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The Punjab Municipal Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1999

.....means the Government of the State of Punjab; (27) "Hazardous process" means the hazardous process defined in Clause (cb) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Act 63 of 1948); (28) "highly polluting industry" means such industry as the Government may, having regard to the nature of pollution caused by it, by notification, declare to be a highly polluting industry; (29) "Industrial Township" means the area specified as such under the first proviso to sub-section (1) of section 17 or under the first proviso to sub-section (1) of section 34 or under the first proviso to sub-section (1) of section 51, as the case may be; (30) "land" includes benefits to arise out of land, things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth and rights created by law over any street; (31) "Larger urban area" means a larger urban area specified as such under section 5; (32) "Local Authority" includes a Municipal Corporation, or a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat constituted under this Act, a Gram Panchayat, a Panchayat Samiti and a Zila Parishad constituted as such under the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Punjab Act 9 of 1994), and a Town Improvement.....

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Chapter II

Title: Intestate Succession

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....the rule of pious obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as it would have been enforceable as if the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 had not been enacted. Explanation.--For the purposes of clause (a), the expression "son", "grandson" or "great-grandson" shall be deemed to refer to the son, grandson or great-grandson, as the case may be, who was born or adopted prior to the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. (5) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to a partition, which has been effected before the 20th day of December,2004 Explanation- For the purposes of this section "partition" means any partition made by execution of a deed of partition duly registered under the Registration Act, 1908 or partition effected by a decree of a court.] ________________________________ 1. Substituted vide Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. Previous text was When a male Hindu dies after the commencement of this Act, having at the time of his death an interest in a Mitakshara coparceners property, his interest in the property shall devolve by survivorship upon the surviving members of the coparceners and not in accordance with.....

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....may be coiled the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF ACT (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person, who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, and (c) to any other person who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed. Explanation: The following persons are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion, as the case may be:- (a) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion; (b) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion and who is brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family to which such parent belongs or belonged; (c) any person who is a convert.....

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Section 7

Title: Devolution of Interest in the Property of a Tarwad, Tavazhi, Kutumba, Kavaru or Illom

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....share shall be deemed to have been allotted to him or her absolutely. (2) When a Hindu to whom the aliyasantana law would have applied if this Act had not been passed, dies after the commencement of this Act, having at the time of his or her death an undivided interest in the property of a kutumba or kavaru, as the case may be, his or her interest in the property shall devolve by testamentary or intestate succession, as the case may be, under this Act and not according to the aliyasantana law. Explanation.For the purposes of this sub-section, the interest of a Hindu in the property of kutumba or kavaru shall be deemed to be the share in the property of the kutumba or kavaru as the case may be, that would have fallen to him or her if a partition of that property per capita had been made immediately before his or her death among all the members of the kutumba or kavaru, as the case may be, then living, whether he or she was entitled to claim such partition or not under the aliyasantana law, and such share shall be deemed to have been allotted to him or her absolutely. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), when a sthanamdar dies after the commencement.....

The Madras Aliyasantana Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1949

.....in the Port St. George Gazette dt. 26/4/1949. Received the assent of this Excellency the Governor-General on the 13-4-1949.) THE MADRAS ALIYASANTANA ACT, 1949 [Act No. 9 of 1949] PREAMBLE (An Act to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana law of inheritance. Whereas it is expedient to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana Law of inheritance; it is hereby enacted as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY ( Pub. in the Port St. George Gazette dt. 26/4/1949. Received the assent of this Excellency the Governor-General on the 13-4-1949.) THE MADRAS ALIYASANTANA ACT, 1949 [Act No. 9 of 1949] PREAMBLE (An Act to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to marriage, maintenance, guardianship, intestate succession, family management and partition applicable to persons governed by the Aliyasantana law of inheritance. Whereas it is expedient to.....

Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 Chapter VIII

Title: Functions, Duties and Powers of Taluk Panchayat, Adhyaksha and Upadhyakshafunctions of Taluk Panchayat

State: Karnataka

Year: 1993

.....functions entrusted or delegated to it and, in particular, and without prejudice to the foregoing powers to exercise all powers specified under this Act. Section 148 - Standing committees (1) A Taluk Panchayat shall have the following standing committees, namely,- (a) General Standing Committee; (b) Finance, Audit and Planning Committee; (c) Social Justice Committee. 1 [(2) Each standing committee shall consist of such number of members not exceeding six including the Chairman as specified by the Taluk Panchayat, elected by the members of the Taluk Panchayat from among the elected members. The election of members of standing committee shall be held as soon as may be after every general election of members of Taluk Panchayat or on its reconstitution or establishment under this Act or immediately before the expiry of the term of office of the members of the standing committee: Provided that the Social Justice Committee shall consist of at least one member who is a woman and one member from either the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes whichever has more number of elected members.] 2 [(2A) The term of office of every member of the standing committee shall, save as.....

The Muslim Marumakkathayam Act, 1939 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1939

THE MUSLIM MARUMAKKATHAYAM ACT, 1939 THE MUSLIM MARUMAKKATHAYAM ACT, 1939 [Act No. 17 of 1939] PREAMBLE Whereas it is expedient to define and amend in certain respects the law relating to family management, partition and succession among the [Substituted by Act 32 of 1963.] [Muslims] following the Marumakkathayam Law; it is hereby enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Short title (a) This Act may be called The [Substituted by Act 32 of 1963.] [Muslim] Marumakkathayam Act, [Substituted by Act 14 of 1951.] [1939] [Substituted by Act 32 of 1963.] (b) Extent.-- [Substituted by Act 32 of 1963.] [It shall apply to all Muslims following the Marumakkathayam Law, who are either domiciled in the State of Kerala, or have property situate within the State of Kerala.] Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context;- (a) "Anandravan" means any member of a tarwad or tavazhi, as the case may be, other than the karanavan. (b) "Karanavan" means the oldest major male member of a tarwad or tavazhi, as the case may be, in whom the right to management of its properties vests or in the absence of such a male member the.....

Delhi Police Act, 1978 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1978

.....Act, 1955, or under section 12 of that Act in so far as it relates to satta gambling or on two or more occasions under any other provisions of that Act (including section 12 of that Act in so far as it does not relate to satta gambling); or (c) of any offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956; or (d) of any offence under section 25, section 26, section 27, section 28 or section 29 of the Arms Act, 1959; or (e) of any offence under section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962; or (f) of any offence under section 61, section 63 or section 66, of the Punjab Excise Act, 1955, as in Delhi; or (g) on two or more occasions of an offence under (i) the Opium Act, 1878; or (ii) the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930; or (iii) the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; or (iv) section 11 of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, as in force in Delhi; or (h) on three or more occasions of an offence under section 105 or section 107 of this Act, the Commissioner of Police may, if he has reason to believe that such person is likely again to engage himself in the commission of any of the offences referred to in this section, by order in writing, direct such.....

Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Chapter VI

Title: Municipal Taxation

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

..... 5.Substituted by Act 33 of 1984 w.e.f. 7.4.1964. 6. Omitted by Act 83 of 1976 w.e.f. 8.12.1976. 7. Clause (xi) and proviso omitted by Act 26 of 1982 read with Act 22 of 2000 w.e.f. 27.7.1982. 8. Omitted by Act 39 of 1976 read with Act 22 of 2000 w.e.f. 1.4.1976. 9. Substituted by Act 39 of 1976 read with Act 22 of 2000 w.e.f. 1.4.1976. 10. Substituted by Act 83 of 1976 w.e.f. 8.12.1976. Section 94A - Water supply cess 1 [94A. Water supply cess.-- Where a municipal council levies tax on buildings or lands under section 94, it shall, in addition, levy a water supply cess at the rate of 2 [twenty percent] of such tax for the maintenance and improvement of water supply schemes in urban areas and the cess so collected shall be credited to the Government.] _______________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 33 of 1986 w.e.f. 6.6.1986. 2. Substituted by Act 36 of 1994 w.e.f. 1.6.1994. Section 95 - Procedure preliminary to imposing tax A municipal council before imposing a tax shall observe the following preliminary procedure:-- (a) it shall, by resolution passed at a general meeting, select for the purpose one or other of the taxes specified in.....

Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 3

Title: Specification of Smaller Urban Area

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

..... (d) the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities in such area; (e) the economic importance of such area; and (f) such other factors as may be prescribed, specify, by notification, such area to be a smaller urban area and such smaller urban area shall be deemed to be a municipal area: Provided that no such area shall be so specified as a smaller urban area unless, -- (i) the population of such area is not less than twenty thousand and not more than three lakhs; (ii) the density of population in such area is not less than one thousand five hundred inhabitants to one square kilometer of area; (iii) the revenue generated for local administration from such area from tax and non-tax sources in the year of the last preceding census is not less than rupees nine lakhs per annum or a sum calculated at the rate of rupees forty-five per capita per annum, whichever is higher; (iv) the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities is not less than fifty per cent of the total employment: Provided further that the Governor having regard to the size of the area and municipal services deemed to be provided or proposed to be provided by industrial.....