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Disaster Management Act, 2005 Section 47

Title: National Disaster Mitigation Fund

State: Central

Year: 2005

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Fund to be called the National Disaster Mitigation Fund for projects exclusively for the purpose of mitigation and there shall be credited thereto such amount which the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, provide. (2) The National Disaster Mitigation Fund shall be applied by the National Authority.

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Disaster Management Act, 2005 Section 64

Title: Making or Amending Rules, Etc., in Certain Circumstances

State: Central

Year: 2005

Subject to the provisions of this Act, if it appears to the National Executive Committee, State Executive Committee or the District Authority, as the case may be, that provisions of any rule, regulation, notification, guideline, instruction, order, scheme or bye-laws, as the case may be, are required to be made or amended for the purposes of prevention of disasters or the mitigation thereof, it may require the amendment of such rules, regulation, notification, guidelines, instruction, order, scheme or bye-laws, as the case may be, for that purpose, and the appropriate department or authority shall take necessary action to comply with the requirements.

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Army Act, 1950 Section 158

Title: Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences

State: Central

Year: 1950

( 1) Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 154 or section 155 and to the provision of sub-section( 2), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 71. ( 2) A sentence of transportation shall not be commuted for a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding the term of transportation awarded by the court.1 ________________ 1. See. IPC Sec. 53 A.

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Air Force Act, 1950 Section 157

Title: Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences

State: Central

Year: 1950

(1) Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 153 or section 154 and to the provisions of sub.-- sections (2) and (3), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 73. (2) A sentence of transportation shall not be commuted for a sentence of imprisonment or detention for a term exceeding the term of transportation awarded by the court. (3) A sentence of imprisonment shall not be commuted for a sentence of detention for a term exceeding the term of imprisonment awarded by the court.

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Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 111

Title: Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences

State: Central

Year: 1968

Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions, as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 108 or section 109, a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a Security Force Court, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 48.

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Indo-tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 Section 125

Title: Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences

State: Central

Year: 1992

Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions, as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 122 or section 123, a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a Force Court, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded or commute the punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 51.

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Assam Rifles Act, 2006 Section 133

Title: Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences

State: Central

Year: 2006

Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions, as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 130 or section 131, a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of an Assam Rifles Court, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishment lower in the scale laid down in section 57.

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National Security Guard Act 1986 Section 108

Title: Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences

State: Central

Year: 1986

Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions, as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 105 or section 106, a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a Security Guard Court, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 47 or may set aside the proceedings of the trial if found to be illegal.

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Sashastra Seema Bal Act 2007 Section 125

Title: Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences

State: Central

Year: 2007

Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions, as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 122 or section 123, a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a Force Court, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 51.

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Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 [Repealed] Section 33

Title: Circumstances to Be Taken into Consideration in Making Orders Under the Act

State: Central

Year: 1986

In making any order in respect of a juvenile under this Act, a competent authority shall take into consideration the following circumstances, namely : -- (a) the age of the juvenile ; (b) the state of physical and mental health of the juvenile ; (c) the circumstances in which the juvenile was and is living ; (d) the reports made by the probation officer ; (e) the religious persuasion of the juvenile ; (f) such other circumstances as may, in the opinion of the competent authority, require to be taken into consideration in the interest of the welfare of the juvenile : Provided that in the case of a delinquent juvenile, the above circumstances shall be taken into consideration after the Juvenile Court has recorded a finding against the juvenile that he has committed the offence : Provided further that if no report of the probation officer is received within ten weeks of his being informed under Sec. 19, it shall be open to the Juvenile Court to proceed without it.

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