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Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 Section 1

Title: Short Title

State: Central

Year: 1952

This Act may be called the Inflammable Substances Act, 1952.

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 3

Title: Returning Officer and His Assistants

State: Central

Year: 1952

(1) For the purposes of each election the Election Commission shall, in consultation with the Central Government, appoint a Returning Officer who shall have his office in New Delhi and may also appoint one or more Assistant Reluming Officers. (2) Subject to rules made under this Act, every Assistant Returning Officer shall be competent to perform all or any of the functions of the Returning Officer

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 5E

Title: Scrutiny of Nominations

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....the next day but one following the date fixed for scrutiny, and the Returning Officer shall record his decision on the date to which the proceedings have been adjourned. (7) The Returning Officer shall endorse on each nomination paper his decision accepting or rejecting the same and if the nomination paper is rejected, shall record in writing a brief statement of his reasons for such rejection. (8) For the purposes of this section, a certified copy of an entry in the electoral roll for the time being in force shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the person referred to in that entry is an elector for that constituency, unless it is proved that he is subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 16 of the Representation of the .People Act, 1950.]

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 5D

Title: Notice of Nominations and Thetime and Place for their Scrutiny

State: Central

Year: 1952

On the presentation of a nomination paper, the Reluming Officer shall-- (a) sign thereon a certificate stating the date and lime of presentation of the nomination paper and enter thereon its serial number; (b) inform the person or persons presenting the nomination paper of the date, time and place fixed for the scrutiny of nominations: and (c) cause to be affixed in some conspicuous place in his office a copy of the nomination paper as certified and numbered under clause (a).

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 5C

Title: Deposit

State: Central

Year: 1952

(1) A candidate shall not be deemed to be duly nominated for election unless he deposits or causes to be deposited a sum of1[fifteen thousand rupees] Provided, that where a candiate has been nominated by more than one nomination paper for the same election, not more than one deposit shall be required or him under this sub-section. (2) The sum required to be deposited under sub-section (1) shall not be deemed to have been deposited under that sub-section unless at the time of presentation of the nomination paper under sub-section (1) of section 5B, the candidate has either deposited or caused to be deposited that sum with the Returning Officer in cash or enclosed with the nomination paper a receipt showing that the said sum has been deposited by him or on his behalf in the Reserve Bank of India or in a Government Treasury. _______________________ 1. Substituted for "two thousand five Hundred Rupees" by the Presidential & Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1997 w.e.f. 05.06.1997

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 5B

Title: Presentation of Nomination Papers and Requirements Fora Valid Nomination

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....in the afternoon. (4) Any nomination paper which is not received before threeO'clock in the afternoon on the last date appointed under clause (a) ofsub-section (1) of section 4 or to which the certified copy referred to insub-section (2) of this section is not attached shall be rejected and a briefnote relating to such rejection shall be recorded on the nomination paperitself. (5) No elector shall subscribe, whether as proposer or asseconder, more than one nomination paper at the same election and, if he doeshis signature shall be inoperative on any paper other than the one firstdelivered. (6) Nothing in this section shall prevent any candidate from beingnominated by more than one nomination paper for the same election : Provided that not more than lour nomination papers shall bepresented by or on behalf of any candidate or accepted by the ReturningOfficer. _____________________________________ 1.Substituted for "Ten electors" by ThePresidential & Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1997 w.e.f.04.06.1997 2.Substituted for "five electors" by thePresidential & vice-Presidential Elections (Amendmen) Act, 1997 w.e.f.08.06.1997

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 5A

Title: Nomination of Candidates

State: Central

Year: 1952

Any person may be nominated as a candidate for election to the office of President or Vice-Prcsident if he is qualified to be elected to that office under the Constitution.

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 5

Title: Public Notice of Election

State: Central

Year: 1952

On the issue ot a notification under sub-section (1) of section 4, the Returning Officer for the election shall giye public notice of the intended election in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, inviting nominations of candidates for such election and specifying the place at which the nomination papers are to be delivered.

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 4

Title: Appointment of Dates for Nominations, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....election will becompleted at such time as will enable the President or the Vice-Presidentthereby elected to enter upon his office on the day following the expiration of the term of officeof the outgoing President or Vice-President, as the case may be. (4) In the case of an election to fill a vacancy in the office ofPresident or Vice-President occurring by reason of his death, resignation or removal or otherwise, the notification under subsection (1) shall be issuedas soon as may be after the occurrence of such vacancy. ________________ 1. Sub-section (1) substituted by the Presidential andVice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1974 (5 of 1974). section 3 (w.e.f. .23-3-1974).

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Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....election" means an election to fill the office of the President of India; 2 [(ff) "public holiday" means any day which is a public holiday for the purposes of section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881;] (g) "Returning Officer" includes an Assistant Returning Officer performing any function which he is 3 [competent] to perform under sub-section (2) of section 3; (h) "Vice-Presidential election" means an election to fill the office of the Vice-President of India. _________________________ 1. Substituted for the words "a member of either House of Parliament" by the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1974 (5 of 1974), section 2 w.e.f. 23-3-1974. 2. Inserted, by the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1974 (5 of 1974), section 2 w.e.f. 23-3-1974. 3. Substituted tor the word "authorised", by the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1974 (5 of 1974), section 2 w.e.f. 23-3-1974.

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