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The Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....2015 THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015 NO. 3 OF 2016 [31st December, 2015.] An Act to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd October, 2015. Amendment of section 2. 2. In the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, (I) in sub-section (1), (A) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (e) Court means (i) in the case of an arbitration other than international commercial arbitration, the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, and includes the High Court in exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction, having jurisdiction to decide the questions forming the subject-matter of the arbitration if the same had been the subject-matter of a suit, but does not include any Civil Court of a grade inferior to such principal Civil Court, or any Court of Small Causes; (ii) in the.....

The Public Premises (Eviction Of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendments Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....appoint. Amendment of section 2. 2. In the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act,1971 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, in clause (e), in sub-clause (2), (A) in item (i), for the words and figures "the Companies Act, 1956", the words and figures "the Companies Act, 2013" shall be substituted; (B) in item (ii), for the words and figures "the Companies Act, 1956", the words and figures "the Companies Act, 2013" shall be substituted; (C) for item (iii), the following items shall be substituted, namely: (iii) any company as defined in clause (20) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 in which not less than fifty-one per cent. of the paid up capital is held partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments and includes a company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning of that Act) of the first-mentioned company and which carries on the business of public transport including metro railway. Explanation. For the purposes of this item, "metro railway" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act,.....

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division &Amp; Commercial Appellate Division Of High Courts Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION & COMMERCIAL APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 NO. 4 OF 2016 An Act to provide for the constitution of Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Courts for adjudicating commercial disputes of specified value and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd day of October, 2015. Definitions. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Commercial Appellate Division means the Commercial Appellate Division in a High Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5; (b) Commercial Court means the Commercial Court constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3; (c) commercial dispute .....

Maharashtra Right To Public Services Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 2015

.....is in receipt of retirement benefits in respect of any previous service rendered in Government or Corporation established by or under any Central Act or State Act or a Government Company owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government, his salary in respect of the service as the Chief Commissioner or the Commissioner shall be reduced by the amount of pension equivalent to the retirement benefits: Provided also that, the salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioners shall not be varied to their disadvantage after their appointments. (5) The Government shall provide the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioners with such officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of their functions under this Act, and the salaries and allowances payable to and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees appointed for the purposes of this Act shall be such as may be prescribed. Removal of Chief Commissioner or Commissioners 15. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Governor may, by order remove from office of the Chief Commissioner or any.....

The Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act, 2014 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2014

.....proposes to take or has been taken by it upon the results of such inspection or inquiry. (8) Where the Board does not, within reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Visitor, the Visitor may, after considering any explanation furnished or representation made by the Board, issue such directions as he may think fit and the Board shall be bound to comply with such directions. (9) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Visitor may, by an order in writing, annul any proceeding of the University which is not in conformity with this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances: Provided that before making any such order, he shall call upon the University to show cause why such an order should not be made and, if any cause is shown within a reasonable time, he shall consider the same. (10) The Visitor shall have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes. Officers of the University. 10. The following shall be the officers of the University, namely: (1) the Chancellor; (2) the Vice-Chancellor; (3) the Deans; (4) the Directors; (5) the Registrar; (6) the Comptroller; (7) the University Librarian; and (8) such other officers as may be.....

The Street Vendors (Protection Of Livelihood And Regulation Of Street Vending) Act, 2014 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2014

.....area for public or any such place considered suitable for vending activities and providing services to the general public. (2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment or any provision thereof, shall, in relation to an area in which such enactment or such provision is not in force be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area. CHAPTER II REGULATION OF STREET VENDING Survey of street vendors and protection from eviction or relocation. 3. (1) The Town Vending Committee shall, within such period and in such manner as may be specified in the scheme, conduct a survey of all existing street vendors, within the area under its jursidiction, and subsequent survey shall be carried out at least once in every five years. (2) The Town Vending Committee shall ensure that all existing street vendors, identified in the survey, are accommondated in the vending zones subject to a norm conforming to two and half per cent. of the population of the ward or zone or town or city, as the case may be, in accordance with the plan for street vending and the holding capacity of the vending zones. (3) No street vendor shall be evicted or, as the case may be, relocated.....

The West Bengal Finance Act, 2014 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 2014

.....as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. Amendment of Bengal Act V of 1922:- 2. In the Bengal Amusements Tax Act, 1922, in section 8C, in clause (a),- (1) for sub-clause (i), the following sub-clause shall be substituted:- (i) in the case of a new multiplex theatre complex,- (A) if it is situated under the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation or the municipalities of Baranagar, Dum Dum, South Dum Dum and Bidhannagar, four years, where it constitutes not less than three theatres and three years, where it constitutes two theatres, (B) if it is situated in the districts of Howrah, Hooghly, Burdwan, Nadia, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, North 24-Parganas excluding the areas mentioned in item (A) and the areas under Sunderbans and South 24-Parganas excluding the areas under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation mentioned in item (A) and Sunderbans, six years, where it constitutes not less than three theatres and five years, where it constitutes two theatres, and (C) if it is situated in an area other than those areas specified in items (A) and (B) above, seven.....

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 5

Title: Public Hearing for Social Impact Assessment

State: Central

Year: 2013

Whenever a Social Impact Assessment is required to be prepared under section 4, the appropriate Government shall ensure that a public hearing is held at the affected area, after giving adequate publicity about the date, time and venue for the public hearing, to ascertain the views of the affected families to be recorded and included in the Social Impact Assessment Report.

National Food Security Act, 2013, Section 16

Title: State Food Commission

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....for the effective implementation of food and nutrition related schemes, to enable individuals to fully access their entitlements specified in this Act; (e) hear appeals against orders of the District Grievance Redressal Officer; (f) prepare annual reports which shall be laid before the State Legislature by the State Government. (7) The State Government shall make available to the State Commission, such administrative and technical staff, as it may consider necessary for proper functioning of the State Commission. (8) The method of appointment of the staff under sub-section (7), their salaries, allowances and conditions of service shall be such, as may be prescribed by the State Government. (9) The State Government may remove from office the Chairperson or any Member who-- (a) is, or at any time has been, adjudged as an insolvent; or (b) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a member; or (c) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude; or (d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a member; or (e) has so abused his.....

National Food Security Act, 2013, Section 20

Title: Powers Relating to Inquiries

State: Central

Year: 2013

(1) The State Commission shall, while inquiring into any matter referred to in clauses (b) and (e) of sub-section (6) of section 16, have all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), and, in particular, in respect of the following matters, namely:-- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; and (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents. (2) The State Commission shall have the power to forward any case to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the same and the Magistrate to whom any such case is forwarded shall proceed to hear the complaint against the accused as if the case has been forwarded to him under section 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).