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Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Section 54

Title: Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith

State: Central

Year: 2002

1 54. Protection of action taken in goodfaith.-- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the CentralGovernment or the State Government or any officer of the Central Government orthe State Government or any member, officer or employee of the NationalBiodiversity Authority or the State Biodiversity Board for anything which is ingood faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules orregulations made thereunder. _____________________ 1. Effective from 01.10.2003

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State Bank of India Act, 1955 Section 54

Title: Amendment of Act 47 of 1920

State: Central

Year: 1955

1[54. Amendment of Act 47 of 1920 Repealed. ______________________ 1. Sections 52, 53 and 54 stand repealed by Act 58 of 1960, Section 2 and Schedule I.

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Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) Section 54

Title: Rural Credit and Development

State: Central

Year: 1934

1[54. Rural Credit and Development The Bank may maintain expert staff to study various aspects of rural credit and development and in particular it may:- (a) tender expert guidance and assistance to the National Bank; (b) conduct special studies in such areas as it may consider necessary to do so for promoting integrated rural development.] _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 61 of 1981, section 61 and Schedule II, for section 54 (w.e.f. 1-5-1982).

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 54

Title: Presumption from Possession of Illicit Articles

State: Central

Year: 1985

1[54. Presumption from possession of illicit articles In trials under this Act, it may be presumed, unless and until the contrary is proved, that the accused has committed an offence under this Act in respect of-- (a) any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance; (b) any opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant growing on any land which he has cultivated; (c) any apparatus specially designed or any group of utensils specially adopted for the manufacture of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance; or (d) any materials which have undergone any process towards the manufacture of a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance, or any residue left of the materials from which any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance has been manufactured, for the possession of which he fails to account satisfactorily.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 9 of 2001, section 25 for section 54 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 54

Title: Penalty for Selling or Delivering Rejected Weights and Measures

State: Central

Year: 1985

Whoever sells, delivers or disposes of, or causes to be sold, delivered or disposed of, and weight or measure which has been rejected on verification under this Act or the Standards Act, or any rule made under either of the said Act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the sale, as scrap, or any rejected weight or measure which has been defaced in the prescribed manner.

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Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board Act, 1973 Section 54

Title: Duties of Police Officers

State: Karnataka

Year: 1973

(1) It shall be the duty of every Police Officer,- (a) to co-operate with the Board for carrying into effect and enforcing the provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation or scheme made thereunder; (b) to communicate without delay to the proper officer or servant of the Board any information which such police officer receives, of a design to commit, or of the commission of, any offence against this Act or any rule or regulation or scheme made thereunder ; and (c) to assist the Board or any officer or servant of the Board reasonably demanding the aid of such police officer for the lawful exercise of any power vesting in the Board or any such officer or servant under this Act or any rule or regulation or scheme made thereunder. (2) Any police officer who omits or refuses to perform any duty imposed on him by this Act, shall be deemed to have committed the offence under section 65 (b) of the1[Karnataka] Police Act, 19631[Karnataka] Act 4 of 1964). _________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 7 of 1976 w.e.f. 4.3.1976.

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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 Section 54

Title: Indemnity of Directors

State: Central

Year: 1981

(1) Every director shall be indemnified by the National Bank against all losses and expenses incurred by him in, or in relation to, the discharge of his duties except such as are caused by his own wilful act or default. (2) A director shall not be responsible for any other director or for any officer or other employee of the National Bank or for any loss or expenses resulting to the National Bank from the insufficiency or deficiency of the value of, or title to, any property or security acquired or taken on behalf of the National Bank or the insolvency or wrongful act of any debtor or any person under obligation to the National Bank or any thing done in good faith in the execution of the duties of his office in relation thereto

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Air Force Act, 1950 Section 54

Title: Making Away with Equipment

State: Central

Year: 1950

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) makes away with or is concerned in making away with, any arms, ammunition, equipment, instruments, tools, clothing or any other thing being the property of the Government issued to him for his use or entrusted to him; or (b) loses by neglect anything mentioned in clause (a); or (c) sells, pawns, destroys or defaces any medal or decoration granted to him; shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend, in the case of the offences specified in clause (a) to ten years and in the case of the offences specified in the other clauses to five years, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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Administrators-general Act, 1963 Section 54

Title: Savings of Provisions of Police Acts for Presidency-towns

State: Central

Year: 1963

Nothing contained in the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925) or in this Act, shall be deemed to affect, or to have affected, any law for the time being in force relating to the movable property under four hundred rupees in value of persons dying intestate within any of the presidency towns which shall be or has been taken charge of by the police for the purpose of safe custody.

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