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Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....To meet the immediate requirements of the country soon after independence the Merchant Shipping Laws. (Extension to Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 was enacted, by which the British Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 were extended to the Acceding States (later known as Part B States) and Indian Consular Officers were empowered to perform functions in relation to Indian ships outside India and provision was made to enable Government to prescribe the proper national colours for ships registered in India, The Control of Shipping Act, 1947, was another short-term measure which continued the war-time control over Indian shipping and controlled the coastal trade by a system of licensing. This Act, which has been renewed from time to time, is due to expire on the 31st March, 1958. 3. The present Bill revises and consolidates all laws in force in India relating to merchant shipping, whether passed by the British Parliament or the Indian Legislature, and makes provision for the matters discussed in the succeedihg paragraphs, which also indicate the principal changes made in the law ........... -Gaz. of Ind., 1958, Extra., Pt. II, S. 2, p. 203.Act 21 of 1966.- The minimum.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 352I

Title: Liability of Owner

State: Central

Year: 1958

..... (a) resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irresistible character; or (b) was wholly caused by an act or omission done with intent to cause such damage by any other person; or (c) was wholly caused by the negligence or the wrongful act of any government or other authority responsible for the maintenance of lights or other navigational aids in exercise of its functions in that behalf. (3) Where, with respect to any incident the owner proves that the pollution damage resulted, cither wholly or partially, from an act or omission done, with intent to cause such damage, by the person who suffered damage, or from the negligence of that person, the owner shall be exonerated wholly or, as the case may be, partially, from liability to that person, 1[(4) When any incident involving two or more ships occurs and pollution damage results there from, the owners of all the ships concerned, unless exonerated under sub-section (3), shall be jointly and severally liable for such damage which is not reasonably separable.] (5) No claim for pollution damage shall be made against any owner otherwise than.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 356K

Title: Powers to Take Measures for Preventing or Containing Oil Pollution

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....taken in respect of any off-shore installation which is not a ship within the meaning of this Act except that in the event of pollution damage caused by any such off-shore installation the person who, is liable for the damage may claim exoneration from any liability if he proves that such damage-- (a) resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irrealtible (sic) character; or (b) was wholly caused by an act or omission done with intent to cause that damage by any other person; or (c) was wholly caused by the negligence or other wrongful act of any government or other authority responsible for the maintenance of lights or other nevigational aids in exercise of its functions in that behalf. ________________________ 1. Substituted for "oil" by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003.

Indian Evidence Act 1872 Part 1

Title: Relevancy of Facts

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....context:- "Court".-Court" includes all Judges1 and Magistrates, 2 and all persons, except arbitrators, legally authorized to take evidence. "Fact".-"Fact" means and includes- (1) any thing, state of things, or relation of things, capable of being perceived by the senses; (2) any mental condition of which any person is conscious. Illustrations (a) That there are certain objects arranged in a certain order in a certain place, is a fact. (b) That a man heard or saw something, is a fact. (c) That a man said certain words, is a fact. (d) That a man holds a certain opinion, has a certain intention, acts in good faith or fraudulently, or uses a particular word in a particular sense, or is or was at a specified time conscious of a particular sensation, is a fact. (e) That a man has a certain reputation, is a fact. "Relevant".-One fact is said to be relevant to another when the one is connected with the other in any of the ways referred to in the provisions of this Act relating to the relevancy of facts. "Facts in issue".-The expression "facts in issue" means and includes--any fact from which, either by itself or in connection with other facts, the existence,.....

Indian Evidence Act 1872 Chapter 2

Title: Of the Relevancy of Facts

State: Central

Year: 1872

..... _______________________ 1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) Section 6 - Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue as to form part of the same transaction, are relevant, whether they occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places. Illustrations (a) A is accused of the murder of B by beating him. Whatever was said or done by A or B or the by-standers at the beating, or so shortly before or after it as to form part of the transaction, is a relevant fact. (b) A is accused of waging war against the 1 [Government of India] by taking part in an armed insurrection in which property is destroyed, troops are attacked and goals are broken open. The occurrence of these facts is relevant, as forming part of the general transaction, thought A may not have been present at all of them. (c) A sues B for a libel contained in a letter forming part of a correspondence. Letters between the parties relating to the subject out of which the libel arose, and forming part of the correspondence in which it is contained, are relevant facts, though they do not.....

Indian Evidence Act 1872 Section 6

Title: Relevancy of Facts Forming Part of Same Transaction

State: Central

Year: 1872

Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue as to form part of the same transaction, are relevant, whether they occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places. Illustrations (a) A is accused of the murder of B by beating him. Whatever was said or done by A or B or the by-standers at the beating, or so shortly before or after it as to form part of the transaction, is a relevant fact. (b) A is accused of waging war against the 1 [Government of India] by taking part in an armed insurrection in which property is destroyed, troops are attacked and goals are broken open. The occurrence of these facts is relevant, as forming part of the general transaction, thought A may not have been present at all of them. (c) A sues B for a libel contained in a letter forming part of a correspondence. Letters between the parties relating to the subject out of which the libel arose, and forming part of the correspondence in which it is contained, are relevant facts, though they do not contain the libel itself. (d) The question is, whether certain goods ordered from B were delivered to A. The goods were delivered to several intermediate.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 6

Title: Of Offences Against the State

State: Central

Year: 1860

..... 1. Inserted by Act 27 of 1870, section 4. 2. The words "British India" have successively been Substituted by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule to read as above. 3. The words "or to deprive the Queen of the sovereignty of the Provinces or of any part therof" omitted by the A.O. 1950 4. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "the Government of India" or any "Local Government". 5. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial". 6. The words "or the Government of Burma" omitted by the A.O. 1948. 7. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life or any shorter term" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). 8. Substituted by act 16 of 1921, section 3, for "and shall forfeit all his property". Section 122 - Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India Whoever collects men, arms or ammunition or otherwise prepares to wage war with the intention of either waging or being prepared to wage war against the 1 [Government of India], shall be punished with 2 [imprisonment for life] or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, 3 [and shall also be liable to.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 121

Title: Waging, or Attempting to Wage War, or Abetting Waging of War, Against the Government of India

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever, wages war against the 1 [Government of India], or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with death, or 2 [imprisonment for life] 3 [and shall also be liable to fine]. 4 [Illustration] 5 [***] A joins an insurrection against the 6 [Government of India]. A has committed the offence defined in this section. 7 [***] ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act A.O. 1950, for "Queen". 2. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). 3. Substituted by Act 16 of 1921, section 2, for "and shall forfeit all his property". 4. Substituted by Act 36 of 1957, section 3 and Schedule II, for "Illustrations" (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 5. The brackets and letter "(a)" omitted by Act 36 of 1957, section 3 and Schedule II (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 6. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Queen". 7. Illustration (b) omitted by the A.O. 1950.

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.] Complete Act

Title: The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.]

Year: 2010

.....liable for any nuclear damage where such damage is caused by a nuclear incident directly due to- (i) a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character; or (ii) an act of armed conflict, hostility, civil war, insurrection or terrorism. (2) An operator shall not be liable for any nuclear damage caused to-(i) the nuclear installation itself and any other nuclear installation including a nuclear installation under construction, on the site where such installation is located; and (ii) to any property on the same site which is used or to be used in connection with any such installation; or(iii) to the means of transport upon which the nuclear material involved was carried at the time of nuclear incident: Provided that any compensation liable to be paid by an operator for a nuclear damage shall not have the effect of reducing the amount of his liability in respect of any other claim for damage under any other law for the time being in force.(3) Where any nuclear damage is suffered by a person on account of his own negligence or from his own acts of commission or omission, the operator shall not be liable to such person. 6. Limits of liability. - (1) The maximum amount of liability.....

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....to another when the one is connected with the other in any of the ways referred to in the provisions of this Act relating to the relevancy of facts. "Facts in issue" " The expression "facts in issue" means and includes " any fact from which, either by itself or in connection with other facts, the existence, non-existence, nature or extent of any right, liability, or disability, asserted or denied on any suit or proceeding, necessarily follows. Explanation - Whenever, under the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to Civil Procedure, any Court records an issue of fact, the fact to be asserted or denied in the answer to such issue is a fact in issue. Illustrations A is accused of the murder of B. At his trial the following facts may be in issue:- That caused A B's death; That A intended to cause Bs' death; That A had received grave and sudden provocation from B; That A, at the time of doing the act which caused B's death, was, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing its nature. "Documents" " "Documents" means any matter expressed of described upon any substance by means of letters, figures or marks, or by more than one of those means,.....