except sub-section (1) of section 40,sections 41 and 43 shall apply to every arbitration under any other enactmentfor the time being in force, as if the arbitration were pursuant to anarbitration agreement and as if that other enactment were an arbitrationagreement, except in so far as the provision of this Part are inconsistent withthat other enactment or with any rules madethereunder; (5) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), and savein so far as is otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force or inany agreement in force between India and any other country or countries, thisPart shall apply to all arbitrations and to.....

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1996

ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 [Act No. 26 of Year 1996, dated 16th. August, 1996] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to domestic arbitration, international commercial arbitration and enforcement of foreign arbitral award as also to define the law relating to conciliation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. PREAMBLE WHEREAS the United Nations Commission on International Trade law (UNCITRAL) has adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in 1985; AND WHEREAS the General Assembly of the United Nations has recommended that all countries give due consideration to the said Model Law, in view of the desirability of uniformity of the law of arbitral procedures and the specific needs of international commercial arbitration practice; AND WHEREAS the UNCITRAL has adopted the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules in 1980; AND WHEREAS the General Assembly of the United Nations has recommended the use of the said Rules in cases where a dispute arises in the context of international commercial relations and the parties seek on amicable settlement of that dispute by recourse to.....

The Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....2015 THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015 NO. 3 OF 2016 [31st December, 2015.] An Act to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd October, 2015. Amendment of section 2. 2. In the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, (I) in sub-section (1), (A) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (e) Court means (i) in the case of an arbitration other than international commercial arbitration, the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, and includes the High Court in exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction, having jurisdiction to decide the questions forming the subject-matter of the arbitration if the same had been the subject-matter of a suit, but does not include any Civil Court of a grade inferior to such principal Civil Court, or any Court of Small Causes; (ii) in the.....