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Delhi Panchayat Raj Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....utility and declared as such under Section 1 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, by the Chief Commissioner, or acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other enactment relating to acquisition of land for a public purpose. Explanation - In this sub-section the expression "rural areas" has the meaning assigned to it in the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957]. 11. Came into force on 12-5-1956 vide Notification No. F. 17(10)/(56)-GAIR Dated 5-5-1956. [3] It shall come into force on such date as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Section2 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (1) "Adult" means a person who has completed his twenty-first year; (2) "Bhumidhar" and "Asami" shall hear the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954; (3) "building" means any shop, house, hut, out-house, estate or stable whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise or whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal or any other material whatever and includes a wall and a well: (4) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made by the Gaon Panchayat under this.....

Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....purpose or a work of public utility and declared as such by the Chief Commissioner or acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other enactment other than this Act, relating to acquisition of land for a public purpose. (3) It shall come into force at once. (4) The declaration of the Chief Commissioner under clause (c) of sub-section (2) shall be conclusive evidence that the land is held and occupied for a public purpose or a work of public utility. Section2 Repeal (1) The following Acts, in so far as they apply to areas to which this Act extends, are hereby repealed (i) the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, as modified by Punjab Act No. 9 of 1939; (ii) the Agra Tenancy Act, 1901; (iii) the Punjab Tenants (Security of Tenure) Act, 1950. (iv) the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, in so far as its provisions are inconsistent with this Act. (v) the U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901, in so far as its provisions are inconsistent with this Act, and (vi) so much of any other law or of any rule having the force of law for the time being in force as is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Section3 Definition In this Act, unless the context otherwise.....

Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....of the child is alive; or (f) the paternal grandparent if no parent of the member is alive; or (g) such other person as may be specified by the rules made under section 9 by the Joint Committee;] (b) 'member,' means a member of either House of Parliament,2 [but, save as otherwise expresslyprovided in this Act, does not include.]- (i) a Minister as defined inthe Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952:3 [* * *] 4 [(ii) a Leader of the Opposition as defined inthe Salary and Allowances of Opposition inParliament Act, 1977: and.] 5 [(iii)] an officer of Parliament as defined inthe Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953: (c) "new member" means a member who takes his seat in either House of Parliament after thecommencement of this Act and includes a member who is elected or renominated; (d) "period of residence on duty," means the period during which a member resides at a placewhere a session of a House of Parliament or a sitting of a committee is held or where any otherbusiness connected with his duties as such member is transacted, for the purpose of attendingsuch session or sitting or for the purpose of attending to such other business,.....

Wakf Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....cases. 3. The present Bill seeks to achieve these objects.-Gaz. of Ind., 3-8- 19S9, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., P. 579. Amending Act 34 of 1964.- The Wakf Act, 1954 was enacted to provide for the better administration and supervision of wakfs. The Act was amended in 1959 for the limited purpose of removing certain difficulties arising out of reorganisation of States. Experience of the working of the Act over the last ten years has revealed certain difficulties. It is, therefore, proposed to amend the Act to remove these difficulties and to ensure better administration of wakfs by mutawallis, 2. The main features of the Bill are: (i) The definition of beneficiary in regard to objects of public utility is being broadened to cover all objects obtained by Muslim law. Endowments made by nun-Muslims for support of certain Muslim religious and pious institutions will also come under the purview of the Act. (ii) A Central Wakf Council is proposed to be established. (iii) A provision is being made to enable the establishment of separate Sunni and Shia Boards in any State in which the Shia Wakfs constitute in number more than fifteen per cent. of the total number of wakfs In that State or the.....

The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1954

THE DISPLACED PERSONS (COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION) ACT, 1954 THE DISPLACED PERSONS (COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION) ACT, 1954 (Act No. 44 of 1954 as amended up-to-date) Contents Chapter " I Preliminary Section Subject 1 Short Title 2 Definitions CHAPTER II Payment of Compensation & Rehabilitation Grants to Displaced Persons 3 Appointment of Chief Settlement Commissioner, etc 4 Application for payment of compensation 5 Determination of Public dues by Settlement Officer 6 Relief to certain banking companies 7 Determination of amount of compensation 8 Form and manner of payment of compensation 8A Payment of compensation in case of mortgaged properties 9 Payment of compensation in cases of disputes 10 Special procedure of compensation in certain cases 11 Rehabilitation and other grants to displaced persons Chapter-III Compensation Pool for purposes of payment of compensation and rehabilitation grants to displaced persons 12 Power to acquire property for rehabilitation of.....