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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 178

Title: Pledge by Mercantile Agent

State: Central

Year: 1872

1 [178. Pledge by mercantile agent Wherea mercantile agent is, with the consent of the owner, in possession of goods orthe document of title to goods, any pledge made by him, when acting in theordinary course of business of a mercantile agent, shall be as valid as if hewere expressly authorised by the owner of the goods to make the same; providedthat the pawnee acts in good faith and has not at the time of the pledge noticethat the pawnor has not authority to pledge. Explanation.-In this section, the expressions 'mercantile agent' and 'documents of title'shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Sale of Goods Act, 1930(3 of 1930). _______________________ 1. Section178 and 178A Substituted by Act 4 of 1930, section 2, for the original section178.

Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 Section 10

Title: Registration of Dealers, Commission Agents, Etc

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....is not less than 2 [two lakh] rupees shall, and any other dealer may, get himself registered under this Act: 3 [Provided that every 4 [x x x] manufacturer, 5 [x x x] or dealer who brings any goods into the State or to whom any goods are despatched from any place outside the State shall get himself registered under this Act, if his total turnover is not less than one lakh rupees in any year;] (2) Not withstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),-- (i) every casual trader 6 [x x x]; (ii) every dealer registered under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (Central Act 74 of 1956); (iii) every dealer residing outside the State but carrying on business in the State; 7 [(iii-a) every dealer in liquor and/or beer and every dealer in jewellery;] (iv) every manager or agent of a non-resident dealer; and (v) every commission agent, broker, del credere agent, auctioneer or any other mercantile agent, by whatever name called, who carries on the business of buying, selling, supplying or distributing goods on behalf of any principal, shall get himself registered under this Act, irrespective of the quantum of his total turnover in such goods. 8 [(3) Every miller whether he is.....

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1980

..... (7) "building of the warehouse class" means a building, the whole or a substantial part of which is used, or intended to be used, as a warehouse, factory, manufactory, brewery, or distillery, or for any similar purpose, which is neither a "domestic building" nor a "public building" as defined in this section, and includes a hut used or intended to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in this clause; (8) "bustee" means an area containing land not less than seven hundred square metres in area occupied by or for the purposes of any collection of huts or other structures used or intended to be used for human habitation. Explanation.-If any question arises as to whether any particular area is or is not a bustee, the Corporation shall decide the question and its decision shall be final; (9) "Kolkata" means the area described in Schedule I; 3 Clause (10) omitted by s. 2 of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1996 (West Ben. Act VI of 1996) (with retrospective effect from 4.12.1995), which was earlier as under: '(10) "candidate" in section 75 and in Schedule III means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election of a Councillor or who claims.....

Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1930

.....identified and agreed upon at the time a contract of sale is made; and (15) expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Contract Act, 1872, have the meanings assigned to them in that Act. Section 3 Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872 The unrepealed provisions of the Contract Act, 1872, save insofar as they are inconsistent with the express provisions of this Act, shall continue to apply to contracts for the sale of goods. CHAPTER 2 FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT Section 4 Sale and agreement to sell (1) A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a price. There may be a contract of sale between one part-owner and another. (2) A contract of sale may be absolute or conditional. (3) Where under a contract of sale the property in the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer, the contract is called a sale, but where the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place at a future time or subject to some condition thereafter to be fulfilled, the contract is called an agreement to sell. (4) An agreement to sell becomes a sale when the time elapses or.....

Contract Act, 1872 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1872

CONTRACT ACT, 1872 CONTRACT ACT, 1872 9 of 1872 CHAPTER 00: PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE This Act may be called the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Extent and commencement.-It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir; and it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872. Enactments repealed.-Nothing herein contained shall affect the provisions of any Statute, Act or Regulation not hereby expressly repealed, nor any usage or custom of trade, nor any incident of any contract, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION CLAUSE. In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following senses, unless a contrary intention appears from the context :- (a) When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of that other to such act or abstinence, he is said to make a proposal: (b) When the person to whom the proposal is made signifies his assent thereto, the proposal is said to be accepted. A proposal, when accepted, becomes a promise: (c) The person making the proposal is called the "promisor",.....

The Assam Value Added Tax Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 2003

.....for carrying out the purposes of the Act; (11) "company" and "director" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Companies Act. 1956; (Central Act 1 of 1958) (12) "contractee" means any person for whom or for whose benefit a works contract is executed; (13) "contractor" means any person who executes a works contract and includes a sub-contractor; (14) "to cultivate personally" with all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means to carry on any agricultural operation on one's own account,- (i) by one's own labour, or (ii) by the labour of one's family, or (iii) by servants on wages payable in cash or kind (but not in crop share), or by hired labour under one's personal supervision or the personal supervision of any member of one's family. Explanation I.- A widow or a minor, or a person who is subject to any physical or mental disability or is a serving member of the armed forces of the Union, shall be deemed to cultivate land personally if it is cultivated by her or his servants or by hired labour. Explanation II.- In the case of a Hindu Undivided Family, land shall be deemed to be cultivated personally, if it is cultivated by.....

The Chhattisgarh Value Added Sales Tax Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Chattisgarh

Year: 2003

.....into a new and different article so understood in commercial parlance having a distinct name, character use, but does not include such activity of manufacture as may be notified;. (o) "Place of business" means any place where a dealer purchases or sells any goods or stores goods or keeps documents or accounts of his purchases or sales or both and also includes- (i) the place of business of an agent where a dealer carries on business through an agent; (ii) any place or building whether any business is carried on therein or not, in which the person carrying on the business, keeps any of his books of accounts, documents, stocks or other things, relating to his business; (o) " Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (q) "Purchase price" shall comprise of - (i) the amount payable by a dealer as valuable consideration for the purchase of goods˜ simplicit or; Provided that where goods are purchased together with the packing material or container, then notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the purchase price of such goods shall be inclusive of the price or cost or value of such packing material or container, whether such.....

The Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 2005

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2005 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2005 [Act No. 12 of 2005] PREAMBLE An Act to re-enact the law to provide for the levy of a value added tax on the sales or purchases of goods in the State of Himachal Pradesh and for certain other matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India, as follows: - Chapter I - PRELIMINARY Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005. (2) It shall come into force from such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -- (a) "Act" means the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005. (b) "Assessing Authority" means any person appointed by the State Government under sub-section (2) of section 3 to make any assessment under this Act; (c) "business" includes, - (i) any trade, commerce, manufacture, any adventure or concern, in the nature of trade, commerce or manufacture, whether or not such trade, commerce, manufacture,.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Chapter 9

Title: Of Bailment

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....has been declared to apply to the responsibility of the Trustees of thePort of Madras as to goods in their possession, see the Madras Port Trust Act,1905 (Madras Act 2 of 1905). 2. As toRailway contracts, see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), section 72 [Ed. The Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1980) has been repealed by the RailwaysAct, 1989 (24 of 1989), sec. 200.] Section 162 - Termination of gratuitous bailment by death A gratuitous bailment is terminated by the death either of the bailor or of the bailee. Section 163 - Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed In the absence of any contract to the contrary, the bailee is bound to deliver to the bailor, or according to his directions, any increase or profit which may have accrued from the goods bailed. Illustrations A leaves a cow in the custody of B to be taken care of. The cow has a calf. B is bound to deliver the calf as well as the cow to A. Section 164 - Bailors responsibility to bailee The bailor is responsible to the bailee for any loss which the bailee may sustain by reason that the bailor was not entitled to make the bailment, or to receive back the goods or to give.....

The Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2003

THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003 1 THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003 {UPDATION UPTO FINANCE ACT 2009} An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the levy of tax on the sale or purchase of goods based on the concept of Value Added Tax in the State of Kerala. Preamble. - Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the levy of tax on the sale or purchase of goods based on the concept of value added tax in the State of Kerala: Be it enacted in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1 . Short title, extent and commencement . " (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. 2 . Definitions .- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (i)"Agriculture" with all its grammatical variations cognate expressions, includes floriculture, horticulture, the raisin of crops, grass or garden produce, and also grazing; but does not include dairy farming, poultry farming, stock.....