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Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 74

Title: Fees and Costs of Poor Persons

State: Central

Year: 1882

The Small Cause Court may, whenever it thinks fit, receive and register suits instituted, and applications under section 41 made by poor persons, and may issue processes on behalf of such persons, without payment or on a part-payment of the fees mentioned in sections 71 and 72.

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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 100

Title: Exemption of Poor Persons

State: Central

Year: 1924

A1[Board] may exempt, for a period not exceeding one year at a time from the payment of any tax or any portion of a tax imposed under this Act, any person who is in its opinion by-reason of poverty unable to pay the same. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69 for "Cantonment Authority".

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Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 113

Title: Exemption of Poor Persons

State: Central

Year: 2006

A Board may exempt, for a period not exceeding one year at a time from the payment of any tax, or any portion of a tax imposed under this Act, any person who in its opinion is by reason of poverty unable to pay the same.

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National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Chapter 2

Title: The National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disability

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....perform such duties under the direction of the Board as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairperson. (2) The Board shall, with the previous approval of the Central Government, appoint such other officers and employees as it considers necessary to carry out the objectives of the Trust. (3) The salary and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Chief Executive Officer, other officers and employees of the Trust shall be such as may be determined by regulations. Section 9 - Vacancies in Board not to invalidate acts etc. No act or proceeding of the Board shall be called in question on the grounds merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Board.

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National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Section 3

Title: Constitution of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disability,etc.

State: Central

Year: 1999

.....which shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued. (2) The general superintendence, direction and management of the affairs and business of the Trust shall vest in a Board which may exercise all powers and do all acts and things which may be exercised or done by the Trust. (3) The head office of the Trust shall be at New Delhi and the Board may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, establish offices at other places in India. (4) The Board shall consist of-- (a) a Chairperson to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst the persons having expertise and experience in the field of autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disability; (b) nine persons to be appointed in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed from amongst the registered organisations out of which three members each shall be from voluntary organisations, association of parents of persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental.....

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Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Chapter 10

Title: Recognition of Institutions for Persons with Disabilities

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....authority shall make such enquiries as it may deem fit and where it is satisfied that the applicant has complied with the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder it shall grant a certificate of registration to the applicant and where it is not so satisfied the competent authority shall, by order, refuse to grant the certificate applied for: Provided that before making any order refusing to grant a certificate the competent authority shall give to the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard and every order of refusal to grant a certificate shall be communicated to the applicant in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government. (3) No certificate of registration shall be granted under sub-section (2) unless the institution with respect to which an application has been made is in a position to provide such facilities and maintain such standards as may be prescribed by the State Government. (4) A certificate of registration granted under this section,-- (a) shall, unless revoked under section 53, remain in force for such period as may be prescribed by the State Government; (b) may be renewed from time to time for a like period; and .....

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Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Chapter 12

Title: The Chief Commissioner and Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....Code (45 of 1860) and the Chief Commissioner, the Commissioner, the competent authority, shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). Section 64 - Annual report to be prepared by the Chief Commissioner (1) The Chief Commissioner shall prepare in such form and at such time for each financial year as may be prescribed by the Central Government an annual report giving a full account of his activities during the previous financial year and forward a copy thereof to the Central Government. (2) The Central Government shall cause the annual report to be laid before each House of Parliament along with the recommendations explaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendation made therein insofar as they relate to the Central Government and the reasons for non-acceptance, if any, of any such recommendation or part. Section 65 - Annual reports to be prepared by the Commissioners (1) The Commissioner shall prepare in such form and at such time for each financial year as may be prescribed by the State Government an annual report giving a full account of his activities.....

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Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963 Chapter III

Title: Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Scheme

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....being in this Section referred to as the contractor) the principal shall obtain from the contractor the name of the agent of the Central Government acting under Section. 11 with whom he intends to insure, and shall report to the agent the existence of his agreement or contract with the contractor. (2) Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this Act, in any such case as is referred to in sub-Section (1), it shall not be necessary for the contractor to insure against the liabilities imposed on him by this Act in respect of workmen employed by him whose services are lent or let on hire on such an arrangement or used in the execution of work on such a contract as is referred to in sub-Section (1), where the arrangement or contract is for a term of less than one month. (3) The Scheme may make provision for supply by a contractor to a principal of any information necessary to enable the purposes of this Section to be carried out including provision for punishment by fine not exceeding two thousand rupees for the contravention of any requirement of the Scheme. Section 11 - Employment of agents by the Central Government The Central Government may by notification employ.....

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Displaced Persons Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1954 [Repealed] Chapter II

Title: Payment of Compensation and Rehabilitation Grants to Displaced Persons

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....to the displaced person is payable in the form of transfer of any property from the compensation pool, then subject to a prior charge under sub-section (3) of section 20, to a second charge on such property for the amount which would have been payable to the banking company under clause (a) if the displaced person had been paid compensation in cash; (c) if the compensation to the displaced person is payable in any other form, to such relief as the Settlement Officer, having regard to the principle specified in clause (a) or clause (b), may determine. (3) For the purposes of this section,-- (a) the expression 'banking company' means any of the displaced banks specified in the Schedule and includes any other banking company which, before the fifteenth day of August, 1947 carried on the business of banking, whether wholly or partially in any area now forming part of West Pakistan, and which the Central Government may, having regard to the dislocation of such business on account of the partition of the country, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (b) the expression 'total debt' means,-- (i) where the banking company has preferred a claim.....

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Displaced Persons Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1954 [Repealed] Chapter III

Title: Compensation Pool for Purposes of Payment of Compensation and Rehabilitation Grants to Displaced Persons

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....property or part thereof being in occupation of a displaced person or otherwise, then, notwithstanding anything contained in the Evacuee Property Act and this Act, it shall be lawful for the Central Government-- (a) to transfer to the applicant in lieu of the evacuee property or any part thereof, any immovable property in the compensation pool or any part thereof, being in the opinion of the Central Government as nearly as may be of the same value as the evacuee property or, as the case may be, any part thereof, or (b) to pay to the applicant such amount in cash from the compensation pool in lieu of the evacuee property or part thereof, as the Central Government having regard to the value of the evacuee property or part thereof, may in the circumstances deem fit. Explanation. -The provisions of this sub- section shall apply, whether or not, a certificate for the restoration of the evacuee property has been issued to the applicant under sub- section (1) of section 16 of the Evacuee Property Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of the Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1956, if the evacuee property has not in fact been restored to the.....

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