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Opium Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....to the pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay (excluding the transferred territories) has been repealed in whole, see Bombay Repealing and Amending Act, 1959 (Born. Act LXIII of 1959). As to repeal of this Act in the other areas of the State of Bombay, sec Born. Act XXV of 1949 as amended by Born. Act XII of 1959. The Act has now been revived in Bombay area of Mysore by Mysore Act XVII of 1962. It has now been extended to the Union territory of- (1) Goa, Daman and Diu, by Regn. XII of 1962 (31-3-1963); (2) Pondicherry, by Regn. VII of 1963 (1-10-1963); and (3) Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, by Regn, VIII of 1965 (1-10- 1967). The Act has been extended to the Union territory of Dadraand Nagar Havell by G.S.R. 450 of 1968 issued under .Section 10 of Act 31 of 1965, with effect from 1-4- 1968. Act enforced in the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu on 31-1-1963-See Goa Govt. Gaz" 31-1-1963, Sr. I, No. 5 (Supplement), P. 31, SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE This Act may be called THE OPIUM ACT, 1878. Local extent.-2[It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.] SECTION 02: REPEAL AND AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENT -[Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act,.....

Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....regions of that State- M.P. Act 23 of 1958, Section 3(l). In its application to the Vidarbha region of the State of Bombay (now Maharashtra) this Act is repeated-Bom, Act 60 of 1959, Section 19(19-10-1959). 3. The Act was brought into force in Punjab on 1-4-1881, see Punj. Gaz., 1881, Pt. I. p. 139; in U.P. on l-l-1989, see N.W.P. and Oudh Gaz., 1878. Pt. I , p. 2035; in Assam, on 1-4-1897. see Assam Gaz., 1879, Pt. I. p. 187. 4. Added by 2 A.L.O., 1956 ( 1-11-1956). 5. Substitted for the words 'Provincial Government by A.L.O., 1950. 6. Substituted for the original Proviso by the Devolution Act, 1920 (38 of 1920), S. 2 and Schedule I, Part I. 7. Substituted for the word 'Provinces' by A.L.O., 1950. 8. The words 'and in any case where the said Local Governments fail to agree as regards the exercise of any such power they shall exercise such power subject to the control of the Governor-General in Council' were omitted by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937). 9. Substituted for the words 'Provincial .Government' by A.L.O., 1950. 10. Inserted in the application of the Act to- The Uttar Pradesh by the Uttar Pradesh Local Boards Act, 1883 (14 of 1883), Section 65. The Punjab by the Punjab District.....

Tamil Nadu Municipal Police Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1878

.....Act V of 1920)) Town Improvement Act, 1871 (Madras), shall be defrayed from municipal funds: It is hereby enacted as follows.- 1. Commencement of Act " This Act shall come into force on the first day of April 1879. 2. [Repeal of section 2 of the Act V of 1871] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act. 1901 (Central Act XI of 1901) 3. Municipal contribution towards maintenance of Police in City of Madras " The Municipal Commissioners for the City of Madras shall annually set apart, and pay to (Substituted by the Adaptation Order of 1937 and Adaptation Order of 1950) [the State Government] in equal monthly instalments, out of the funds raised under the Madras Municipal Act, 1867 (Repealed by Madras Act V of 1878 " See now the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1919), or any other corresponding law for the time being in force such sum no exceeding fifty per centum of the total cost of the Police-force, other than the Marine Police, employed by the [State Government] in the said City, as may be annually fixed the [the State Government]) or any other corresponding law for the time being in force. 4. Municipal contribution towards maintenance of.....

Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878 Part 2

Title: Procedure on Finding Treasure

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....from the date thereof to the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority {.For definition of Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, see the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), section 3 (10).} Subject to such appeal, every such declaration shall be final and conclusive. Section 10 - Proceedings sub-sequent to declaration When a declaration has been made in respect of any treasure under section 9, such treasure shall' in accordance with the provisions hereinafter contained, either be delivered to the finder thereof, or be divided between him and the owner of the place in which it has been found in manner hereinafter provided. Section 11 - When no other person claims as owner of place, treasure to be given to finder When a declaration has been made in respect of any treasure as aforesaid, and no person other than the finder of such treasure has appeared as required by the notification published under section 5 and claimed a share of the treasure as owner of the place in which it has been found, the Collector shall deliver such treasure to the finder thereof. Section 12 - When only one such person claims and his claim is not disputed, treasure to be divided When a.....

Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878 Section 18

Title: Collector to Exercise Powers of Civil Court

State: Central

Year: 1878

A Collector making any enquiry under this Act may exercise any power conferred by the Code of Civil Procedure { See now the Code of Civil Procedure, l908 (5 of 1908).} on a Civil Court for the trial of suits.

Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Part IV

Title: Penalties and Criminal Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....lessee or assistant to do so, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. {Subs.by Act 3 of 1886, Section2, for the original Section .} Section 26 - Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits Whoever establishes, maintains or works a ferry in contravention of the provisions of Section 13 shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and with a further fine, which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during which the ferry is maintained or worked in contravention of those provisions. Section 27 - Fines payable to lessee Where the tolls of any public ferry have been let under the provisions hereinbefore contained, the whole or any portion of any fine realised under Section 25 or Section 26 may, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 17, be at the discretion of the convicting Magistrate or Bench of Magistrates, paid to the lessee. Section 28 - Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber Whoever navigates, anchors, moors or fastens any vessel or raft, or stacks any timber, in a manner so rash or negligent as to damage a public ferry, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term.....

Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Section 30

Title: Power to Try Summarily

State: Central

Year: 1878

Any Magistrate or Bench of Magistrates having summary jurisdiction under Chapter XVIII of the {.See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), Ch.22.}Code of Criminal Procedure may try any offence against this Act in manner provided by that Chapter.

Bombay Abkari Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

BOMBAY ABKARI ACT, 1878 BOMBAY ABKARI ACT, 1878 (Act V of 1878) [Passed on the 19th September, 1878] INTRODUCTION In India, orthodox religious opinions or rules have many a times influenced various political or social mass movements. The case of consumption of liquor is one of them. The issue of consumption of intoxicating drinks was condemned by the major oriental religions particularly Hindu and Muslim, in the subcontinent. But the advent of the Britishers in India changed the existing system, to a certain extent. The colonial Government secured income out of the production, sale and consumption of wine and other intoxicants. The main section of the independence movement led by the Indian National Congress was vigorously propagating against the consumption of intoxicating drinks and had launched a action programme of picketing against "liquor shops" to mobilise the people. The "liquor shop" was selected as a symbol of British Imperialism, so that a common man can fight against this identifiable imperialist object. Apart from this political object, other objectives were to make people conscious about health hazards of boozing and compell the Government treasury to.....