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British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Schedule 1

Title: Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

..... 16 1812 The Prisoners of War (Escape) Act, 1812 (52 Geo.3.c.156). 17 1820 The Divorce Bills Evidence Act, 1820 (1 Geo 4, c.101) 18 1824 The Salve Trade Act, 1824 (Geo 4,c.113). 19 1830 The Ilusory Appointments Act, 1830 (II Geo..46). 20 1830 The Debts Recovery Act, 1830 (II Geo.4 & I Will.4, c.47). 21 1830 The Infants' Property Act, 1830 (II Geo.4 & I Will.4, c.65). 22 1830 The Colonial Offices Act, 1830 (I Will.4,c.4). 23 1831 The Evidence on Commission Act, 1831 (I Will.4,c.22). 24 1833 The Judicial Committee Act,1833(3&4 Will.4,c.41). 25 1833 The Government of India Act,1833 (3&4 Will.4,c.85). 26 1834 The Superannuation Act,1834 (4&5 Will.4,c.24). 27 1840 The Debtors (Ireland) Act,1840(3&4 Vict.,c.105). 28 1843 The Colonies) Evidence Act,1843 (6&7 Vict., c.22). 29 1843 The Judicial Committee Act, 1843 (6&7 Vict., c.38). .....

British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....as the repeal of certain British statutes is concerned. As respects the recommendations relating to the replacement of certain British statutes by Acts of Parliament, the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. has already replaced all the British statutes on that subject and many of the remaining Acts are under separate examination. 2. The reasons for repealing most of the British statutes are contained in the comments of the Commission in Appendix II at pp. 33-84 of its Fifth Report. The present Bill, however, includes a few British statutes which the Fifth Report has listed in Appendix III as statutes with respect to which legislation in India appears to be prima facie necessary. The examination of these Acts has revealed that they may also be repealed. The notes explain the reasons for including such statutes in the present Bill. 3. Clause 3 of the Bill introduces a saving provision on the lines recommended in paragraph 15 of the Report in order to make it clear that the repeal cannot possibly affect any privileges to which India and her citizens may be entitled under any statute now sought to be repealed in its application to territories outside India to which the India.....

Companies Act, 1956 Part 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....as in the Depositories Act, 1996 (22 of 1996); (12B) "derivative" has the same meaning as in clause (aa) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956);] (13) "director" includes any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called; (14) "District Court" means the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, but does not include a High Court in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction; 11 [(14A) "dividend" includes any interim dividend;] (15) "document" includes summons, notice, requisition, order, other legal process, and registers, whether issued, sent or kept in pursuance of this or any other Act or otherwise; 11 [(15A) "employees stock option" means the option given to the whole-time directors, officers or employees of a company, which gives such directors, officers or employees the benefit or right to purchase or subscribe at a future date, the securities offered by the company at a pre-determined price;] (16) "existing company" means an existing company as defined in section 3; (17) "financial year" means in relation to any body corporate, the period in respect of which.....

Companies Act, 1956 Section 3

Title: Definitions of "company", Existing Company" "private Company" and "public Company"

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....in clause (ii); (ii) "existing company" means a company formed and registered under any of the previous companies laws specified below: (a) Any Act or Acts relating to companies in force before the Indian Companies Act, 1866 (10 of 1866) and repealed by the Act; (b) The Indian Companies Act, 1866 (10 of 1866); (c) The Indian Companies Act, 1882 (6 of 1882); (d) The Indian Companies Act, 1913 (7 of 1933); (e) The Registration of Transferred Companies Ordinance 1942 (54 of 1942); and 1[(f) Any law corresponding to any of the Acts or the Ordinance aforesaid and in force-- (1) in the merged territories or in a Part B State (other than the State of Jammu and Kashmir), or any part thereof, before the extension thereto of the Indian Companies Act, 1913 (7 of 1913); or (2) in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, or any part thereof, before the commencement of the Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act, 1956 (62 of 1956),2[in so far as banking, insurance and financial corporations are concerned, and before the commencement of the Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968 (25 of 1968) insofar as other corporations are concerned];] 3[(g) the Portugese.....