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Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950 Complete Act

Title: Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950

State: Central

Year: 1950

Preamble1 - TELEGRAPH WIRES (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) ACT, 1950 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Duty to declare possession of telegraph wires Section4 - Duty to have telegraph wires converted or sold Section4A - 4A. Prohibition of sale or purchase of telegraph wires Section5 - Penalty for unlawful possession of telegraph wires Section6 - Penalty for contravention of provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 Section6A - Powers of search and seizure Section6B - Confiscation of telegraph wires, conveyances, etc Section7 - Cognizance of offences Section8 - Power to make rules

Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 Complete Act

Title: Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966

State: Central

Year: 1966

Preamble1 - RAILWAY PROPERTY (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) ACT, 1966 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definition Section3 - Penalty for unlawful possession of railway property Section4 - Punishment for connivance at offences Section5 - Offences under the Act not to be cognizable Section6 - Power to arrest without warrant Section7 - Disposal of persons arrested Section8 - Inquiry how to be made against arrested persons Section9 - Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents Section10 - Issue of search warrant Section11 - Searches and arrests how to be made Section12 - Officers required to assist Section13 - Power of courts to order forfeiture of vehicles, etc. Section14 - Act to override other laws Section15 - Construction of references to laws not in force in Jammu and Kashmir Section16 - Repeal and savings

Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Act, 2012, (Central) Complete Act

Title: the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Act, 2012

State: Central

Year: 2012

Preamble - THE RAILWAY PROPERTY (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2012 Section 1 - Short title and commencement Section 2 - Amendment of section 3 Section 3 - Amendment of section 4 Section 4 - Amendment of section 8

West Bengal Acquisition and Settlement of Homestead Land Act, 1969 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1969

.....person; (i)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (j)"raiyat" means a person who holds land for purposes of agriculture. Section 3 Act not to apply to certain lands Nothing in this Act shall apply to any land (a) belonging to, or taken on lease or requisitioned by, Government; (b) belonging to, or taken on lease by, any local authority. Section 4 Application to the Collector Where an occupier has constructed a homestead on the land in his possession and has been residing therein 11.Words subs, for the words "continuously for a period not less than three years immediately before the date of coming into force of this Act,he may, within two years from such date" by W.B.Act 34 of 1972. [from before the commencement of this Act, he may, within five years from the date of such commencement], make an application, in such manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, to the Collector having jurisdiction (a)if the land in his possession does not exceed .0334 hectare, for settling the land with him; and (b)if the land in his possession exceeds .0334 hectare, for settling .0334 hectare of such land with him on which his homestead has been.....

The Orissa Tenancy Act, 1913 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1913

.....Puri and Balasore in the State of Orissa, except any area or part of an area which is constituted as a Municipality under the Bengal Municipal Act, 1884 (Bengal Act III of 1884), and which is specified in this behalf by notification issued by the State Government. Section 2 - Repeal The enactments specified in Schedule I are hereby repealed in the area to which this Act extends. Section 3 - Definitions (1) In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context (1) "agricultural year" means the year commencing on the first day of Baisakh of the Oriya year; Provided that the first agricultural year shall be deemed to commence on the first day of Baisakh following the date of the commencement of this Act; (2) "bazyaftidar" means a person holding lands the title to hold which upon special terms was declared invalid by the Cuttack Land Revenue Regulation, 1805 (XII of 1805), the Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819 (II of 1819) or the Bengal Revenue-free Lands Regulation, 1825 (XIV of 1825) and which have been assessed, in the course of a settlement of land-revenue, at a rent fixed for the term of that settlement; and.....

The Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1951

.....minor or of unsound mind or an idiot, his guardian, Committee or other legal curator shall be deemed to be an Intermediary for the purposes of this Act. All acts done by an Intermediary under this Act shall be deemed to have been done by his heirs and successors-in-interest and shall be binding on them]; 2[(hh) ˜Intermediary interest' means an estate or any rights or interest therein held or owned by or vested in an Intermediary and any reference to ˜estate' in this Act shall be construed as including a reference to ˜Intermediary Interest' also]; (i) "Homestead" means a dwelling house used by the Intermediary for the purposes of his own residence or for the purposes of letting out on rent together with any Courtyard, compound, garden, orchard and out-buildings attached thereto and includes any tank, library and place of worship appertaining to such dwelling house but does not include any building comprised in such estate and used primarily as office or kutchery for the administration of the estate on and from the 1st day of January, 1946. (j) "Khas possession" used with reference to the possession of an Intermediary of any land used for agricultural or.....

The Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1964

THE KERALA ESCHEATS AND FORFEITURES ACT, 1964 THE KERALA ESCHEATS AND FORFEITURES ACT, 1964 (ACT 4 Of 1964) [1] An Act to provide for the administration, supervision, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property. Preamble.-WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for the administration, supervision, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property in the State of Kerala ; BE it enacted in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala . (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in thee Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Board" means the Board of Revenue for the State of Kerala , constituted under the Kerala Board of Revenue Act, 1957 ; (b) "collector" means the collector of a district and includes any other officer empowered by the Government to exercise all or any of the powers of a collector under this Act ; (c) "court" means any civil court of competent.....

The [Tamil Nadu] Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1959

THE [TAMIL NADU] HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1959 THE 1 [TAMIL NADU] HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1959 1 [Act No. 22 of 1959] 2 [2nd December, 1959] PREAMBLE An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the administration and governance of Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the 3[State of Tamil Nadu]; WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to the administration and governance of Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the 3[State of Tamil Nadu]; BE it enacted in the Tenth Year of the republic of India as follows:- ________________________ 1. These words were substituted for the word "Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969. 2. For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, See Fort St. George Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 13th April 1959, Part IV-A, page 213. This Act as amended by sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Tamil Nadu (Added Territories) Extension of Laws Act, 1962 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1962) was extended to the Added.....

The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951[1] Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1951

THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951[1] THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951 [1] MADRAS ACT No. XIX OF 1951 An Act to provide for the btter administration and governance of Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the State of Madras Whereas it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to the administration and governance of Hindu religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the State of Madras; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madras and applies to all Hindu public religious institutions and endowments, including the Tirumalai Tirupati Devasthanams and the endowments thereof. Explanation.-In this sub-section, Hindu public religious institutions and endowments do not include Jain religious institutions and endowments. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Fort St. George Gazette appoint. 2. Power to.....

West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1955

.....of his own interest therein, but does not include the right of the bargadar to cultivate the land of the holding; 1010. Clause (7) subs. by W.B. Act Act 50 of 1981, which was earlier as under: "(7) "land" means agricultural land other than land comprised in a tea- garden which is retained under sub-section (3) of section 6 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, and includes home-steads but does not include tank. Explanation: "Homestead" shall have the same meaning as in the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953.'. (7) "land" means land of every description and includes tank, tank-fishery, fishery, homestead, or land used for the purpose of livestock breeding, poultry farming, dairy or land comprised in tea garden, mill, factory, workshop, orchard, hat, bazar, ferries, tolls or land having any other sairati interests and any other land together with all interests, and benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to earth; (8) "Personal cultivation" means cultivation by a person of his own land on his own account (a) by his own labour, or (b) by the labour of any member of his family, or (c) by.....