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Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 (26 of 1925) Schedule 1

Title: Rules Relating to Bills of Ladings

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....fire, unless caused by the actual fault or privity of the carrier; (c) perils, dangers and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters; (d) act of God; (e) act of war; (f) act of public enemies; (g) arrest or restraint of princes, rulers of people, or seizure under legal process; (h) quarantine restriction; (i) act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent, or representative; (j) strikes or lock-outs or stoppage or restraint of labour from whatever cause, whether partial or general; (k) riots and civil commotions; (l) saving or attempting to save life or property at sea; (m) wastage in bulk or weight or any other loss or damage arising from inherent defect, quality, or vice of the goods; (n) insufficiency of packing; (o) insufficiency or inadequacy of marks; (p) latent defects not discoverable by due diligence; (q) any other cause arising without the actual fault or privity of the carrier, or without the fault or neglect of the agents or servants of the carrier, but the burden of proof shall be on the person claiming the benefit of this exception to show that neither the actual fault or privity of the carrier nor the fault or.....

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....the trade, the weight entered in the bill of lading is a weight ascertained or accepted by a third part other than the carrier or shipper and this fact is so stated in the bill of lading."- Gazette of India. 1925, Part V, page 37. REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE The following report of the Joint Committee on the Bill to amend the law with respect to the carriage of goods by sea was presented to the Legislative Assembly on the 31st August 1925:- "We the undersigned Members of the Joint Committee to which the Bill to amend the law with respect to the carriage of goods by sea was referred, have considered the Bill and the papers noted in the margin and have now the honour to submit this our Report, with the Bill as amended by us annexed thereto. We have made one change in the Bill, the substitution of new Cl. 5. Original Cl. 5, following lines of the English Act, exempted the whole of the coasting trade from the requirement that in all cases a bill of lading should be issued subject to the conditions prescribed in the Rules, that is to say, such trade was excluded from the operation of the Rules. It is clear from the opinions received that, contrary to the English practice, bills of.....

Insecticides Act, 1968 Section 30

Title: Defences Which May or May Not Be Allowed in Prosecutions Under This Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....accused was ignorant of the nature or quality of the insecticide in respect of which the offence was committed or of the risk involved in the manufacture, sale or use of such insecticide or of the circumstances of its manufacture or import. (2) For the purposes of section 17, an insecticide shall not be deemed to be misbranded only by reason of the fact that -- (a) there has been added thereto some innocuous substance or ingredient because the same is required for the manufacture or the preparation of the insecticide as an article of commerce in a state fit for carriage or consumption, and not to increase the bulk, weight or measure of the insecticide or to conceal its inferior quality or other defect; or (b) in the process of manufacture, preparation or conveyance some extraneous substance has unavoidably become intermixed with it. (3) A person not being an importer or a manufacturer of an insecticide or his agent for the distribution thereof, shall not be liable for a contravention of any provision of this Act, if he proves -- (a) that he acquired the insecticide from an importer or a duly licensed manufacturer, distributor or dealer thereof; (b) that he did not.....

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) Section 19

Title: Pleas

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....of the nature, substance or quality of the drug1[or cosmetic] in respect of which the offence has been committed or of the circumstances of its manufacture or import, or that a purchaser, having bought only for the purpose of test or analysis, has not been prejudiced by the sale. (2)2[For the purposes of section 18 a drug shall not be deemed to be misbranded or3[adulterated or spurious] or to be below standard quality nor shall a cosmetic be deemed to be misbranded or to be below standard quality] only by reason of the fact that-- (a) there has been added thereto some innocuous substance or ingredient because the same is required for the manufacture or preparation of the drug1[or cosmetic] as an article of commerce in a state fit for carriage or consumption, and not to increase the bulk, weight or measure of the drug1[or cosmetic] or to conceal its inferior quality or other defects; or 4[***] (b) in the process of manufacture, preparation or conveyance some extraneous substance has unavoidably become intermixed with it: provided that this clause shall not apply in relation to any sale or distribution of the drug1[or cosmetic] occurring after the vendor or distributor.....

Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 Chapter 5

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1993

.....therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. Section 30 - Power to make rules (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- (a) the forms in which applications shall be made under section 4; (b) the period within which appeal shall be preferred under sub-section (1) of section 6; (c) the form in which an appeal shall be preferred under section 6 and the amount of fee payable in respect of such appeal; (d) dangerous goods for the purpose of section 21; (e) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately.....

Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 Section 21

Title: Special Provision for Dangerous Goods

State: Central

Year: 1993

(1) Where the consignor hands over the prescribed dangerous goods to a multimodal transport operator or any person acting on behalf of such operator, the consignor shall inform him of the nature of the dangerous goods and, if necessary, the precautions to be taken while transporting such goods. (2) Where the consignor fails to inform the multimodal transport operator or the other person acting on behalf of such operator of the nature of the dangerous goods and such operator or person does not otherwise have knowledge of the dangerous goods-- (a) the consignor shall be liable to the multimodal transport operator or the other person acting on behalf of such operator for all loss resulting from the multimodal transportation of such goods; and (b) the goods may at any time be unloaded, destroyed or rendered innocuous, as the circumstances may require, without payment of compensation.

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter III

Title: Health

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....using disinfectant, where necessary, or by some other effective method; (c) where a floor is liable to become wet in the course of any manufacturing process to such extent as is capable of being drained, effective means of drainage shall be provided and maintained; (d) all inside walls and partitions, all ceilings or tops of rooms and all walls, sides and tops of passages and staircases shall-- (i) where they are 1 [painted otherwise than with washable water-paint] or varnished, be re-painted or re-varnished at least once in every period of five years; 2 [(ia) where they are painted with washable water-paint, be re-painted with at least one coat of such paint at least once in every period of three years and washed at least once in every period of six months;] (ii) where they are painted or varnished or where they have smooth impervious surfaces be cleaned at least once in every period of fourteen months by such method as may be prescribed; (iii) in any other case, be kept white washed or colourwashed, and the white­washing or colourwashing shall be carried out at least once in every period of fourteen months; 2 [(dd) all doors and window frames and.....

Factories Act, 1948 Section 12

Title: Disposal of Wastes and Effluents

State: Central

Year: 1948

1[( 1 ) Effective arrangements shall be made in every factory for the treatment of wastes and effluents due to the manufacturing process carried on therein, so as to render them innocuous, and for their disposal.] ( 2 ) The State Government may make rules prescribing the arrangements to be made under sub-section ( 1 ) or requiring that the arrangements made in accordance with sub­-section ( 1 ) shall be approved by such authority as may be prescribed. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 94 of 1976, section 9, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....Committee appointed by the Legislative Assembly was of the opinion that a more comprehensive measure, providing for the uniform control of manufacture and distribution of drugs as well as of import, was desirable. The Government of India accordingly asked Provincial Governments to invite the Provincial Legislatures to pass resolutions under section 103 of the Government of India Act, 1935, empowering the Central Legislature to pass an Act for regulating such matters relating to the control of drugs as fall within the Provincial Legislative list. Such resolutions have now been passed by all Provincial Legislatures. Chapter II of the Bill establishes a Board of Technical Experts to advise the Central and the Provincial Governments on technical matters. Chapter III provides for the control of the import of drugs into British India. The executive power under this Chapter will accordingly be exercised by the Central Government. Chapter IV relates to control of the manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs and contains the provisions which it is proposed should be enacted in exercise of the power conferred by the resolutions under section 103 of the Government of India Act,.....

Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

FACTORIES ACT, 1948 FACTORIES ACT, 1948 63 of 1948 An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2[***]]. (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 3[( bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 4[(ca)"competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognised as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of carrying out tests, examinations and inspections required to be done in a factory under.....