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Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Section 13

Title: Private Ferry Not to Ply Within Two Miles of Public Ferry Without Sanction

State: Central

Year: 1878

{Subs.by Act 3 of 1886, Section2, for the original para.} [Except with the sanction of the Magistrate of the district or of such other officer as the State Government may, from time to time, appoint in this behalf, by name or in virtue of his office, no person shall establish, maintain or work a ferry to or from any point within a distance of two miles from the limits of a public ferry]: Provided that, in the case of any specified public ferry, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, reduce or increase the said distance of two miles to such extent as it thinks fit: Provided also that nothing hereinbefore contained shall prevent persons plying between two places, one of which is without, and one within, the said limits, when the distance between such two places is not less than three miles, or apply to boats {Ins.by Section2 ibid.} [Which do not ply for hire or] which the State Government expressly exempts from the operation of this Section {An explanation has been added to Section13 in the C.P.by the Northern India Ferries (C.P.Amendment) Act, 1937 (C.P.23 of 1937).}

Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 44AE

Title: Special Provision for Computing Profits and Gains of Business of Plying, Hiring or Leasing Goods Carriages

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....an assessment of the total income or loss of the assessee and determine the sum payable by the assessee on the basis of assessment made under sub-section (3) of section 143.] 5[(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, an assessee may claim lower profits and gains than the profits and gains specified in sub-sections (1) and (2), if he keeps and maintains such books of account and other documents as required under sub-section (2) of section 44AA and gets his accounts audited and furnishes a report of such audit as required under section 44AB.] Explanation: For the purposes of this section, - (a) the expressions goods carriage and heavy goods vehicle shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); (b) an assessee, who is in possession of a goods carriage, whether taken on hire purchase or on instalments and for which the whole or part of the amount payable is still due, shall be deemed to be the owner of such goods carriage. ______________________________ 1. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2003, with effect from 1st April, 2004. 2. Substituted for two thousand.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 178

Title: Penalty for Travelling Without Pass or Ticket and for Dereliction of Duty on the Part of Conductor and Refusal to Ply Contract Carriage Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....wilfully or negligently,- (i) fails or refuses to accept the fare when tendered, or (ii) fails or refuses to supply a ticket, or (iii) "supplies an invalid ticket, or (iv) supplies a ticket of a lesser value, or (b) to check any pass or ticket, either wilfully or negligently fails or refuses to do so, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (3) If the holder of a permit or the driver of a contract carriage refuses, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder, to ply the contract carriage or to carry the passengers, he shall,- (a) in the case of two-wheeled or three-wheeled motor vehicles, be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees; and (b) in any other case, be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.

Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965 Section 52

Title: Fishing and Plying of Boats, Etc

State: Karnataka

Year: 1965

No person shall have the right to fish or ply any vessel in a reservoir or tank or across or along a canal or channel maintained or controlled by the Government without the permission in writing of the State Government or of such officer as may be empowered in this behalf by the State Government, and except under such terms and conditions and subject to payment of such fees as may be prescribed: Provided that no permission for fishing in any tank with an achkat of not more than five hundred acres shall be granted by any officer empowered under this section except with the concurrence of the Irrigation Officer.

Bombay Ferries and Inland Vessels Act, 1868, (Maharashtra) Section 14C

Title: Licence Required to Ply Any Vessel on Any River, Etc.

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1868

1[No person shall ply any vessel on any river, stream, creek, tank, lake, or other collection of water affording passage for a vessel, whether for hire or not, except under a licence granted by an Officer empowered by the 2[State] Government in this behalf and except in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder and the conditions of such licence: Provided that the 2[State] Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt from the operation of this section such vessels or class of vessels as may be specified in such notification]. _________________ 1 Section 14C, 14D, 14E, 14F and 14G were inserted by Bom. 21 of 1942, s. 6, read with Bom. 55 of 1947, s.2. 2 This word was substituted for the word" Provincial" by the Adaptation of laws Order 1950.

Bombay Ferries and Inland Vessels Act, 1868, (Maharashtra) Section 14E

Title: Power to Prohibit a Plying of Vessel to Avert Any Accident, and to Requisition Vessels, Etc.

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1868

.....in this behalf, is at any time of the opinion that in order to avert any accident or danger to human life or safety it is necessary to take action under this subsection, such Magistrate or Officer may by order prohibit the plying of any vessel, or of any class of vessels or of vessels generally on any river stream, creek, tank, lake or other collection of water affording passage for a vessel, within the limits of his jurisdiction, during such period as may be specified in the order. (2) Any such Magistrate or officer may by order, within the limits of his jurisdiction, for the purpose of saving any human life or property, requisition the use of any vessel or other property likely to be useful in effecting rescue for such period as may be specified in the order. When any Magistrate or officer requisitions the use of any vessel or other property for any period, there shall be paid to the person deprived of it for the period such amount of compensation as may be determined by the Magistrate or officer. The decision of the Magistrate or the officer regarding the amount of compensation and the person to whom such compensation is payable shall be final.] .....

The Chhattisgarh Motoryan Karadhan Adhiniyam, 1991 Complete Act

State: Chattisgarh

Year: 1991

.....permit or a person or persons, who have acquired a right of succession to the possession of the vehicle and to the permit under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (No. 59 of 1988); (Inserted by C.G. Act No. 22 of 2002.) [(ba) "Private Service Vehicle" includes a motor vehicle owned by a partnership firm, a body corporate, a company or a factory and does not include a motor vehicle used for public purposes]; (c) "Tax" means a tax leviable under this Act; (Substituted by ibid.) [(d) "Year" in case of a fleet owner means the financial year, and in any other cases, means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of the month in which a motor vehicle is registered or a new registration mark is assigned to it under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and a "quarter" means every three months commencing on the first day of the month in which a motor vehicle is registered or a new registration mark is assigned to it]; (e) the words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (No. 59 of 1988). Section 3 - Levy of tax on Motor Vehicles (1) A tax shall be levied on every motor vehicle used or kept for.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....To meet the immediate requirements of the country soon after independence the Merchant Shipping Laws. (Extension to Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 was enacted, by which the British Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 were extended to the Acceding States (later known as Part B States) and Indian Consular Officers were empowered to perform functions in relation to Indian ships outside India and provision was made to enable Government to prescribe the proper national colours for ships registered in India, The Control of Shipping Act, 1947, was another short-term measure which continued the war-time control over Indian shipping and controlled the coastal trade by a system of licensing. This Act, which has been renewed from time to time, is due to expire on the 31st March, 1958. 3. The present Bill revises and consolidates all laws in force in India relating to merchant shipping, whether passed by the British Parliament or the Indian Legislature, and makes provision for the matters discussed in the succeedihg paragraphs, which also indicate the principal changes made in the law ........... -Gaz. of Ind., 1958, Extra., Pt. II, S. 2, p. 203.Act 21 of 1966.- The minimum.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

..... (6) "conductor's licence" means the licence issued by a competent authority under Chapter III authorising the person specified therein to act as a conductor; (7) "contract carriage" means a motor vehicle which carries a passenger or passengers for hire or reward and is engaged under a contract, whether expressed or implied, for the use of such vehicle as a whole for the carriage of passengers mentioned therein and entered into by a person with a holder of a permit in relation to such vehicle or any person authorised by him in this behalf on a fixed or an agreed rate or sum- (a) on a time basis, whether or not with reference to any route or distance; or (b) from one point to another, and in either case, without stopping to pick up or set down passengers not included in the contract anywhere during the journey, and includes- (i) a maxicab; and (ii) a motorcab notwithstanding the separate fares are charged for its passengers; (8) "dealer" includes a person who is engaged- (a) 1 [ x x x] (b) in building bodies for attachment to chassis; or (c) in the repair of motor vehicles; or (d) in the business of hypothecation, leasing or hire-purchase of motor vehicle; (9).....

West Bengal Additional Tax and Onetime Tax on Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1989

.....to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 1989. Section 2 Definitions 11. Words subs, for the words, figure and brackets "(1) In this Act" by W.B. Act 5 of 1992. w.e.f. 25.11.91. [In this Act], unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "additional tax" means the tax imposed under this Act and leviable in respect of motor vehicles as shown in Schedule I; 22. Clause (1a) ins. by W.B. Act 5 of 1992, w.e.f. 25.11.91. (1a) "ambulance or clinic van" means an omnibus or motor vehicle adapted to be used as such for carrying patients or other medical purpose; 2a2a. Clause (1b) ins. by W.B. Act 8 of 1999 w.e.f. 22.07.1999. (1b) "autorickshaw" means a motor vehicle having three wheels constructed or adopted and used to carry not more than three passengers for hire or reward excluding the driver. Explanation. For the purposes of this clause, a motor vehicle having three wheels constructed or adopted and used to carry more than three passengers but not more than twelve passengers for hire or reward excluding the driver shall not be treated as authorickshaw. Such motor vehicle shall be regarded as motorcab or maxicab, considering its seating capacity.....