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The Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act, 1920 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1920

THE COCHIN CHRISTIAN CIVIL MARRIAGE ACT, 1095 THE COCHIN CHRISTIAN CIVIL MARRIAGE ACT, 1095 [Act No. 5 of 1095] [ 17th day of January 1920] PREAMBLE (Substituted for ' Raja' by Section 2 of Act 1 of 1109) [ An Act to provide for Legalising Civil Marriages between Persons Professing Christianity in the Cochin State. Whereas it is deemed desirable to make provision for legalising civil marriages between persons Professing the Christian religion; It is hereby enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Short title This Act may be cited as The Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act, V of 1095". Section 2 - Local extent and Commencement It extends to the whole of the Cochin State, and shall come into force at once. Section 3 - Interpretation clause In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context:- The expression "Christian" means persons professing the Christian religion; "Minor" means a person who has not completed the age of 21 years, and who is not a widower or a widow. Section 4 - Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized A Marriage between persons, one or both of whom is or are a Christian or Christians but neither of whom.....

Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920 Section 1

Title: Short Title and Commencement

State: Central

Year: 1920

(1) This Act may be called The Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. ______________________ 1. This Act was brought into force from the 1st December, 1920.

Indian Securities Act, 1920 Section 22

Title: Inspection of Documents

State: Central

Year: 1920

Inspection of registers, books and documents No person shall be entitled to inspect, or to receive information derived from, any Government security in the possession of the Government or from any book, register or other document kept or maintained by or on behalf of Government in relation to Government securities or any Government security save in such circumstances and manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

Indian Red Cross Society Act, 1920 Section 1

Title: Short Title

State: Central

Year: 1920

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Red Cross Society Act, 1920. 1[* * * * *] _____________________________ 1. Sub-section (2) was omitted by the Red Cross Society (Amdt.) Act, 1956 (22 of 1956), section 2 (21-5-1956).

Indian Securities Act, 1920 Section 26

Title: Provision as to Indian Securities

State: Central

Year: 1920

For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that the rights of all persons in relation to Indian securities are to be determined, in connection with all such questions as are dealt with by this Act in relation to Government securities, by the law [Substituted By the A.O.1950, for " of the Provinces of India ".The words " the Provinces of India " were Substituted By the A.O.1948 for " British India.] [in force in [Subs.by the Adaptation of Laws (No.3) Order, 1956,.For " Part A States and Part C States ".] [the territories to which this Act extends].]]

Indian Securities Act, 1920 Section 25

Title: [ Repeals ]

State: Central

Year: 1920

Rep.By the Repealing Act, 1927 (12 of 1927 ), s.2 and Sch.[ Ins.By the A.O.1937.]

Indian Securities Act, 1920 Section 24

Title: Power to Make Rules

State: Central

Year: 1920

.....of any Government stock. (4) Rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon have effect as if enacted in this Act. 1[(5) Every rule made by the Central Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. (6) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature. ] ______________________________ 1.Inserted by Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act 1986 ( 4of 1986) w.e.f.....

Indian Securities Act, 1920 Section 23

Title: Penalty

State: Central

Year: 1920

Penalty (1) If any person, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for any other person payment of interest or of the capital sum due in respect of any Government security, or the issue of a duplicate security or the renewal conversion, consolidation or sub-division of a Government security or security, makes to any authority under this Act a statement which is false and which he either knows to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. (2) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under sub-section (1) save on the complaint of the authority to whom the false statement was made.

Indian Securities Act, 1920 Section 20

Title: Payment in Case of Securities Held by Minors and Lunatics

State: Central

Year: 1920

Securities held by minors and lunatics Where a Government security stands in the name of or is held by a minor or a person who is insane and incapable of managing his affairs, the interest accruing thereon, or the capital sum payable in respect thereof on the maturity or discharge of the loan, shall, where, in the case of interest payable, the nominal value of the security, or in other cases the sum payable, does not exceed five thousand rupees, be paid in such manner as may be prescribed, and on any payment being so made, the Government shall, notwithstanding any provision of any enactment to the contrary, be discharged from all liability in respect thereof.

Indian Securities Act, 1920 Section 21

Title: Indemnity

State: Central

Year: 1920

Indemnity Notwithstanding anything in section 10, 12, 13,or 15, the prescribed [Substituted by Act 28 of 1937, section 6, for "officer".] [authority] may in any case arising under any of those sections (i) issue a duplicate or renewed security or convert, consolidate or sub- divide a security or securities upon the applicant giving the prescribed indemnity against the claims of all persons claiming under the original security or under the security or securities so renewed , converted , consolidated or sub divided, as the case may be, or (ii) refuse to issue a duplicate or renewed security or to convert, consolidate or sub-divide a security or securities unless such indemnity is given.