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MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Section 8

Title: Wife's liability for post-nuptial debts

State: Central

Year: 1874

If a married woman (whether married before or after the first day of January, 1866) possesses separate property, and if any person enters into a contract with her with reference to such property, or on the faith that her obligation arising out of such contract will be satisfied out of her separate property, such person shall be entitled to sue her, and to the extent of her separate property, to recover against her whatever he might have recovered in such suit had she been unmarried at the date of the contract and continued unmarried at the execution of the decree : 1 [Provided that nothing herein contained shall-- (a) entitle such person to recover anything by attachment and sale or otherwise out of any property which has been transferred to a woman or for her benefit on condition that she shall have no power during her marriage to transfer or charge the same or her beneficial interest therein, or (b) affect the liability of a husband for debts contracted by his wife's agency expressed or implied.] _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 21 of 1929, Sec. 2, for the original proviso.

EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923 Section 8

Title: Distribution of compensation

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....in any case in which it would involve the repayment by a dependant of any sum already paid to him. 4[(9) Where the Commissioner varies any order under sub-section (8) by reason of the fact that payment of compensation to any person has been obtained by fraud, impersonation or other improper means, any amount so paid to or on behalf of such person may be recovered in the manner hereinafter provided in section 31.] _________________________ 1. Subs. by Act 5 of 1929, sec. 4, for sub-sections (1) to (3). 2. Subs. by Act 15 of 1933, sec. 6, for the proviso. 3. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, sec. 6, for certain words (w.e.f. 15-9-1995). 4. Ins. by Act 5 of 1929, sec. 4. 5. Certain words omitted by Act 30 of 1995, sec. 6 (w.e.f. 15-9-1995). Earlier the said words were amended by Act 5 of 1959, sec. 7 (w.e.f. 1-6-1959). 6. Subs. by Act 5 of 1929, sec. 4, for sub-sections (5). 7. Sub-section (6) re-numbered as sub-section (8) by Act 5 of 1929, sec. 4. 8. Substituted by the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009 [Act No. 45 of 2009] to be effective from 23rd December, 2009 previous text was:- "workman"

SEAMEN'S PROVIDENT FUND ACT, 1966 Section 8

Title: Contributions

State: Central

Year: 1966

.....this behalf. (2) The employer shall pay, in respect of each seaman (being a member) employed by him, both the employer's contribution and the employee's contribution and shall be entitled to recover from the seaman the employee's contribution by deduction from his wages and not otherwise. (3) Every employer shall also pay such sums of money as may be specified in the Scheme towards the cost of administering the Fund. (4) Where the amount of any contribution under sub-section (1) or any sum payable under sub-section (3) contains a part of a rupee then, if such part if fifty paise or more, it shall be increased to one complete rupee and if such part is less than fifty paise it shall be ignored. ________________________ 1. Substituted for words " and thereafter at the rate of eight percent" by The Seamen's Provident Fund (Amendment) Act, 1997.

WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS (LICENSING) ACT, 1956[REPEALED] Section 8

Title: Appeals

State: Central

Year: 1956

(1) Where the licensing authority is other than the State Government, any person aggrieved by an order of the licensing authority refusing to grant a licence or revoking a licence, may within such period as may be prescribed, prefer an appeal to the State Government against such refusal or revocation. (2) The order of the State Government on such appeal and subject only to such order, the order of the licensing authority shall be final.

GOA, DAMAN AND DIU JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER'S COURT (DECLARATION AS HIGH COURT) ACT, 1964[REPEALED] Section 8

Title: Repeal of section 7 of Act 1 of 1962

State: Central

Year: 1964

Section 7 of the Goa, Daman and Diu (Administration) Act, 1962, is hereby repealed.

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2009 Section 8

Title: Amendment of section 20

State: Central

Year: 2009

In section 20 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), after the words "appoint any person", the words "who is or has been a member of a State Judicial Service for a period of not less than five years or is or has been for not less than five years an advocate or a pleader or is or has been a Gazetted Officer for not less than five years having educational qualifications and experience in personnel management, human resource development and industrial relations" shall be inserted.

THE KERALA PUBLIC MEN'S CORRUPTION (INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 1992 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1992

.....AMENDMENT ACT, 1992 ( Pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 449 dated 12-4-1992.) THE KERALA PUBLIC MEN'S CORRUPTION (INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 1992 [Act No. 4 of 1992] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and inquiries) Act, 1987. Preamble.- WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Act, 1987 for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Amendment Act, 1992. (2) The provisions of Ss. 3, 4, 8, 10 and 11 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 11th day of December, 1991 and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force at once and the 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 2 - Amendment of S.2 In S.2 of the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Act, 1987 (24 of 1988) (hereinafter referred.....

Bombay Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1947, (Maharashtra) Section 8

Title: Compensation for Destruction of Crop, Plants or Trees

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1947

.....or trees] were grown stating particulars of the 1[crop, plants or trees] destroyed and his estimate of their value. (2) When 5[any crop, plants or trees are destroyed] under sub-section (1), the occupier shall be entitled to compensation determined in the manner provided in section 11. ________________ 1. These words were substituted for the words "trees or plants" by Mah. 4 of 1962, s. 8(a) and (c). 2. These words, figures and letters were substituted for the words, brackets and figures "sub-section (1) of section 7", by Mah. 28 of 1975, s. 5. 3. These words were substituted for the words "any tree" by Mah. 4 of 1962, s. 8(a)(i). 4. These words were substituted for the words "any plants", ibid, s. 8 (a)(ii). 5. These words were substituted for the words "any tree or plant is destroyed", ibid., s. 8 (b).

Bombay Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1953, (Maharashtra) Section 8

Title: Power to Revoke or Suspend Licence

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1953

.....to him under this Act1[or of any of the conditions or restrictions imposed by an order of exemption made under section 10], or in the event of his conviction of an offence under section 7 of this Act or section 7 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (XXXVIII of 1952),2[or on receipt of recommendation from the Collector under section 9D of the Bombay Entertainments Duty Act, 1923],3[the Licensing Authority may by order revoke the licence] or suspend it for such period as it may think fit4[but such order shall not take effect until the period of appeal prescribed against such order has expired:] 5[Provided that, no licence shall be revoked or suspended unless the holder thereof has been given reasonable opportunity to show cause.] _____________________ 1. These words and figures were inserted by Bom. 38 of 1955, s. 3. 2. These words, figures and letters were inserted by Mah. 7 of 1987, s.15 3. The words were substituted for the words "the licensing authority may revoke the licence" by Mah. 34 of 1975, s. 3(a). 4. These words were added, Mah. 34 of 1975, s. 3(a). 5. This proviso was added by Mah. 12 of 1960, s. 8.

Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 Section 8

Title: New Declaration by Persons Who Have Signed D Declaration and Subsequently Ceased to Be Printers or Publishers

State: Central

Year: 1867

.....Act 55 of 1955, s.8, for the first paragraph (w.e.f.1st July 1956)} [If any person has subscribed to any declaration in respect of a newspaper under section 5 and the declaration has been authenticated by a Magistrate under section 6 and subsequently that person ceases to be the printer or publisher of the newspaper mentioned in such declaration, he shall appear before any District, Presidency or Sub-Divisional Magistrate, and make and subscribe in duplicate the following declaration:-- "I, A.B., declare that I have ceased to be the printer or publisher or printer and publisher of the newspaper entitled ------".] Authentication and filing.- Each original of the latter declaration shall be authenticated by the signature and seal of the Magistrate before whom the said latter declaration shall have been made, and one original of the said latter declaration shall be filed along with each original of the former declaration. Inspection and supply of copies.- The Officer-in-Charge of each original of the latter declaration shall allow any person applying to inspect that original on payment of a fee of one rupee, and shall give to any person applying a copy of the said latter.....