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The Travancorecochin Public Health Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1955

.....does not include an honorary Magistrate; (24) "Medical practitioner" means a practitioner registered under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953 or who has got any medical qualification recognized by the Government; (25) "Milk" means the milk of a cow, buffalo, goat, ass or other animal and includes cream, skimmed milk, separated milk, and condensed, sterilized or desiccated milk or any other product of milk; (26) "Notification" means a notification in the Gazette; (27) "Nuisance" includes any act, omission, place or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or disturbance to rest or sleep or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to the health or property of the public or the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity or persons who may have occasion to use any public right; (28) "Occupier" includes " (a) any person for the time being paying or liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building or part of the same in respect of which the word is used or damages on account of the occupation of such land,.....

West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1955

.....of his own interest therein, but does not include the right of the bargadar to cultivate the land of the holding; 1010. Clause (7) subs. by W.B. Act Act 50 of 1981, which was earlier as under: "(7) "land" means agricultural land other than land comprised in a tea- garden which is retained under sub-section (3) of section 6 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, and includes home-steads but does not include tank. Explanation: "Homestead" shall have the same meaning as in the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953.'. (7) "land" means land of every description and includes tank, tank-fishery, fishery, homestead, or land used for the purpose of livestock breeding, poultry farming, dairy or land comprised in tea garden, mill, factory, workshop, orchard, hat, bazar, ferries, tolls or land having any other sairati interests and any other land together with all interests, and benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to earth; (8) "Personal cultivation" means cultivation by a person of his own land on his own account (a) by his own labour, or (b) by the labour of any member of his family, or (c) by.....

The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1955

.....Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), when any public servant is alleged to have committed the offence of abetment of an offence punishable under this Act, while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, no Court shall take cognizance of such offence of abetment except with the previous sanction-- (a) of the Central Government, in the case of a person employed in connection with the affairs of the Union; and (b) of the State Government, in the case of a person employed in connection with the affairs of a State. 15A. Duty of State Government to ensure that the rights accruing from the abolition of "untouchablity" may be availed of by the concerned person---(1) Subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, the State Government shall take such measures as may be necessary for ensuring that the rights arising from the abolition of "untouchablity" are made available to, and are availed of by the persons subjected to any disability arising out of "untouchablity". (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), such measures may include--- (i) the provision of adequate.....

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Section 3

Title: Punishment for Enforcing Religious Disabilities

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....to the other persons professing the same religion1[***] or any section thereof, as such person, 3[shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than one month and not more than six months and also with fine which shall be not less than one hundred rupees and not more than five hundred rupees]. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section and section 4 persons professing the Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion or persons professing the Hindu religion in any of its forms or developments including Virashaivas, Lingayats, Adivassis, followers of Brahmo, Prarthana, Arya Samaj and the Swaminarayan Sampraday shall be deemed to be Hindus. ________________________ 1 . The words "for belonging to the same religious denomination" omitted by Act 106 of 1976, section 5 (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). 2 . Inserted by Act 106 of 1976, section 5 (w.e.f 19-11-1976). 3 . Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 5, for certain words (w.e.f. 19-11-1976).

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Section 4

Title: Punishment for Enforcing Social Disabilities

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....out, any religious, social or cultural procession]; or (xi) the use of jewellery and finery, 4 [shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than one month and not more than six months and also with fine which shall be not less than one hundred rupees and not more than five hundred rupees]. 2 [Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "enforcement of any disability" includes any discrimination on the ground of "untouchability".] __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 6, for certain words (w.e.f.19-11-1976). 2. Inserted by Act 106 of 1976, section 6 (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). 3. Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 6, for "taking part in any religious procession" (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). 4. Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 6 (w.e.f. 19-11-1976).

Bombay Merged Territories Miscellaneous Alienations Abolition Act, 1955, (Maharashtra) Section 11

Title: All Public Roads, Etc., Situate in Alienated Land to Vest in Government

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

.....except insofar as any rights of any person other than the alienee may be established in or over the same and except as may otherwise be provided by any law for the time being in force, vest in and shall be deemed to be with all rights in or over the same or appertaining thereto the property of, the State Government and all rights held by an alienee in such property shall be deemed to have been extinguished and it shall be lawful for the Collector, subject to the general or special orders of the State Government to, dispose them of as he deems fit, subject always to the rights of way and other rights of the public or of individuals legally subsisting. Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, land shall be deemed to be uncultivated if it has not been cultivated for a continuous period of three years immediately before the appointed date.

The Madras Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution) Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1955

..... Explanation 1:- A land shall be deemed to be benefited notwithstanding that the benefit is not enjoyed provided such non-enjoyment is due solely to action or inaction on the part of the person or persons interested in such land. Explanation 2:- A land shall not be deemed to be benefited merely by reason of the maintenance of an existing work wholly or partly at the expense of the Government. Section 4 - Amount of betterment contribution (1) The lands benefited by the construction, expansion or alteration of any work shall be divided into suitable classes by the Government and the annual increase the gross produce of each class of lands shall be estimated: Provided that all lands which are of the same taram and which judged by their commandability, are so situated as to derive the same amount of benefit from the work shall be placed in the same class. Provided further that the estimate shall be made with reference to the average of the prices prevailing, in the case of a work whose construction expansion or alteration was completed before the commencement of this Act, during the three years immediately preceding such commencement and, in the case of a work whose.....

Bombay Merged Territories Miscellaneous Alienations Abolition Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

BOMBAY MERGED TERRITORIES MISCELLANEOUS ALIENATIONS ABOLITION ACT, 1955 BOMBAY MERGED TERRITORIES MISCELLANEOUS ALIENATIONS ABOLITION ACT, 1955 22 of 1955 3rd June, 1955 An Act to abolish miscellaneous alienations of various kinds prevailing in the merged territories in the State of Bombay. WHEREAS certain kinds of alienations prevailing in the merged territories and merged areas have been abolished ; AND WHEREAS it is expedient in the public interest to abolish the remaining alienations of miscellaneous character prevailing in the merged territories and to provide for matters consequential and incidental there to ; It is hereby enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Bombay Merged Territories Miscellaneous Alienations Abolition Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the merged territories in the2[pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay, excluding the transferred territories.] (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS (1) In this Act, unless there is anything.....

The Bombay Aerial Ropeways Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

THE BOMBAY AERIAL ROPEWAYS ACT, 1955 THE BOMBAY AERIAL ROPEWAYS ACT, 1955 Bombay Act No III of 1955 22nd February, 1956 An Act to authorize, facilitate and regulate the construction and working of aerial ropeways in the State of Maharashtra WHEREAS it is expedient to authorize, facilitate and regulate t construction rand working of aerial ropeways in the State of Maharashtra; It is hereby enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Bombay Aerial Ropeways Act, 1955. 1 [(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra (3) It shall come into force 2 [in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra] on such date' as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 4 [appoint; and that part of the State of Maharashtra to which it is extended by the Bombay Aerial Ropeways (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1969, it shall come into force on such other date as the State Government may, by like notification published in the like manner, appoint.); 6 [(4) On the commencement of this Act in the manner provided in sub-section (3) in any area.....

The Orissa Betterment Charges Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1955

.....suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person in respect of anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or the rules made thereunder. Section 20 - Powers of Revenue and Canal Officer to summon persons, etc. The Revenue Officer, Canal Officer or any other officer authorised by any of them or the authority prescribed in pursuance of Section 12 shall have the same powers as are vested in a Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908) when trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely: (a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath or affirmation; (b) compelling the production of documents, and any proceeding under this Act before the Revenue Officer, Canal Officer or any other officer authorised by them shall be deemed to be 'judicial proceeding' within the meaning of Sections 193 and 228, and for the purpose of Section 196 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860). Section 21 - Power to make rules (1) The State Government may by notification in the official Gazette make rules to carry out the purposes of the Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the.....