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Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....(d) procedural matters relating to legal representation, appeals, etc. 3. The existing law on the subject is to be found in the Geneva Convention Act, 1911 (an Act of the United Kingdom) as applied to India by the Gevena Convention Act, 1911 (British India) Order-in-Council dated the 24th October, 1916, and the Geneva Convention Implementing Act, 1936 (14 of 1936). The provisions of these Acts, however, are confined to extending protection to the two emblems, namely, the Red Cross and the Geneva Cross. 4. The Bill seeks to implement the Conventions in so far as it is necessary so to do and, at the same time, consolidates the law on the subject by repealing the United Kingdom Act of 1911andthe Central Act 14 of 1936and incorporating their provisions in the Bill." - Gaz. of Ind., 1959, Extra. Pt. II, S. 2, p. 1098. An Act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, 1949, to which India is a party, and for purposes connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- -Geneva Conventions of 12th August, 1949, were ratified by the President on the 16th October,.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule IV

Title: Fourth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....to in this Article. In no case shall requisition of labour lead to a mobilization of workers in an organization of a military or semi-military character. Article 52 No contract, agreement or regulation shall impair the right of any worker, whether voluntary or not and wherever he may be, to apply to the representatives of the Protecting Power in order to request the said Power's intervention. (Protection of workers) All measures aiming at creating unemployment or at restricting the opportunities offered to workers in an occupied territory, in order to induce them to work for the Occupying Power, are prohibited. Article 53 Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or co-operative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations. (Prohibited destruction) Article 54 The Occupying Power may not alter the status of public officials or judges in the occupied territories, or in any way apply sanctions to or take any measures of coercion or discrimination.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule III

Title: Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:- (Conflicts not of an international character.) (1) Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:- (a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture; (b) taking of hostages; (c) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment; (d) the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgement pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognised as indispensable by civilized peoples. (2) The wounded and sick shall be collected and.....

Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 Chapter II

Title: Stamp Duties

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....to obtain loan,- (i) by any person for an agricultural purpose as defined in the Karnataka Agricultural Credit Operations Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1974 (Karnataka Act No. 2 of 1975); and (ii) by a public sector undertaking, for the purpose for which it is established]; 4 [Provided further that the State Government may in public interest reduce or remit by notification till 31st March, 2006, the stamp duty payable on any instrument, to be specified therein executed by, specified new Tiny, Small-Scale, Medium Scale or Large Scale Industrial Units or Mega Projects as defined in the new industrial policy vide Government Order No. CI 167 SPI 2001,dated 30-6-2001 or by such key projects of core area as defined in the said policy or specified by the State Government from time to time] 5 [Provided also that the State Government may in public interest reduce or remit, by notification, the stamp duty payable on any instrument, to be specified therein, executed by or in favour of Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation in connection with implementation of Housing programme for the economically weaker sections and special occupational categories both in rural and urban Area except for.....

Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 Section 3B

Title: Certain Instruments Chargeable with Additional Duty

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....any instrument of conveyance, exchange, settlement, gift or lease in perpetuity of immovable property **[xxxx], chargeable with duty under Section 3 read with Articles of the schedule, ***[shall for a period of ****[four years] effective from the First day of April, 1998, be chargeable] with additional duty at the rate of five percent on such duty chargeable on such instrument of conveyance, exchange, gift, settlement and lease in perpetuity. (2) The additional duty chargeable under sub-section (1) shall be in addition to any duty chargeable under Section 3. (3) Except as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), provisions of this Act, shall, so far as may be apply in relation to the additional duty chargeable under sub-section (1), as they apply in relation to the duty chargeable under Section 3 * Substituted by Act No.5 of 1998, w.e.f. 1-4-1998 for the words "Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit System" ** Omitted by Act No. 5 of 98, w.e.f. 1-4-1998 the words "situated within the limits of Bangalore City Planning Area" *** Substituted by Act No. 5 of 1988, w.e.f. 1-4-1998 for the words "shall be chargeable" **" Substituted for the words "two years" by Act No. 7 of.....

International, Airports Authority Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....or such other member or such officer of the Authority as may be generally or specially empowered in this behalf by the Authority and such contracts or class of contracts as may be specified in the regulations shall be sealed with the common seal of the Authority: Provided that no contract exceeding such value or amount as the Central Government may, from time to time, by order, fix in this behalf shall be made unless it has been previously approved by the Authority: Provided further that no contract for the acquisition or sale of immovable property or for the lease of any such property for a term exceeding thirty years and no other contract exceeding such value or amount as the Central Government may, from time to time, by order, fix in this behalf shall bemade unless it has been previously approved by the Central Government. (2), Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the form and manner in which any contract shall be made under this Act shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations. (3) No contract which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations shall be binding on the Authority. SECTION 16: FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY (1) Subject.....

Maharashtra Horticulture Development Corporation Act, 1984 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1984

.....under sub-section (1) shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provision of this Act, to contract, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both moveable and immoveable, and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act, and may sue and be sued by its Corporate name. SECTION 04: CONSTITUTION OF CORPORATION (1) The Corporation shall consist of the following members, that is to say (a) The Minister for Horticulture; (b) Secretary to Government in Horticulture Department, ex- officio; (c) Director of Horticulture, Maharashtra State, ex-offico ; (d) Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department, ex- officio; (e) Deputy Secretary to Government, Agriculture and Cooperation Department (Agriculture), ex-officio; (f) Director of Marketing, Maharashtra State, ex-officio; (g) Joint Director of Horticulture (Credit and Marketing), ex- officio; (h) Managing Director, Maharashtra State Co -operative Land Development Bank, ex-officio; (i) Managing Director of the Corporation, ex-officio; (j) representatives of the3[lead banks] not exceeding two, to be nominated by the State Government; (k) One representative,.....

Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1961

.....suspend from office for such period as it thinks fit, or remove from office any member of the Corporation, who in its opinion " (a) has refused to act, or (b) has become incapable of acting, or (c) has so abused his position as member as to render his continuance on the Corporation detrimental to the interest thereof or of the general public, or (d) is otherwise unfit to continue as a member; Provided that, a member shall not be suspended or removed from office unless he has been given reasonable opportunity to show cause against the order. SECTION 09: VACANCIES HOW TO BE CALLED Any vacancy of a member of the Corporation shall be filled as early as practicable, in like manner as if the appointment were being made originally: Provided that, during any such vacancy the continuing members may act as if no vacancy had occurred. SECTION 10: TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF MEMBERS (1) In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall be competent to carry out the duties and functions of the Chairman. (2) If the Vice-Chairman or any other member of the Corporation is by reason of illness or otherwise rendered temporarily incapable of carrying out his duties, or is granted leave of absence.....

The Maharashtra Jeevan Authority Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1976

THE MAHARASHTRA JEEVAN AUTHORITY ACT, 1976 THE MAHARASHTRA JEEVAN AUTHORITY ACT, 1976 MAHARASHTRA ACT NO. XLVIII OF 1976 [ the assent of the President on the 1st day of November, 1 976 assent first published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part IV, on the 11th day of November, 1976.1 Amended by Mah. 8 of 1980* (28.9.1979)+ Amended by Mah. 3 of 1983 (12.10.1982) Amended by Mah. 18 of 1996 (28.6.1996) Amended by Mah. 25 of 1997 (10.3.1997) Amended by Mah. 4 of 1999 (w.e.f. 13.11.1998) Amended by Mah. 4 of 2000 An Act to provide for establishment of a 3 Authority for rapid development and proper regulation of water supply and sewerage services in the State of Maharashtra. WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for establishment of a 3 Authority for rapid development and proper regulation of water supply and sewerage services in the State of Maharashtra and for other matters connected therewith It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows : - NOTES Statement of Objects and Reasons The Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board was constituted with effect from the 1st January. 1977, under the Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage.....

Special Rules for the Multistoreyed and Public Buildings, 1974 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1974

.....use of sites as multi-storeyed buildings in the City of Madras, the same having been previously published by clause (a) of section 348 of the said act " RULES 1. SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT.-- (1) These rules may be called the Special Rules for the Multi-storeyed and Public Buildings, 1974. (2) They shall extend to the City of Madras. (3) They shall come into force at once. 2. DEFINITIONS."In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context" (1) "Corporation" means the Madras City Municipal Corporation" (2) "Floor Area Ratio" means the quotient obtained by dividing the total covered area (plinth area) on all floors and 100 by the area of the plot: Total Covered area of all floors X 100 Floor Area Ratio = Plot area (3) "Height of buildings" means the height measured from the average level of the central line of the street on which the site abuts "- (a) in the case of pitched roof, up to skyward surface of the roof. (4) "Multi-storeyed Buildings" means and includes all buildings with more than four floors (including the ground floor) or whose height is 15 metres or more measured from the average level of the central line of the street on which.....