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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 40

Title: Inquiry into Existence of Ante-nuptial or Post-nuptial Settlements

State: Central

Year: 1869

1[ The District Court may, before passing a decree for dissolution of the marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage, inquire into" ]the existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements made on the parties whose marriage is the subject of the decree, and may make such orders, with reference to the application of the whole or a portion of the property settled, whether for the benefit of the husband or the wife, or of the children (if any) of the marriage, or of both children and parents, as to the Court seems fit: Provided that the Court shall not make any order for the benefit of the parents or either of them at the expense of the children. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 51 of 2001, section 24, for certain words (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).

Divorce Act, 1869 Chapter 10

Title: Settlements

State: Central

Year: 1869

[Rep. by the Indian Dovorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 (51 of 2001), section 23 (w.e.f. 3-10-2001)]. Section 40 - Inquiry into existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements 1[ The District Court may, before passing a decree for dissolution of the marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage, inquire into" ]the existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements made on the parties whose marriage is the subject of the decree, and may make such orders, with reference to the application of the whole or a portion of the property settled, whether for the benefit of the husband or the wife, or of the children (if any) of the marriage, or of both children and parents, as to the Court seems fit: Provided that the Court shall not make any order for the benefit of the parents or either of them at the expense of the children. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 51 of 2001, section 24, for certain words (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).

Indian Divorce Act, 1869 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1869

.....upon certain Courts jurisdiction matters matrimonial; It is hereby enacted as follows :-I-PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT OF ACT This Act may be called the3[***] Divorce Act and shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1869. SECTION 02: EXTENT OF ACT 4 [This Act extends to the whole of India5[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir].] Extent of power to grant relief generally,6[Nothing hereinafter contained shall authorise any Court to grant any relief under this Act except where the petitioner7[or respondent] professes the Christian religion. and to make decrees of dissolution, or to make decrees of dissolution of marriage except where the parties to the marriage are domiciled in India at the time when the petition is presented, or of nullity or to make decrees of nullity of marriage except where the marriage has been solemnized in India and the petitioner is resident in India at the time of presenting the petition, or to grant any relief under this Act, other than a decree of dissolution of marriage or of nullity of marriage, except where the petitioner resides in India at the time of presenting the petition.] SECTION 03: INTERPRETATION.....

Divorce Act, 1869 Complete Act

Title: Divorce Act, 1869

State: Central

Year: 1869

Preamble1 - DIVORCE ACT, 1869 Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title, commencement of the Act Section2 - Extent of Act Section3 - Interpretation-clause Chapter 2 Section4 - Matrimonial jurisdiction of High Courts to be exercised subject to Act-Exception Section5 - Enforcement of decrees or orders made heretofore by Supreme Court or High Court Section6 - Pending suits Section7 - Court to act on principles of English Divorce Court(Repealed) Section8 - Extraordinary jurisdiction of High Court Section9 - Reference to High Court Chapter 3 Section10 - Grounds for dissolution of marriage Section10A - Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent Section11 - Adulterer or adulteress to be co-respondent Section12 - Court to be satisfied of absence of collusion Section13 - Dismissal of petition Section14 - Power to court to pronounce decree for dissolving marriage Section15 - Relief in case of opposition on certain grounds Section16 - Decrees for dissolution to be nisi Section17 - Power of High Court to remove certain suits Section17A - Appointment of officer to exercise duties of King's Proctor (Repealed) Chapter 4 Section18 - Petition for decree of nullity Section19 - Grounds of.....

Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 Section 23

Title: Settlement and Netting

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....that has become final and irrevocable and the right of the system provider to appropriate any collaterals contributed by the system participant towards its settlement or other obligations in accordance with the rules, regulations or bye-laws of such system provider. Explanation-For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the settlement, whether gross or net, referred to in this section is final and irrevocable as soon as the money, securities, foreign exchange or derivatives or other transactions payable as a result of such settlement is determined, whether or not such money, securities or foreign exchange or derivatives or other transactions is actually paid.

Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 Complete Act

Title: Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....documents in the payment system confidential Section23 - Settlement and netting Chapter VI Section24 - Settlement of disputes Section25 - Dishonour of electronic funds transfer for insufficiency, etc., of funds in the account Chapter VII Section26 - Penalties Section27 - Offences by companies Section28 - Cognizance of offences Section29 - Application of fine Section30 - Power of Reserve Bank to impose fines Section31 - Power to compound offences Chapter VIII Section32 - Act to have overriding effect Section33 - Mode of recovery of penalty Section34 - Act not to apply to stock exchanges or clearing corporations of stock exchanges Section35 - Certain persons deemed to be public servants Section36 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section37 - Power of Reserve Bank to make regulations Section38 - Power of Reserve Bank to make regulations

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Chapter VI

Title: Registration, Insurance and Value-payable Post

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....any postage chargeable under this Act, such further fee as may be fixed by the notification shall be paid on account of the registration of post at articles. Section 29 - Power to make rules as to registration (1) The Central Government may make rules as to the registration of postal articles. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may-- (a) declare in what cases registration shall be required; (b) prescribe the manner in which the fees for registration shall be paid; and (c) direct that twice the fee for registration shall be levied on the delivery of a postal article required to be registered on which the fee for registration has not been. prepaid. (3) postal articles made over to the Post Office for the purpose of being registered, shall be delivered, when registered, at such times and in such manner as the Director General may, by order, from lime to time appoint. Section 30 - Insurance of postal articles The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette direct-- (a) that any postal article may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be insured at the post office at which it is.....

Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlements) Act, 1976 Preamble 1

Title: Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlements) Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION (MODIFICATION OF SETTLEMENTS) ACT, 1976 [Act, No. 72 of 1976] [29th May, 1976] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the modification of the settlements arrived at between the Life Insurance Corporation of India and their workmen. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Complete Act

Title: Indian Post Office Act, 1898

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....- Power to postpone despatch or delivery of certain postal articles Section23 - Power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act Section24 - Power to deal with postal articles containing goods contraband or liable to duty Section24A - Power to deliver such articles to Customs authority Section25 - Power to intercept notified goods during transmission by post Section26 - Power to intercept postal articles for public good Section27 - Power to deal with postal articles from abroad bearing fictitious or previously used stamps Section27A - Prohibition of transmission by post of certain newspapers Section27B - Power to detain newspapers and other articles being transmitted by post Section27C - Procedure for disposal by High Court of applications for release of newspapers and articles so detained Section27D - Jurisdiction barred Chapter VI Section28 - Registration of postal articles Section29 - Power to make rules as to registration Section30 - Insurance of postal articles Section31 - Power to require insurance of postal articles Section32 - Power to make rules as to insurance Section33 - Liability in respect of postal articles insured Section34 -.....

Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlements) Act, 1976 Complete Act

Title: Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlements) Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

Preamble1 - LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION (MODIFICATION OF SETTLEMENTS) ACT, 1976 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Modification of settlements