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Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 Section 5

Title: Procuring, Inducing or Taking Person for the Sake of Prostitution

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....years and not more than fourteen years;] 5[***] (3) An offence under this section shall be triable- (a) in the place from which a 1[person] is procured, induced to go, taken or caused to be taken or from which an attempt to procure or take such1[person] is made; or (b) in the place to which he may have gone as a result of the inducement or to which he is taken or caused to be taken or an attempt to take him is made. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 44 of 1986, section 4, for "woman or girl" (w.e.f. 26-1-1987). 2. Substituted by Act 44 of 1986, section 4, for "her" (w.e.f. 26-1-1987). 3. Substituted by Act 44 of 1986. section 4, for "she" (w.e.f. 26-1-11987). 4. Substituted by Act 44 of 1986, section 8, for certain words (w.e.f. 26-1-1987). 5. Sub-section (2) omitted by Act 44 of 1986, section 8 (w.e.f. 26-1-1987).

Bombay Abkari Act, 1878, (Maharashtra) Section 42

Title: Closing of Shop for Sake of Public Peace

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

It shall be lawful for the Collector by notice in writing to the licensee to require that any shop in which 1 any excisable article is sold by retail shall be closed at such time as he may deem it necessary for the sake of public peace and order, that such shop should remain closed. 2 If a riot or unlawful assembly is imminent or occurring 3 in the vicinity of any such shop, it shall be lawful for any Magistrate or Police-officer who is present to require such shop to be kept closed for such period as he deems fit. ______________ 1. These words were substituted for the original words "liquor or any intoxicating drug" by Bom. Act XII of 1912, section 26, clause (a). 2. These words were substituted for the original words "In the event of the occurrence of a riot or unlawful assembly" by Bom. Act XII of 1912, section 26, clause (b). 3. Sub-section (1) of section 43 was substituted for the original sub-section by Bom. Act XII of 1912, section 27.

Ports Act, 1908 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....been preserved. The only clause which in any way alters the law at at present in force in clause 43(b). That clause corresponds to S. 43(b) of the Act, which enacts that the owner or master of a vessel must pay all expenses, required by S.228 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854 to be borne by him, before the grant of a port-clearance. The Statute of 1854 has been repealed by the present Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 and 58 Vict.. Cap. 60). Section 207 of which makes the owner or master liable to pay a further item of expense in addition to the items mentioned in the corresponding Section (228) of the repealed Statute. The substitution of Section 207 of the existing Statute for the reference to the repealed Statute makes the scope of clause 43(b) of the Bill slightly wider than that of the corresponding provision of the existing Act. This is, however, in accordance with the spirit of the existing enactment. The Act has been withdrawn from certain ports mentioned in the first schedule, while certain new ports have been brought under its operation. The schedule has been amended accordingly........"- Gaz. of Ind.. 1908, Part V. page 309.An Act to condolidate the enactments.....

Indian Ports Act, 1908 Chapter V

Title: Port-dues, Fees and Other Charges

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....the 1 [Government] prescribes, the receipts and expenditure of the port, and shall publish annually as soon after the first day of April as may be practicable an abstract, in such form as 2 [the Government] prescribes, of the account for the past financial year; 3 [Provided that the port fund account for any port may, if so authorized under the provisions of any Act relating to such port, be merged with the general account of that port, and in such a case, the provisions of sub-section (6) shall not apply and the provisions of sub-sections (4) and (5) shall have effect as if for the words "the port fund account of the port" therein, the words "the general account of the port" had been substituted.] 4 [* * * * *] (4) All money received under this Act at or on account of any port subject to this Act, excluding receipts on account of pilotage but including-- 5 [(a) fines other than those creditable to the pilotage account of the port under sub-section (5a)], (b) proceeds of waifs, and (c) any balance of the proceeds of a sale under section 14 where no right to the balance has been established on a claim made within three years from the date of the sale, shall be.....

The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 2001

.....of the Patna Municipal Corporation Act, 1951 (Bihar Act XIII of 1952); Bihar & Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (Bihar Act VII of 1922) or Cantonment Act, 1924 (Act II of 1924) apply. (iii) It shall come into force on such date as the Jharkhand Government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the context : (i) "Population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published; (ii) "Village" means a village specified by the State Government, by notification in the official gazette to be a village for the purposes of this Act, and includes a village or a group of villages/ Tolas so specified. The word "village" includes a revenue village; but in the scheduled area, a 'village' means any such village in The scheduled area in which there will ordinarily be a residence or a group of residences, or a tola or a group of tolas, comprising such community as manages its activities according to its customs and usages; (iii) "Gram Sabha" means a.....

Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 37

Title: Grouping of Ports

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....not being major ports] shall be regarded as constituting a single port, and thereupon all moneys to be credited to the port fund account under sub-section (4) of that section shall form a common port fund account which shall be available for the payment of all expenses incurred for the sake of any of the ports. 3[* * * * *] (2) Where ports are grouped by or under this Act, the following consequences ensue, namely:-- (a) the State Government, in the exercise of its control over expenditure debitable to the common port fund account of the group, may4[* * *] make rules with respect to the expenditure of the fund for the sake of the several ports of the group on the objects authorized by this Act5[* * *]; and (b) the State Government may exercise its authority under section 34 as regards all the ports in the group collectively or as regards any of them separately. ___________________________ 1. Substituted for the words "Provincial Government" by A.L.O., 1950. 2. Inserted by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937). 3. The proviso was omitted by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937). 4. The words "subject to the control of the Governor-General-in-Council" were omitted by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937). 5......

Karnataka Ports (Landing and Shipping Fees) Act, 1961 Section 9

Title: Grouping of Ports

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

Section 9 - Grouping of ports (1) The State Government may by notification direct that for the purposes of section 8, any number of ports in the State shall be regarded as constituting a single port, and thereupon all moneys to be credited to the Port Fees Fund Account under section 8 shall form a common Port Fund Account called the1[Karnataka Ports Funds Account] which shall be available for the payment of all expenses incurred for the sake of any of the ports. (2) Where ports are grouped under sub--section (1), the following consequences shall ensue, namely:- (a) the State Government may make rules with respect to the expenditure of the fund for the sake of the several ports of the group on the objects authorised by this Act and the Indian Ports Act, 1908; and (b) the State Government may exercise the authority under this Act and under section 34 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908, as regards all the ports in the group collectively or as regards any of them separately. ___________________ 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973.

Bombay Abkari Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

BOMBAY ABKARI ACT, 1878 BOMBAY ABKARI ACT, 1878 (Act V of 1878) [Passed on the 19th September, 1878] INTRODUCTION In India, orthodox religious opinions or rules have many a times influenced various political or social mass movements. The case of consumption of liquor is one of them. The issue of consumption of intoxicating drinks was condemned by the major oriental religions particularly Hindu and Muslim, in the subcontinent. But the advent of the Britishers in India changed the existing system, to a certain extent. The colonial Government secured income out of the production, sale and consumption of wine and other intoxicants. The main section of the independence movement led by the Indian National Congress was vigorously propagating against the consumption of intoxicating drinks and had launched a action programme of picketing against "liquor shops" to mobilise the people. The "liquor shop" was selected as a symbol of British Imperialism, so that a common man can fight against this identifiable imperialist object. Apart from this political object, other objectives were to make people conscious about health hazards of boozing and compell the Government treasury to.....

The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1956

THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956 THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956 An Act to provide in pursuance of the International Convention signed at New York on the 9th day of May, 1950, for the prevention of immoral traffic. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title, extent and commencement." (1) This Act may be called The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) This section shall come into force at once; and the remaining provisions of this come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions."In this Act. unless the context otherwise requires" (a) "brothel" includes any house, room, conveyance or place, or any portion of any house, room, conveyance or place, which is used for purposes of sexual exploitation or abuse for the gain of another person or for the mutual gain of two or more prostitutes; (aa) "child" means a person who has not completed the age of eighteen years; (b) "corrective institution" means an institution, by whatever name called (being an institution.....

The Assam Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage Industries) Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1955

.....arrears of land revenue. [Published in the Assam Gazette, Part V, dated 9th November, 1955] page - 83. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS AMENDING ACT - THE ASSAM ACT NO. XV OF 1956 Under the provisions made under Section 4(1) of the State Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage Industries) Act, 1955 loans upto Rs. 20,000 only can be sanctioned by the Cottage Industries Department and applications for loans over that amount are required to be passed on to the State Financial Corporation. In cases, however, where the industrial concern is not found eligible for accommodation from Corporation, the Cottage Industries Department may consider such applications upto a limit of Rs. 50,000. But the Co-operative Societies being composed of a number of individuals generally require more capital than what an individual requires. The industries taken up by the Co-operative Societies are also larger than industries taken up by the individuals and as such a Co-operative Society usually required more than Rs. 20,000 for developing the industries. The Government of India have offered assistance to State Governments for issuing loans to Small Industries at 3 percent interest per annum only and.....