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The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 1989

.....above the age of eighteen years who is found guilty of having committed in offence under this Act. Apply to persons guilty of an offence under the Act. Act to override other laws.- 20. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or any custom or usage or any instrument having effect by virtue of any such law. Duty of Government to ensure effective implementation of the Act.- 21. (1) Subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, the State Government shall take such measures as may be necessary for the effective implementation of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generally of the fore going provisions, such measures may include - (i) the provision for adequate facilities, including legal aid, to the persons subjected to atrocities to enable them to avail themselves of justice; (ii) the provision for traveling and maintenance expenses to witnesses, including the victims of atrocities, during investigation and trial of offences under this Act; (iii) the provision for the.....

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1989

.....Act, 1958 (20 of 1958) shall not apply to any person above the age of eighteen years who is found guilty of having committed an offence under this Act. Act to override other laws 20. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or any custom or usage or any instrument having effect by virtue of any such law. Duty of Government to ensure effective implementation of the Act. 21. (1) Subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, the State Government shall take such measures as may be necessary for the effective implementation of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such measures may include,- (i) the provision for adequate facilities, including legal aid to the persons subjected to atrocities to enable them to avail themselves of justice: (ii) the provision for travelling and maintenance expenses to witnesses, including the victims of atrocities, during investigation and trial of offences under this Act; (iii) the provision for the.....

Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the period of thirty days. PART 05: MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 15: PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN UNDER THIS ACT No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against .the State Government or any officer or authority of the State Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules or orders made under this Act. SECTION 16: BURDEN OF PROOF Where any person is prosecuted of an offence under section 4-, the burden of proving that he had not committed the offence under the said section shall be on him. SECTION 17: OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS TO REPORT ABOUT THE COMMISSION OF OFFENCE UNDER THIS ACT (1) All officers of Government are hereby required and empowered to assist the police in the execution of the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder (2)All village officers and such other officers as may be specified by the Collector or the District Magistrate in relation to any area and the inhabitants of such area shall, if they have reason to believe or have the knowledge that sati is about to be, or has been, committed.....

Commission of Sati Prevention Act, 1987 Part IV

Title: Special Courts

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....Courts (1) A Special Court may take cognizance of any offence, without the accused being committed to it for trial, upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such offence, or upon a police report of such facts. (2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a Special Court shall, for the purpose of the trial of any offence, have alt powers of a Court of Session and shall try such offence, as if it were a Court of Session, so far as may be, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Code for trial before a Court of Session. Section 12 - Power of Special Court with respect to other offences (1) When trying any offence under this Act, a Special Court may also try any other offence with which the accused may, under the Code, be charged at the same trial if the offence is conneted with such other offence. (2) If, in the course of any trial of any offence under this Act it is found that the accused person has committed any other offence under this Act or under any other law, a Special Court may convict such person also of such other offence and pass any sentence authorised by this Act or such other law for the punishment thereof. (3) In every inquiry.....

Maharashtra Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1999

.....the said provisions a Designated Court shall be deemed to be a Magistrate. SECTION 14: ACT TO OVERRIDE OTHER LAWS Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or any custom or usage or any instrument having effect by virtue of any such law. SECTION 15: PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH No suit or other proceedings shall lie against the Government or the Competent Authority or an officer or employee of the Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act SECTION 16: POWER TO MAKE RULES (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of the State legislature, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any.....

The Tripura Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 2000 Complete Act

State: Tripura

Year: 2000

.....OF DEPOSITORS (IN FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS) ACT, 2000 THE TRIPURA PROTECTION OF INTERESTS OF DEPOSITORS (IN FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS ) ACT, 2000 An Act to protect the interests of depositors of the Financial Establishments and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Tripura Legislative Assembly in the Fifty-First year of the republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title, extent & commencement. 1. (I) This act may be called the Tripura Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 2000 (2) It extends to the whole of Tripura. (3) It shall come into force at once. Definition. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Competent Authority" means the Competent Authority appointed under section 5; (b) "Designated Court" means a Designated Court constituted under section 6 ; (c) "deposit" includes and shall be deemed always to have included any receipt of money of acceptance of any valuable commodity by any Financial Establishment to be returned after a specified period or otherwise, either in case or in kind in the form of a specified service with or without any.....

Karnataka Krishna Basin Development Authority Act, 1992 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1992

....."Chairman" means the Chairman of the Authority; (c) "Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the Authority appointed under section 14 of the Act; (d) "Code" means, in relation to scheduled disputes, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) and in relation to scheduled offences, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974); (e) "Krishna Basin" means the basin area of the Krishna River and its tributaries lying within the territories of the State of Karnataka; (f) the expression "land" and the expression "person interested" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894) as amended by the Land Acquisition (Karnataka Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961; (g) "Member" means the member of the Authority; (h) "Regulations" means the regulations made under this Act; (i) "Rules" means the rules framed under this Act; (j) "Special Court" means the Special Court constituted under section 31 of this Act; (k) "Scheduled disputes" means the disputes specified under schedule 1 appended to this Act; (l) "Scheduled Offences" means the offences specified under Schedule II.....

Karnataka Krishna Basin Development Authority Act, 1992 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Karnataka

Year: 1992

....."Chairman" means the Chairman of the Authority; (c) "Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the Authority appointed under section 14 of the Act; (d) "Code" means, in relation to scheduled disputes, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) and in relation to scheduled offences, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974); (e) "Krishna Basin" means the basin area of the Krishna River and its tributaries lying within the territories of the State of Karnataka; (f) the expression "land" and the expression "person interested" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894) as amended by the Land Acquisition (Karnataka Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961; (g) "Member" means the member of the Authority; (h) "Regulations" means the regulations made under this Act; (i) "Rules" means the rules framed under this Act; (j) "Special Court" means the Special Court constituted under section 31 of this Act; (k) "Scheduled disputes" means the disputes specified under schedule 1 appended to this Act; (l) "Scheduled Offences" means the offences specified under Schedule II.....

Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984 Section 12

Title: Protection of Witnesses

State: Central

Year: 1984

..... (2) A Special Court may, on an application made by a witness in any proceedings before it or by the Public Prosecutor in relation to such witness or on its own motion, take such measures as it deems fit for keeping the identity and address of the witness secret. (3) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (2), the measures which a Special Court may take under that sub-section may include (a) the holding of the proceedings at a protected place; (b) the avoiding of the mention of the names and addresses of the witnesses in its orders or judgments or in any records of the case accessible to public; (c) the-issuing of any directions for securing that the identity and address of the witnesses are not disclosed. (4) Any person who contravenes any direction issued under sub-section (2) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, (Central) Section 32

Title: Special Public Prosecutors

State: Central

Year: 2012

(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Special Public Prosecutor for every Special Court for conducting cases only under the provisions of this Act. (2) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under sub-section (7) only if he had been in practice for not less than seven years as an advocate. (3) Every person appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (a) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974) and provision of that Code shall have effect accordingly.