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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,.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....the application thereof. (Translations. Rules of application.) CHAPTER IX REPRESSION OF ABUSES AND INFRACTIONS Article 49 The High contracting parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for persons committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present convention defined in the following Article. (Penal sanctions. I. General observations.) Each High contracting party shall be under the obligation to search for persons alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to be committed, such grave breaches, and shall bring such persons, regardless of their nationality, before its own courts. It may also, if it prefers, and in accordance with the provisions of its own legislation, hand such persons over for trial to another High contracting party concerned. Provided such High contracting party has made out a prima facie case. Each High contracting party shall take measures necessary for the suppression of all acts contrary to the provisions of the present convention other than the grave breaches defined in the following Article. In all circumstances, the accused persons shall benefit by.....

Finance (No. 2) Act 1977 Schedule III

Title: Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1977

.....column against sub-item (2), the entry "Butter, whether pasteurized or not," shall be substituted; (ii) in Item No. 4, - (a) under "I. Unmanufactured tobacco -", for each of the entries in the third column against sub-items (1), (3) and (4), the entry "Twenty rupees." shall be substituted; (b) under "II. Manufactured tobacco -" for the entries in the third column against sub-Items (1), (2), (3)(i), (3)(ii) and (4), the entries "One hundred and seventy per cent. ad valorem.", "Two hundred and seventy per cent. ad valorem.", "Four rupees and sixty paise per thousand.", "One rupee and sixty paise per thousand." and "Two hundred and twenty per cent. ad valorem." shall, respectively, be substituted; (iv) in Item No. 14C, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Fifteen per cent. ad valorem." shall be substituted; (v) in Item No. 14D, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Thirty per cent. ad valorem." shall be substituted; (vi) in Item No. 14DD, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Twenty-five per cent. ad valorem." shall be substituted; (vii) in Item No. 14F, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Sixty per cent. ad valorem." shall be.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule II

Title: Second Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....or in sick-bays of portable arms and ammunition taken from the wounded, sick and shipwrecked and not yet handed to the proper service. (4) The fact that the humanitarian activities of hospital ships and sick-bays of vessels or of the crews extend to the care of wounded, sick or shipwrecked civilians. (5) The transport of equipment and of personnel intended exclusively for medical duties, over and above the normal requirements. CHAPTER IV PERSONNEL Article 36 The religious, medical and hospital personnel or hospital ships and their crews shall be respected and protected; they may not be captured during the time they are in the service of the hospital ship, whether or not there are wounded and sick on board. (Protection of the personnel of hospital ships.) Article 37 The religious, medical and hospital personnel assigned to the medical or spiritual care of the persons designated in Article 12 and 13 shall, if they fall into the hands of the enemy, be respected and protected; they may continue to carry out their duties as long as this is necessary for the care of the wounded and sick. They shall afterwards be sent back as soon as the commander-in-chief, under.....

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.....

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.....

Finance (No. 2) Act 2009 Chapter IV

Title: Indirect Taxes

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....this section as they apply in relation to duties leviable under that Act.". Section 96 - Validation of certain actions taken under section 8B of Act 51 of 1975 Any action taken or anything done or omitted to be done or purported to have been taken or done or omitted to be done under any rule, regulation, notification or order made or issued under the Customs Act, or any notification or order issued under such rule or regulation at any time during the period commencing on and from the 14th day of May, 1997 and ending with the day, the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2009 receives the assent of the President shall be deemed to be, and to have always been, for all purposes, as validly and effectively taken or done or omitted to be done as if the amendment made in section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act by section 95 of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2009 had been in force at all material times and accordingly, notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authority,-- (a) any action taken or anything done or omitted to be done, during the said period in respect of any goods, under any such rule, regulation, notification or order, shall be.....

Finance (No. 2) Act 2009 Section 85

Title: Insertion of New Section 26a

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....where such use was indispensable to discover the defects or non-conformity with the specifications; (b) the goods are identified to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs as the goods which were imported; (c) the importer does not claim drawback under any other provision of this Act; and (d) (i) the goods are exported; or (ii) the importer relinquishes his title to the goods and abandons them to customs; or (iii) such goods are destroyed or rendered commercially valueless in the presence of the proper officer, in such manner as may be prescribed and within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date on which the proper officer makes an order for the clearance of imported goods for home consumption under section 47: Provided that the period of thirty days may, on sufficient cause being shown, be extended by the Commissioner of Customs for a period not exceeding three months: Provided further that nothing contained in this section shall apply to the goods regarding which an offence appears to have been committed under this Act or any other law for the time being in force. (2) An application for refund.....

Finance Act 1969 Chapter V

Title: Indirect Taxes

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette, on all or any of the good mentioned in the First Schedule to the Central Excises Act as amended by this Act or any subsequent Central Act, a regulatory duty of excise which shall not exceed 15 per cent. of the value of the goods as determined in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of the Central Excises Act : Provided that different dates and different rates may be specified by the Central Government for different kinds of goods. (2) Sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect after the 15th day of May, 1970 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such cesser; and section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall apply upon such cesser as if the said sub-section had then been repealed by a Central Act. (3) The duties of excise referred to in sub-section (1) in respect of the goods specified therein shall be in addition to the duties of excise chargeable on such goods under the Central Excises Act or any other law for the time being in force and such regulatory duties shall be levied for purposes of the Union and the proceeds thereof shall not be distributed among the.....

Finance Act 1969 Section 30

Title: Amendment of Act 1 of 1944

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....BLOOD, FISH, CRUSTACEANS OR MOLLUSCS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED. Ten per cent ad valorem."; (iv) in Item No. 4, under "II. Manufactured tobacco. -", for the entry in the third column against sub-item (2), the entry "One hundred and twenty-five per cent. ad valorem." shall be substituted; (v) in Item No. 6, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Six hundred and twenty rupees per kilolitre at fifteen degrees of Centigrade thermometer." shall be substituted; (vi) in Item No. 13, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Ten per cent. ad valorem." shall be substituted; (vii) in Item No. 14A, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Five per cent. ad valorem." shall be substituted; (viii) for Item No. 14B, the following Item shall be substituted, namely :- "14B. CAUSTIC SODA, WHETHER IN A SOLID FORM OR IN LYE. Five per cent.ad valorem."; (ix) in Item No. 14BB, for the entry in the third column, the entry "Twenty-five per cent. ad valorem." shall be substituted; (x) after Item No. 14H, the following Item shall be inserted, namely :- "14HH. FERTILISERS, ALL SORTS, BUT EXCLUDING NATURAL ANIMAL OR.....