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The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954 THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954 (37 of 1954) [Act as on Date - Modified up to 1995] [29th September 1954] An Act to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food. (1) This Act may be called The prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. (2) It extends to the whole of India a*[..................]. (3) It shall come into force on such date b*[ ]as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. [a] Words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amendment) Act, 1971 (41 of 1971), section 2 (26-1-1972). [b] 1st June 1955" S.R.O.1085, dated 9th May, 1955, published in Gaz.of Ind., 21-5-1955, Pt.II, S.3, p.874. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- a* [ (i) "adulterant" means any material which is or could be employed for the purposes of adulteration; ] a*[(ia)] "adulterated" " an article of food shall be deemed to be adulterated- (a) if the article sold by a vendor is a not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser and is to his prejudice, or is not of the.....

The Legal Practitioners Fees Rules, 1973 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1973

.....No.1032/64 -FI) SRO C-3/74 " By virtue of the powers conferred by Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 27 of the Legal Practitioners' Act, 1879 (Central Act XVIII of 1879) and all other powers thereunto enabling and in supersession of all Rules relating to the fees payable to legal practitioners and incorporated in Section C, Chapter X, Part II of the Civil Rules of Practice and Circular Orders, Volume I (1941 Edition), the High Court hereby makes the following Rules, with the previous approval of the Governor of Tamil Nadu :" 1. Short title, commencement and application " These Rules may be called the Legal Practitioners' Fees Rules, 1973. They shall come into force as and from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and shall apply to all proceedings pending on that date and all proceedings initiated thereafter. NOTES According to Article 227 (1) of the Constitution, every High Court shall have superintendence over all Courts and Tribunals throughout the Territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction. Article 227 (3) of the Constitution provides that the High Court may also settle Tables of fees to be allowed to the.....

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Chapter X

Title: Adjudication and Food Safety Appellate Tribunal

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....sold the food in a different condition to that in which the person purchased it, but that the difference did not result in any contravention of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder; and (e) that the person did not know and had no reason to suspect at the time of commission of the alleged offence that the person's act or omission would constitute an offence under the relevant section. (3) In sub-clause (a) of clause (2), another person does not include a person who was-- (a) an employee or agent of the defendant; or (b) in the case of a defendant which is a company, a director, employee or agent of that company. (4) Without limiting the ways in which a person may satisfy the requirements of clause (1) and item (i) of sub-clause (b) of clause (2), a person may satisfy those requirements by proving that-- (a) in the case of an offence relating to a food business for which a food safety programme is required to be prepared in accordance with the regulations, the person complied with a food safety programme for the food business that complies with the requirements of the regulations, or (b) in any other case, the person complied with a scheme (for.....

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Section 73

Title: Power of Court to Try Cases Summarily

State: Central

Year: 2006

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974), all offences not triable by a Special Court, shall be tried in a summary way by a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or by a Metropolitan Magistrate and the provisions of sections 262 to 265 (both inclusive) of the said Code shall, as far as may be, apply to such a trial: Provided that in the case of any conviction in a summary trial under this section, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year: Provided further that when at the commencement of, or in the course of, a summary trial under this section, it appears to the Magistrate that the nature of the case is such that a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding one year may have to be passed or that it is, for any other reason, undesirable to try the case summarily, the Magistrate shall after hearing the parties, record an order to that effect and thereafter recall any witness who may have been examined and proceed to hear or rehear the case in the manner provided by the said Code.

Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 Section 15

Title: Interpretation

State: Central

Year: 1890

In the construction of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-- The expression "representative legislature" means, in relation to a British possession, a legislature comprising a legislative body of which at least one-half are elected by inhabitants of the British possession. The expression "unlimited civil jurisdiction" means civil jurisdiction unlimited as to the value of the subject-matter at issue, or as to the amount that may be claimed or recovered. The expression "judgment" includes a decree, order, and sentence. The expression "appeal" means any appeal, rehearing, or review; and the expression "local appeal" means an appeal to any Court inferior to Her Majesty in Council. The expression "Colonial law" means any Act, ordinance, or other law having the force of legislative enactment in a British possession and made by any authority, other than the Imperial Parliament of Her Majesty in Council, competent to make laws for such possession.

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) Section 36A

Title: Certain Offences to Be Tried Summarily

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....Court of Session) under this Act], punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, other than an offence under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 33-I, shall be tried in a summary way by a Judicial Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government or by a Metropolitan Magistrate and the provisions of sections 262 to 265 (both inclusive) of the said Code shall, as far as may be, apply to such trial: Provided that, in the case of any conviction in a summary trial under this section, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year: Provided further that when at the commencement of, or in the course of, a summary trial under this section it appears to the Magistrate that the nature of the case is such that a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding one year may have to be passed or that it is, for any other reason, undesirable to try the case summarily, the Magistrate shall, after hearing the parties, record an order to that effect and thereafter recall any witness who has been examined and proceed to hear or rehear the case in the manner provided by.....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 143

Title: Power of Court to Try Cases Summarily

State: Central

Year: 1881

.....term exceeding one year may have to be passed or that it is, for any other reason, undesirable to try the case summarily, the Magistrate sh all after hearing the parties, record an ord er to that effect and thereafter recall any witness who may have been examined and proceed to hear or rehear the case in the manner provided by the said Code. ( 2 ) The trial of a case under this section sh all, so far as practicable, consistently with the interests of justice, be continued from day to day until its conclusion, unless the Court finds the adjournment of the trial beyond the following day to be necessary for reasons to be recorded in writing. ( 3 ) Every trial under this section sh all be conducted as expeditiously as possible and an endeavour sh all be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint. ___________________ 1. Sections 143 to 147 Inserted by Act 55 of 2002, sec. 10 (w .e.f. 6- 2- 2003).

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Amending Act 1

Title: Amendment Act

State: Central

Year: 1881

..... P RAEMBLE An Act further to amend the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 , the B ankers' B ooks Evidence Act, 1891 and the Information Technology Act, 2000 . BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third year of the Republic of India as follows:-- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1 . Sh ort title and commencement ( 1 ) This Act may be called the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 . ( 2 ) It sh all come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. CHAPTER II AMENDMENTS TO THE NEGOTIA B LE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 2 . Sub stitution of new section for section 6 For section 6 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ( 26 of 1881 ) (h ereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act), the following section sh all be sub stituted, namely:-- ' 6 . "Cheque".--A "cheque" is a bill of exchange dr awn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable other wise than on demand and it includes the electronic image of a truncated cheque and a cheque in the electronic form. Explanation I.--For the.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Part XII

Title: Investigation and Inquiries

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....the Central Government. Section 359 - Report of shipping casualties to Central Government (1) Whenever any such officer as is referred to in sub-section (2) of section 358 receives credible information that a shipping casualty has. occurred, he shall forthwith report in writing the information to the Central Government; and may proceed to make a preliminary inquiry into the casualty. (2) An officer making a preliminary inquiry under sub-section (1) shall send a report thereof to the Central Government or such other authority as may be appointed by it in this behalf. Section 360 - Application to court for formal investigation The officer appointed under sub-section (2) of section 358, whether he has made a preliminary inquiry or not, may, and, where the Central Government so directs, shall make an application to a court empowered under section 361, requesting it to make a formal investigation into any shipping casualty, and the court shall thereupon make such investigation. Section 361 - Court empowered to make formal investigation 1[A Judicial Magistrate of the first class] specially empowered in this behalf by the Central Government and a2[Metropolitan Magistrate].....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 382

Title: Rehearing

State: Central

Year: 1958

Re-Hearing Of Cases (1) Whenever an investigation or inquiry has been held by a court or by a Marine Board under this Part, the Central Government may order the case to be reheard either generally or as to any part thereof, and shall so order-- (a) if new and important evidence which could not be produced at the investigation has discovered, or (b) if for any other reason there has, in its opinion, been a miscarriage of justice. (2) The Central Government may order the case to be reheard by the court or Marine Board as the case may be consisting of the same members or other members as the Central Government may deem fit.