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Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 [Repealed] Section 47

Title: Defensive Registration of Well-known Trade Marks

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....trade mark, or may be cancelled as respects any goods in relation to which it is registered as a defensive trade mark on the ground that there is no longer any likelihood that the use of the trade mark in relation to those goods would be taken as giving the indication mentioned in sub-section (1). (5) The Registrar may at any time cancel the registration as a defensive trade mark of a trade mark of which there is no longer any registration in the name of the same proprietor otherwise than as a defensive trade mark. (6) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, the provisions of this Act shall apply in respect of the registration of trade marks as defensive trade marks and of trade marks so registered as they apply in other cases.

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Competition Act, 2002 Section 46

Title: Power to Impose Lesser Penalty

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....is vital, impose upon such producer, seller, distributor, trader or service provider a lesser penalty as it may deem fit, than leviable under this Act or the rules or the regulations: 1[Provided that lesser penalty shall not be imposed by the Commission in cases where the report of investigation directed under section 26 has been received before making of such disclosure:] Provided further that lesser penalty shall be imposed by the Commission only in respect of a producer, seller, distributor, trader or service provider included in the cartel, who 2[has] made the full, true and vital disclosures under this section: 3[Provided also that lesser penalty shall not be imposed by the Commission if the person making the disclosure does not continue to cooperate with the Commission till the completion of the proceedings before the Commission.] Provided also that the Commission may, if it is satisfied that such producer, seller, distributor, trader or service provider included in the cartel had in the course of proceedings,-- (a) not complied with the condition on which the lesser penalty was imposed by the Commission; or (b) had given false evidence; or (c) the.....

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The Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1994

THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 [Act No. 13 of 1994] PREAMBLE An Act to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats and district councils by a comprehensive enactment. Whereas it is expedient to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats' and district councils by a comprehensive enactment to establish a three-tier Panchayat Raj System in the State in line with the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, for securing a greater measure of participation of the people in planned development and in local governmental affairs, by constituting village, block and district Panchayats; And endow such Panchayats with such powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of self-government; And entrusting such Panchayats the preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice including the implementation of schemes in relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution; Be it enacted in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY (Pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 1175 dated 23-11-1995).....

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The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 2001

.....of the Patna Municipal Corporation Act, 1951 (Bihar Act XIII of 1952); Bihar & Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (Bihar Act VII of 1922) or Cantonment Act, 1924 (Act II of 1924) apply. (iii) It shall come into force on such date as the Jharkhand Government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the context : (i) "Population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published; (ii) "Village" means a village specified by the State Government, by notification in the official gazette to be a village for the purposes of this Act, and includes a village or a group of villages/ Tolas so specified. The word "village" includes a revenue village; but in the scheduled area, a 'village' means any such village in The scheduled area in which there will ordinarily be a residence or a group of residences, or a tola or a group of tolas, comprising such community as manages its activities according to its customs and usages; (iii) "Gram Sabha" means a.....

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....(2) of Section 5, for the words 'but subject to any enactment', substitute the words 'but, save as otherwise provided by this Code, subject to any enactment'. [W.B. Act 8 of 1970, Section 3 and Sch., item 2]. (1) All offences under the Indian Penal Code shall be investigated, inquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. Trial of offences against other laws (2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing with such offences. PART 2 CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: CHAPTER 2: OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: SECTION 6: Glasses of Criminal Courts: Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for the time being in force, there shall be five classes of Criminal Courts in [India], namely,- : State Amendments GUJARAT.-In its application to the State of Gujarat the amendment made in Section 6 is the.....

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The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1986

THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986 THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986 [Act No. 68 of 1986] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for that purpose to make provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumer' disputes and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty ˆ’seventh Year of the Republic of India as Follows: ˆ’ Section 1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application (1) This Act may be called the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States and for different provisions of this Act. (4) Save as otherwise expressly provided by the Central Government by notification, this Act shall apply to all goods and services. Section 2 - Definitions (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, ˆ’ (a) "appropriate laboratory" means a laboratory or organisation.....

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Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

.....Corporation is inserted. (iv) any joint stock company or any society, registered or deemed to be registered under the Bombay Co-operative Societies Act, 19251[which shall contract with or be employed by the Commissioner or the Transport Manager on behalf of the Corporation ; (v) the occasional sale to the Commissioner or Transport manager on behalf of the Corporation of any article in which he regularly trades to a value not exceeding in the aggregate in any one official year two thousand rupees; or (vi) the occasional letting out on hire to the Corporation or in the hiring from the Corporation of any article for an amount not exceeding in the aggregate in any one official year five hundred rupees ; (c) occupying as a tenant for the purpose of residence any premises belonging to the Corporation ; or (d) receiving conveyance charges as a member of the Transport Committee. SECTION 11: DISABILITIES FROM CONTINUING AS COUNCILLOR A Councillor shall cease to hold office as such if at any time during his term of office he, (a) becomes disqualified for being a Councillor by reason of the provisions of section 10 ; (b) absents himself during three successive months from the meetings of.....

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The Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1996 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1996

.....CERTIFICATES ACT, 1996 ACT 11 OF 1996 [1] THE KERALA (SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES) REGULATION OF ISSUE OF COMMUNITY CERTIFICATES ACT, 1996 An Act to provide for and to regulate the issue of Community Certificates to members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the State of Kerala . Preamble. "WHEREAS it is considered necessary to devise and provided for a strict procedure for and to regulate the issue of community certificates to members of the "Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the State of Kerala ; AND WHEREAS in order to curb effectively the evil practices of securing such certificates by persons other than those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for claiming the benefits of reservation and such other benefits meant for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and to make provisions for prescribing punishment, therefore and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; BE it enacted in the Forty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows: " 1. Short title, e xtent and commencement. "(1) This Act may be called the Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue.....

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The Sikkim Prisons Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 2007

THE SIKKIM PRISONS ACT, 2007 THE SIKKIM PRISONS ACT, 2007 (Act No. 16 of 2007) AN ACT To provide for a law regulating the prisons in Sikkim. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Sikkim in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Prisons Act, 2007 (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim; (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, in the official gazette appoint. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: - (a) "civil prisoner" means any prisoner who is not a criminal prisoner; 2 . (b) "Competent authority" means any officer having jurisdiction and legal authority to deal with a particular matter in question; (c) "convicted criminal prisoner" means any criminal prisoner under sentence of court or court-martial, and includes a person detained in prison under the provision of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; (d) "Court" includes any officer lawfully exercising civil, criminal or revenue jurisdiction; (e) "criminal prisoner" means any prisoner duly committed to custody.....

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

..... (6) "conductor's licence" means the licence issued by a competent authority under Chapter III authorising the person specified therein to act as a conductor; (7) "contract carriage" means a motor vehicle which carries a passenger or passengers for hire or reward and is engaged under a contract, whether expressed or implied, for the use of such vehicle as a whole for the carriage of passengers mentioned therein and entered into by a person with a holder of a permit in relation to such vehicle or any person authorised by him in this behalf on a fixed or an agreed rate or sum- (a) on a time basis, whether or not with reference to any route or distance; or (b) from one point to another, and in either case, without stopping to pick up or set down passengers not included in the contract anywhere during the journey, and includes- (i) a maxicab; and (ii) a motorcab notwithstanding the separate fares are charged for its passengers; (8) "dealer" includes a person who is engaged- (a) 1 [ x x x] (b) in building bodies for attachment to chassis; or (c) in the repair of motor vehicles; or (d) in the business of hypothecation, leasing or hire-purchase of motor vehicle; (9).....

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