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Representation of the People Act, 1951 Part VA

Title: Free Supply of Certain Material to Candidates of Recognised Political Parties

State: Central

Year: 1951

1 PART VA FREE SUPPLY OF CERTAIN MATERIAL TO CANDIDATES OF RECOGNISED POLITICAL PARTIES _______________________ 1. Inserted by Election and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act 2003, (46 of 2003)

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Part V

Title: Conduct of Elections

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 Schedule, for certain words w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 3. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of ten thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five thousand rupees" 4. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of five thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of two thousand five hundred rupees" Section 35 - Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny The returning officer shall, on receiving the nomination paper1[under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (1 A) of section 33], inform the person or persons delivering the same of the date, time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations and shall enter on the nomination paper its serial number, and shall.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Chapter VIII

Title: Election Expenses

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....in consultation with the Election Commission, to theelectors in the constituencies concerned or to the candidates set up by therecognised political parties. (2) Where the ElectionCommission supplies the items to the candidates under sub-section (7), the Central Government may, in consultationwith the Election Commission, impose conditions with respect to the reduction ofthe maximum expenditure which may be incurred by the candidate under section 77. Explanation.--For the purposes ofsection 39A, this Chapter andclause (hh) of sub-section (2) of section 169, the expression"recognised political party", has the meaning assigned to it in the Election Symbols (Reservation andAllotment) Order, 1968.'.] REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951Part VI - DISPUTES REGARDING ELECTIONS

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Chapter I

Title: Nomination of Candidates

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 Schedule, for certain words w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 3. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of ten thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five thousand rupees" 4. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "a sum of five thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of two thousand five hundred rupees" Section 35 - Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny The returning officer shall, on receiving the nomination paper1[under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (1 A) of section 33], inform the person or persons delivering the same of the date, time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations and shall enter on the nomination paper its serial number, and shall.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 39A

Title: Allocation of Equitable Sharing of Time

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....candidates under section 38 for the election and shall be valid till forty-eight hours before the hour fixed for poll for such election. (3) The allocation of equitable sharing of time under sub-section (1)shall be binding on all political parties concerned. (4) The Election Commission may, for the purposes of this section, make code of conduct for cable operators and electronic media and the cable operators and every person managing or responsible for the management of the electronic media shall abide by such code of conduct. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,-- (a) "electronic media" includes radio and any other broadcasting media notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette; (b) "cable television network" and "cable operator" have the meanings respectively assigned to them under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995(7 of 1995).'] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Election and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 (46 of 2003).

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 77

Title: Account of Election Expenses and Maximum Thereof

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....person died or ceased to be a member, for the purposes of designating the new leader in his place.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 40 of 1975, Section 6, for certain words (retrospectivcely) 2. Substituted by Election and other Related Laws (amendment) Act, 2003 (46 of 2003). Prior to substitution it read as under: [Explanation 1 . - Notwithstanding any judgment, order or decision of any Court to the contrary, any expenditure incurred or authorized in connection with the election of a candidate by a political party or by any other association or body of persons or by any individual (other than the candidate or his election agent) shall not be deemed to be, and shall not ever be deemed to have been, expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authorized by the candidate or by his election agent for the purposes of this sub-section; Provided that nothing contained in this Explanation shall affect -- (a) any judgment, order or decision of the Supreme Court whereby the election of a candidate to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly of a State has been declared void or set aside before the commencement of the Representation.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 123

Title: Corrupt Practices

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....of 1958, Section 36. 10. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 53,"for the conveyance" w.e.f. 14-12-1966. 11. Substituted by Act 58 of 1958, Section 36, for sub-clause (f). 12. Inserted by Act 1 of 1989, Section 13 w.e.f. 15-3-1989. 13. The words " or a polling agent or a counting agent' omitted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 53 w.e.f. 14-12-1966. 14. Added by Act 40 of 1975, Section 8 (retrospectively). 15. Substituted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010 previous text was:- "from any person in the service of the Government" 16. Inserted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Chapter III

Title: Electoral Offences

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....or broadcast or display on any electronic media.] _______________________________ 1. Inserted by the Representation of the people (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 41 of 2009] to be effective from 01.02.2010 vide Notification No. S.O.225(E) dated 01.02.2010. Section 126B - Offences by companies 1[(1) Where an offence under sub-section (2) of section 126A has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of, the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance.....

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Section 126

Title: Prohibition of Public Meetings During Period of Forty-eight Hours Ending with Hour Fixed for Conclusion of Poll

State: Central

Year: 1951

1[126. Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll (1) No person shall-- (a) convene, hold, attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election; or (b) display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, "television or other similar apparatus; or (c) propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto, in any polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion of the poll for any election in that polling area. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine, or with both. (3) In this section, the expression "election matter" means any matter intended or calculated to influence or affect the result of an election.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 21 of 1966, Section 10 w.e.f. 1-8-1966.

The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951[1] Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1951

THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951[1] THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951 [1] MADRAS ACT No. XIX OF 1951 An Act to provide for the btter administration and governance of Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the State of Madras Whereas it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to the administration and governance of Hindu religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the State of Madras; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madras and applies to all Hindu public religious institutions and endowments, including the Tirumalai Tirupati Devasthanams and the endowments thereof. Explanation.-In this sub-section, Hindu public religious institutions and endowments do not include Jain religious institutions and endowments. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Fort St. George Gazette appoint. 2. Power to.....