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Police Act, 1949 Preamble 1

Title: Preamble

State: Central

Year: 1949

THE POLICE ACT, 1949 [Act, No.64 of 1949] [AS ON 1995] [27th December, 1949.] PREAMBLE An act to provide for the constitution of a general police-district embracing two or more {Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No.3) Order, 1956, for Chief Commissioners' Provinces.} [Union territories] and for the establishment of a police force therefor. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the constitution of a general police-district embracing two or more {Subs.by the Adaptation of Laws (No.3) Order, 1956, for "Chief Commissioners Provinces".}[Union territories] and for the establishment of a police force therefor. It is hereby enancted as follows:-

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Oil Industry Development Act 1974 Preamble 1

Title: Oil Industry Development Act 1974

State: Central

Year: 1974

Preamble 1 - OIL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT 1974 THE OIL INDUSTRY (DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1974 [Act, No. 47 of 1974] [26th September 1974] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the development of oil industry and for that purpose to levy a duty of excise on crude oil and natural gas and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-- OIL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT 1974Preamble 1 - OIL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT 1974 THE OIL INDUSTRY (DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1974 [Act, No. 47 of 1974] [26th September 1974] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the development of oil industry and for that purpose to levy a duty of excise on crude oil and natural gas and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :--

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Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 Preamble 1

Title: Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920

State: Central

Year: 1920

.....subs. by the A.O.1937 for towns of Rangoon and Karachi which had been subs .by Act 9 of 1926, s.11, for town of Rangoon]. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to insolvency [The words "in the Provinces of India" omitted by the A.O.1950] as administered by Courts having jurisdiction outside the Presidency-towns [The words "and the town of Karachi" rep. by the A.O.1948.In the long title the word "Karachi" had been substituted by the A.O.1937 for "Rangoon".In the preamble the words "town of Karachi" had been subs.by the A.O.1937 for "towns of Rangoon and Karachi" which had been substituted by Act 9 of 1926, section 11, for "town of Rangoon"]; It is hereby enacted as follows:

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Employment of Manual Scavengers Act 1993 Preamble 1

Title: Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993

State: Central

Year: 1993

.....conservation of dry latrines into water-seal latrines and prevention of construction of dry latrines are not stringent enough to eliminate this practice; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to enact a uniform legislation for the whole of India for abolishing manual scavenging by declaring employment of manual scavengers for removal of human excreta an offence and thereby Hanna the further proliferation of dry latrines in the country; AND WHEREAS it is desirable for eliminating the denominating practice of employment of manual scavengers and for protecting and improving the human environment to make it obligatory to convert dry; latrines into water-seal latrines or to construct water-seal latrines in new constructions; AND WHEREAS Parliament has no power to make laws for the States with respect to the matters aforesaid, except as provided in articles 249 and 250 of the Constitution; AND WHEREAS in pursuance of clause (1) of article 252 of the Constitution, resolutions have been passed by all the Houses of the Legislatures of the States of Andhra Pradesh, GAO, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura and West Bengal that the matters aforesaid should be regulated in those States by.....

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Public Gambling Act 1867 Preamble 1

Title: Public Gambling Act, 1867

State: Central

Year: 1867

THE PUBLIC GAMBLING ACT, 1867 [Act, No. 3 of 1867] [25th January, 1867] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaminghouse in the United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi1[and the Central Provinces]. Preamble WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming-houses2[in the United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi and the Central Provinces]; It is hereby enacted as follows:- ________________________ 1. Substituted for "North-Western Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William and in the Punjab, Oudh" by A.C. A.O., 1948 (23-3-1948). 2. Substituted for "the C. P. and British Burma" by the Amending Act, 1903 (1 of 1903).

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Unclaimed Deposits Act, 1866 [Repealed] Preamble 1

Title: Unclaimed Deposits Act, 1866

State: Central

Year: 1866

.....Judicature at Fort William, Madras arid Bombay. {The words " and the proceeds of certain estates in the charge of the Administrator General of Bengal " rep. by Act 24 of 1867, and the words " and in the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements " rep. by Act 16 of 1874, section 2 and Schedule., Pt. I.} WHEREAS it is expedient that certain securities and sums of money deposited in the High Courts of Judicature at Fort William, Madras and Bombay, {The words " and in the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements " rep. by Act 16 of 1874, section 2 and Schedule., Pt.I} in the course of suits in the said Courts or in the late Supreme Courts at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, respectively, and now or hereafter appearing to have been in such deposit for a period of twenty years or upwards, without any claim thereto having been made and allowed during that period, should be transferred and paid to the Government of India for the general purposes of Government; {The second cl. of the preamble rep. by Act 12 of 1876, section. 1 and Schedule., Pt.} It is hereby enacted as follows:-

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Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 Preamble 1

Title: Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901

State: Central

Year: 1901

THE INDIAN TOLLS (ARMY AND AIR FORCE) ACT, 1901 [Act, No.2 of 1901] [AS ON 1959] [22nd February, 1901] PREAMBLE An Act to amend the law relating to the exemption from tolls of persons and property belonging to the Army{Added by Act 10 of 1927, s.2 and Sch.I.}[or AirForce]. {Preamble omitted by the A.O.1950.} It is hereby enacted as follows:

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Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 Preamble 1

Title: Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948

State: Central

Year: 1948

THE OILFIELDS (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1948 [Act, No. 53 of 1948] [8th September, 1948] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the regulation of1[**] oilfields and for the development of2[mineral oil resources]. Whereas it is expedient in the public interest to provide for the regulation of1[**] oilfields and for the development of2[mineral oil resources]3[***]; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- __________________ 1. The words 'Mines and' were omitted in the long title and in the Preamble, by the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), Section 32 and Schedule III (with effect from 1-6-1958). 2. Substituted for 'minerals', by the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), Section 32 and Schedule III (with effect from 1-6-1958). 3. The words 'to the extent hereinafter specified' were omitted, by the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), Section 32 and Schedule III (with effect from 1-6-1958).

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Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 Preamble 1

Title: Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946

State: Central

Year: 1946

.....to other areas 3 [***] of the powers and jurisdiction of the members of the said force in regard to the investigation of the said offences; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- _______________________ 1. Substituted in long title and preamble for the words "for the State of Delhi for the investigation of certain offences committed in connection with matters concerning Departments of the Central Government" by the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amdt) Act, 1952 (26 of 1952), section 2 (6.3.1952). 2. Substituted for the words "Part C States" by 3 A.L.O., 1956. 3. Words "in the States" were omitted by the Part B Stated (Laws) Act, 1951 (3 of 1951), section 2 and Sch. (1-4-1951).

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Cattle Trespass Act,1871 Preamble

Title: Cattle-trespass Act, 1871

State: Central

Year: 1871

THE CATTLE-TRESPASS ACT, 1871 [Act, No. 1 of 1871] [AS ON 1955] [13th January, 1871] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Trespasses by Cattle. WHEREAS it is expedient to consopolidate and amend the law relating to trespasses by cattle; It is hereby enacted as follows:-(Preamble.)

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