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Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....of any Panchayats or Municipalities, institutions of self-Government constituted under any other provision of the Constitution or any Central Act or State Act; (i) "member" means a member of the National Biodiversity Authority or a State Biodiversity Board and includes the Chairperson; (j) "National Biodiversity Authority" means the National Biodiversity Authority established under Sec. 8; (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (l) "regulations" means regulations made under this Act; (m) "research" means study or systematic investigation of any biological resource or technological application, that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof to make or modify products or processes for any use; (n) "State Biodiversity Board" means the State Biodiversity Board established under Sec. 22; (o) "sustainable use" means the use of components of biological diversity in such manner and at such rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of the biological diversity thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations; (p) "value added products" means products which may contain.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Preamble 1

Title: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 2002

THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT, 2002 [Act, No. 18 of 2003] [5th February, 2003] An Act to provide for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources, knowledge and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. whereas India is rich in biological diversity and associated traditional and contemporary knowledge system relating thereto; and whereas India is a party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity signed at Rio de Janeiro on the 5th day of June, 1992; and whereas the said Convention came into force on the 29th December, 1993; and whereas the said Convention reaffirms the sovereign rights of the States over their biological resources; and whereas the said Convention has the main objective of conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of utilisation of genetic resources; and whereas it is considered necessary to provide for conservation, sustainable utilisation and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of utilisation of.....

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 An Act to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from, or involved in, money-laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER 01 PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Adjudicating Authority" means an Adjudicating Authority appointed under sub -section (1) of section 6 -; (b) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal established under section 25-; (c) "Assistant.....

The Punjab Infrastructure (Development & Regulation) Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 2002

.....which The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission established under sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 (Act No. 14 of 1998), is empowered to discharge. (2) The Authority shall always act consistent with the objectives and purposes for which it has been established. (3) Orders passed by the Authority in exercise of its powers under this Act, shall be final and binding on all concerned and shall be executable as a decree. Section 15 - Authority to have powers of a Civil Court (1) The Authority, in conduct of all proceedings before it and in exercise of its powers under this Act, will be guided by the principles of natural justice. (2) The Authority shall have the some powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in respect of :- (i) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (ii) requiring the discovery and production of documents (iii) receiving evidence on affidavits ; (iv) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents; (v) reviewing its decisions ; (vi) dismissing an application for default or deciding it ex parte, setting aside any.....

Competition Act, 2002 Chapter 4

Title: Duties, Powers and Functions of Commission

State: Central

Year: 2002

..... (f) classification of industrial products.] ___________________________________________ 1. Substituted by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 39 of 2007] for the words "receipt of a complaint,". 2. Effective date :20th May 2009- notified vide Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No S.O.1241(E) dated 15.05.2009. Section 20 - Inquiry into combination by Commission (1) The Commission may, upon its own knowledge or information relating to acquisition referred to in clause (a) of section 5 or acquiring of control referred to in clause (b) of section 5 or merger or amalgamation referred to in clause (c) of that section, inquire into whether such a combination has caused or is likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India: Provided that the Commission shall not initiate any inquiry under this sub-section after the expiry of one year from the date on which such combination has taken effect. (2) The Commission shall, on receipt of a notice under sub-section (2) of section 6 1[* * *], inquire whether a combination referred to in that notice or reference has caused or is likely to cause an appreciable.....

Competition Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....or market therefor; or (ii) technical or scientific development relating to goods or services to the prejudice of consumers; or (c) indulges in practice or practices resulting in denial of market access; or (d) makes conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such contracts; or (e) uses its dominant position in one relevant market to enter into, or protect, other relevant market. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, the expression - (a) "dominant position" means a position of strength, enjoyed by an enterprise, in the relevant market, in India, which enables it to- (i) operate independently of competitive forces prevailing in the relevant market; or (ii) affect its competitors or consumers or the relevant market in its favour; (b) "predatory price" means the sale of goods or provision of services, at a price which is below the cost, as may be determined by regulations, or production of the goods or provision of services, with a view to reduce competition or eliminate the competitors. SECTION 05: COMBINATION. -The.....

The Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 2002

.....Purpose Act, 1985 and (v) The Maharashtra Sales Tax on the Transfer of Property in goods involved in the execution of Works Contract (Re-enacted) Act, 1989. each of them as amended from time to time, and includes enactments which have validated anything done or omitted to be done under any of the above mentioned laws; (12) "goods" means every kind of moveable property not being newspapers, actionable claims, money, stocks, shares, securities or lottery tickets and includes live stocks, growing crops, grass, and trees and plants including the produce thereof including property in such goods attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale or under the contract of sale; (13) "importer" means a dealer who brings any goods into the State or to whom any goods are dispatched from any place outside the State; (14) "legal representative" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; (15) "manufacture" with all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions includes producing, making, extracting, altering, ornamenting, finishing or otherwise processing, treating or.....

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Chapter VI

Title: Appellate Tribunal

State: Central

Year: 2002

..... _____________________________ 1.Substituted for the words"terms and conditions of service" by The Prevention of MoneyLaundering (Amendment ) Act, 2005 Section 31 - Vacancies If, for reason other than temporary absence, any vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson or any other Member, then, the Central Government shall appoint another person in accordance with the provisions of this Act to fill the vacancy and the proceedings may be continued before the Appellate Tribunal from the stage at which the vacancy is filled. Section 32 - Resignation and removal (1) The Chairperson or any other Member may, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government, resign his office : Provided that the Chairperson or any other Member shall, unless he is permitted by the Central Government to relinquish his office sooner, continue to hold office until the expiry of three months from the date of receipt of such notice or until a person duly appointed as his successor enters upon his office or until the expiry of his term of office, whichever is the earliest. (2) The Chairperson or any other Member shall not be removed from his office except by an.....

Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 Section 6

Title: Insertion of New Parts Ib and Ic

State: Central

Year: 2002

..... (c) "cost accountant" means a cost accountant as defined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act; (d) "legal practitioner" means an advocate, a vakil or any attorney of any High Court, and includes a pleader in practice. 10GE. Limitation.--The provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) shall, as far as may be, apply to an appeal made to the Appellate Tribunal. 10GF. Appeal to Supreme Court.--Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Appellate Tribunal may file an appeal to the Supreme Court within sixty days from the date of communication of the decision or order of the Appellate Tribunal to him on any question of law arising out of such decision or order: Provided that the Supreme Court may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal within the said period, allow it to be filed within a further period not exceeding sixty days.'.

Finance Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT -(1) This Act may be called the Finance Act, 2002. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, Sections 2-to116-shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2002. SECTION 02: INCOME TAX (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2002, income tax shall be charged at the rates specified in Part I of the First Schedule and such tax as reduced by the rebate of income tax calculated under Chapter VIII-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961(43 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the Income Tax Act) shall be increased by a surcharge for purposes of the Union calculated in each case in the manner provided therein. (2) In the cases to which Paragraph A of Part I of the First Schedule applies, where the assessee has, in the previous year, any net agricultural income exceeding five thousand rupees, in addition to total income, and the total income exceeds fifty thousand rupees, then,- (a) the net agricultural income shall be taken into account, in the manner provided.....