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The Maharashtra Dog Race Course Licensing Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1976

.....is pursued by dogs; (b) "race-course" means any ground on which a dog-race can be held ; (c) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act. SECTION 03: PROHIBITION AGAINST DOG-RACING ON UNLICENSED DOG RACE-COURSES (1) No dog-race shall be held save on a race courses for which a licence for dog-racing granted in accordance with the provisions of this Act, is in force. (2) The terms of such licence shall be published in the Official Gazette. SECTION 04: LICENCE FOR DOG-RACING (l) The owner, lessee or occupier of any race-course may apply to the State Government for a licence for dog-racing on such race-course. (2) The State Government may withhold such licence or grant it subject to such conditions and for such period as it may think fit. Such conditions may provide for" (a) the payment of a licence fee ; (b) the amount of stakes which may be allotted for different kinds of dogs ; (c) such other matters, whether directly or indirectly connected with dog-racing, for which, in the opinion of the State Government, it is necessary or expedient to make provision in the licence. (3) The State Government may by such licence authorize the.....

The Madras Race Club (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Act 1986 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1986

THE MADRAS RACE CLUB (ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING) ACT 1986 THE MADRAS RACE CLUB (ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING) ACT 1986 ACT NO.26 OF 1986 An Act to provide for the acquisition, for a public purpose, and transfer of the undertaking of the Madras Race Club and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. WHEREAS the Madras Race Club, which is a company within the meaning of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956), is engaged in the business of running of horse races at Madras and at Uthagamandalam including the business of inter-venue betting; AND WHEREAS it has been brought to the notice of the Government that the Committee of management of the Madras Race Club is ridden with factions and that the affairs of the said Club are not conducted properly and in particular in the interests of the race going public; AND WHEREAS instances of irregularities and malpractices in the conduct of the horse races have been brought to the notice of the Government: AND WHEREAS it has been brought to the notice of the Government that the book-makers keep huge amounts of bet from records causing substantial loss of revenue to the.....

The Tamil Nadu Horse Race (Abolition of Turf Agencies) Act, 1979 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1979

THE TAMIL NADU HORSE RACE (ABOLITION OF TURF AGENCIES) ACT, 1979 THE TAMIL NADU HORSE RACE (ABOLITION OF TURF AGENCIES) ACT, 1979, Act No.55 of 1979. An Act to provide for the abolition of the system of turf agencies in respect of any horse race in the State of Tamil Nadu. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement." (1) This Act may be called THE TAMIL NADU HORSE RACE (ABOLITION OF TURF AGENCIES) ACT, 1979. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th October 1979. 2. Definitions." In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires." (a) 'bet' includes wager; (b) 'Government' means the State Government; (c) 'horse' means a male horse and includes, mare, gelding, filly, ponv or any other horse by whatever name called ; (d) 'horse-race' means any race in which any horse runs or is made to run in competition with any other horse." (i) for any prize of whatever nature or kind, or (ii) for any bet made or to be made, or (iii) for both such prize and bet, in respect of any such horse, or the rider thereof; (e) 'turf.....

Indian Evidence Act 1872 Section 113A

Title: Presumption as to Abetment of Suicide by a Married Woman

State: Central

Year: 1872

1 [113A. Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman When thequestion is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted byher husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she hadcommitted suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriageand that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her tocruelty, the Court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances ofthe case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relativeof her husband. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section,"cruelty" shall have the same meaning asin section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)]. _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 46 of 1983, section 7.

Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004 Section 9

Title: Abetment of Suicide

State: Karnataka

Year: 2004

Where a debtor or any member of his family commits suicide and if it is shown that immediately prior to such suicide the debtor or any member of his family was subjected to molestation by any person, the person who has advanced loan shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have abetted the commission of such suicide, Explanation: For the purpose of this section, "Member of family" means the spouse, unmarried daughter or unmarried son.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 174

Title: Police to Inquire and Report on Suicide, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....the cause of death; or (v) the police officer for any other reason considers it expedient so to do, he shall, subject to such rules as the State Government may prescribe in this behalf, forward the body, with a view to its being examined, to the nearest Civil Surgeon, or other qualified me dical man appointed in this behalf by the State Government, if the state of the weather and the distance admit of its being so forwarded without risk of such putrefaction on the road as would render such examination useless. ( 4 ) The following Magistrates are empowered to hold inquests, namely, any District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate and any other Executive Magistrate specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government or the District Magistrate. _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 46 of 1983, Section 3, for certain words (w.e.f. 25-12-1983).

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 305

Title: Abetment of Suicide of Child or Insane Person

State: Central

Year: 1860

If any person under eighteen years of age, any insane person, any delirious person, any idiot, or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. _______________________ 1.Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 306

Title: Abetment of Suicide

State: Central

Year: 1860

If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 309

Title: Attempt to Commit Suicide

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall he punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year 1 [or with fine, or with both]. _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 8 of 1882, section 7, for "and shall also be liable to fine".

Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 115BB

Title: Tax on Winnings from Lotteries, Crossword Puzzles, Races Including Horse Races, Card Games and Other Games of Any Sort or Gambling or Betting of Any Form or Nature Whatsoever

State: Central

Year: 1961

Where the total income of an assessee includes any income by way of winnings from any lottery or crossword puzzle or race including horse race (not being income from the activity of owning and maintaining race horses) or card game and other game of any sort or from gambling or betting of any form or nature whatsoever, the income-tax payable shall be the aggregate of (i) the amount of income-tax calculated on income by way of winnings from such lottery or crossword puzzle or race including horse race or card game and other game of any sort or from gambling or betting of any form or nature whatsoever, at the rate of 1[thirty per cent] ; and (ii) the amount of income-tax with which the assessee would have been chargeable had his total income been reduced by the amount of income referred to in clause (i). Explanation : For the purposes of this section, horse race shall have the same meaning as in section 74A. ____________________________ 1. Substituted for forty per cent by the Finance Act, 2001, with effect from 1st April, 2002.