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Border Security Force Act, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....includes all armed mutineers, armed rebels, armed rioters, pirates and any person in arms against whom it is the duty of any person subject to this Act to take action; (k) "enrolled person" means an under-officer or other person enrolled under this Act; (l) "Force" means the Border Security Force; (m) "Force custody" means the arrest or confinement of a member of the Force according to rules; (n) "Inspector-General" means the Inspector-General of the Force appointed under section 5-; (o) "member of the Force" means an officer, a subordinate officer, an under-officer or other enrolled person; (p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (q) "offence" means any act or omission punishable under this Act and includes a civil offence; (r) "officer" means a person appointed or in pay as an officer of the Force, but does rot include a subordinate officer or an under-officer; (s) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act: (t) "rule" means a rule made under this Act; (u) "Security Force Court" means a Court referred to in section 64-; (v) "subordinate officer" means a person appointed or in pay as a Subedar-Major, a Subedar or a.....

Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

..... SECTION 20: CERTAIN ACTS NOT TO APPLY TO MEMBERS OF THE FORCE - Nothing contained inthe Payment of Wages Act, 1936-, orthe Industrial Diusputes Act, 1947-, orthe Factories Act, 1948-, or any corresponding law relating to investigation and settlement of industrial disputes in force in a State shall apply to members of the Force. SECTION 21: PROTECTION OF ACTS OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE FORCE - (1) In any suit or proceeding against any51[x x x] member of the Force for any act done by him in the discharge of his duties, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him under the orders of a competent authority. (2) Any such plea may be proved by the production of the order directing the act, and if it is so proved, the51[x x x] member of the Force shall thereupon be discharged from any liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect in the jurisdiction of the authority which issued such order. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any legal proceeding, whether civil or criminal, which may lawfully be brought against any51[x x x] member of the Force for anything done or intended.....

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Chapter III

Title: Offences

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....to this Act who deserts or attemps to desert the service shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court,-- (a) if he commits the offence when on active duty or when under order for active duty, be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and (b) if he commits the offence under any other circumstances, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (2) Any person subject to this Act who knowingly harbours any such deserter shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (3) Any person subject to this Act who, being cognizant of any desertion or attempt at desertion of a person subject to this Act, does not forthwith give notice to his own or some other superior officer, or take any steps in his power to cause such person to be apprehended, shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. Section 19 -.....

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 21

Title: Disobedience to Superior Officer

State: Central

Year: 1968

(1) Any person subject to this Act who disobeys in such manner as to show a wilful defiance of authority any lawful command given personally by his superior officer in the execution of his officer whether the same is given orally, or in writing or by signal or otherwise, shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (2) Any person subject to this Act who disobeys any lawful command given by his superior officer shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court,-- (a) if he commits such offence when on active duty, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and (b) if he commits such offence when not on active duty, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Chapter VII

Title: Procedure of Security Force Courts

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....and of the battalion, unit, or branch of the Force to which they belong. (3) Where a record is made in any battalion book in pursuance of this Act or of any rules made thereunder or otherwise in the discharge of official duties and purports to be signed by the commandant or by the officer whose duty it is to make such record, such record shall be evidence of the facts therein stated. (4) A copy of any record in any battalion book purporting to be certified to be a true copy by the officer having custody of such book shall be evidence of such record. (5) Where any person subject to this Act is being tried on a charge of desertion or of absence without leave, and such person has surrendered himself into the custody of any officer or other person subject to this Act, or any unit of the Force, or has been apprehended by such officer or person, a certificate purporting to be signed by such officer, or by the Commandant of the unit to which such person belongs, as the case may be, and stating the fact, date and place of such surrender or apprehension, and the manner in which he was dressed, shall be evidence of the matters so stated. (6) Where any person subject to this Act.....

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 98

Title: Evidence of Previous Convictions and General Character

State: Central

Year: 1968

(1) When any person subject to this Act has been convicted by a Security Force Court of any offence, such Security Force Court may inquire into, and receive, and record evidence of any previous convictions of such person, either by a Security Force Court or by a criminal court, or any previous award of punishment under section 53 or 55, and may further inquire into and record the general character of such person and such other matters as may be prescribed. (2) Evidence received under this section may be either oral, or in the shape of entries in, or certified extracts from, books of Security Force Courts or other official records; and it shall not be necessary to give notice before trial to the person tried that evidence as to his previous convictions or character will be received. (3) At a Summary Security Force Court, the officer holding the trial may, if he thinks fit, record any previous convictions against the offender, his general character, and such other matters as may be prescribed, as of his own knowledge instead of requiring them to be proved under the foregoing provisions of this section.

Insecticides Act, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

INSECTICIDES ACT, 1968 INSECTICIDES ACT, 1968 46 of 1968 2nd September, 1968 An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of insecticides with a view to prevent risk to human beings or animals, and for matters connected therewith Be it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows: SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Insecticides Act, 1968. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3)'lt shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States2. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS NOT BARRED The provisions of this Act shall be in addi- tion to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "animals" means animals useful to human beings and includes fish and fowl, and such kinds of wild life as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify, being kinds which in its opinion, it is desirable to protect or.....