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The Himachal Pradesh Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1969 & Amended Act, 2004 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1969

.....discharged or dismissed whose claims have not been settled in accordance with this Act, and persons employed in any factory but not governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948); (vii) "employer" means a person having charge of or owning or having ultimate control over the affairs of an establishment and includes members of the family of an employer a manager, agent or other person acting in the general management or control of the establishment; (viii)"establishment" means a shop or commercial establishment; (ix) "factory" has the meaning assigned to it in the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948); (x) "family" in relation to an employer, means,- (i) spouse, (ii) children and step-children; and (iii) parents, sisters and brothers if residing with and wholly dependent upon him; (xi) "festival" means any festival which the Government may, by notification declare to be a festival for the purpose of this Act; (xii) "Government" means Administrator of the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution of India; (xiii) "hours of work" or "working hours" means the time during which the persons employed are at.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....convention, relating to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances which may be ratified or acceded to by India after the commencement of this Act. (x) "manufacture", in relation to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, includes- (1) all processes other than production by which such drugs or substances may be obtained; (2) refining of such drugs or substances; (3) transformation of such drugs or substances; and (4) making of preparation (otherwise than in a pharmacy on prescription) with or containing such drugs or substances; (xi) "manufactured drug" means- (a) all coca derivatives, medicinal cannabis, opium derivatives and poppy straw concentrate; (b) any other narcotic substance or preparation which the Central Government may, having regard to the available information as to its nature or to a decision, if any, under any International Convention, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be a manufactured drug; but does not include any narcotic substance or preparation which the Central Government may, having regard to the available information as to its nature, or to a decision, if any, under any International Convention, by notification in the Official.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Chapter 4

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....of licence granted thereunder, manufactures, possesses, sells, purchases, transports, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or uses any manufactured drug or any preparation containing any manufactured drug shall be punishable,-- (a) where the contravention involves small quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both; (b) where the contravention involves quantity, lesser than commercial quantity but greater than small quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees; (c) where the contravention involves commercial quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding two lakh rupees. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 9 of 2001, section 8, for sections 21 to 23 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001). Section 22.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Amending Act 1

Title: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amdndment) Act, 2001

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....(AMDNDMENT) ACT, 2001 [Act No. 09 of 2001] [9th May,2001] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows: -- 1.Short title and commencement - (1) This Act may be called the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2001. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. 2. Amendment of section 1- In the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 1, in sub-section (2), after the words "whole of India", the following shall be inserted, namely:-- "and it applies also-- (a) to all citizens of India outside India; (b) to all persons on ships and aircrafts registered in India, wherever they may be". 3. Amendment of section 2 - In section.....

Indian Emigration Act, 1922 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1922

.....proceeding abroad by air. Skilled and even unskilled workers sometimes depart by air for employment abroad to circumvent the provisions of the Act. 3.Section 22of the Act provides that nothing in Chapter IV of the Act shall apply in any case in which a person engages another to accompany him out of India as personal domestic servant. It is felt that protection envisaged to be given to emigrants under this' Chapter should be extended even to domestic servants accompanying their employers. 4. The punishments provided inspections 25to30of the Act for offences under the Act are not sufficient 'to deter the emigrants or the touts from committing the offence. Also there is no provision In the Act prescribing a minimum punishment. ___ 5. There Is also no provision for the confiscation of vessels or country crafts used In the commission of offences of illicit emigration. 6.Section 31of the Act provides that the provisions of the Act shall not apply to the departure out of India of "any person who is not of Indian parentage" The expression "of Indian parentage" has not been clearly defined. The intention has always been to safeguard the interests of citizens of India. 7. It has,.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 31

Title: Enhanced Punishment for Offences After Previous Conviction

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....and to a minimum amount of fine, the minimum punishment for such person shall be one-half of the minimum term of imprisonment and one-half of the minimum amount of fine: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding the fine for which a person is liable. (3) Where any person is convicted by a competent court of criminal jurisdiction outside India under any corresponding law, such person, in respect of such conviction, shall be dealt with for the purposes of sub-sections (1) and (2) as if he had been convicted by a court in India.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 9 of 2001, section 12, for section 31 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amdndment) Act, 2001 Section 12

Title: Substitution of New Section for Section 31

State: Central

Year: 2001

For section 31 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely: -- "31. Enhanced punishment for offences after previous conviction. (1) If any person who has been convicted of the commission of, or attempt to commit, or abetment of, or criminal conspiracy to commit, any of the offences punishable under this Act is subsequently convicted of the commission of, or attempt to commit, or abetment of, or criminal conspiracy to commit, an offence punishable under this Act with the same amount of punishment shall be punished for the second and every subsequent offence with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to one-half of the maximum term of imprisonment, and also be liable to fine which shall extend to one-half of the maximum amount of fine. (2) Where the person referred to in sub-section (1) is liable to be punished with a minimum term of imprisonment and to a minimum amount of fine, the minimum punishment for such person shall be one-half of the minimum term of imprisonment and one-half of the minimum amount of fine: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding the fine for which a.....

Small Coins ( Offences ) Act, 1971 Complete Act

Title: Small Coins ( Offences ) Act, 1971

State: Central

Year: 1971

Preamble1 - SMALL COINS (OFFENCES) ACT, 1971 Section1 - Short title and duration Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Prohibition on melting or destruction of small coins Section4 - Penalty for contravention of section 3 Section5 - Offences by companies Section6 - Offences to be cognizable, bailable and not compoundable Section7 - Offences may be tried summarily Section8 - Forfeiture Section9 - Provisions of Act 20 of 1958 not to apply to offences under this Act Section10 - Repeal Amending ActI - AMENDING ACT I

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

Title: the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

State: Central

Year: 2012

..... Chapter I - PRELIMINARY Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section 2 - Definitions Chapter II - SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN Section 3 to 4 - A. Section 3 - Penetrative sexual assault Section 4 - Punishment for penetrative sexual assault Section 5 to 6 - B. Section 5 - Aggravated penetrative sexual assault Section 6 - Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault Section 7 to 8 - C. Section 7 - Sexual assault Section 8 - Punishment for sexual assault Section 9 to 10 - D. Section 9 - Aggravated sexual assault Section 10 - Punishment for aggravated sexual assault Section 11 to 12 - E. Section 11 - Sexual harassment Section 12 - Punishment for sexual harassment Chapter III - USING CHILD FOR PORNOGRAPHIC PURPOSES AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR Section 13 - Use of child for pornographic purposes Section 14 - Punishment for using child for pornographic purposes Section 15 - Punishment for storage of pornographic material involving child Chapter IV - ABETMENT OF AND ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENCE Section 16 - Abetment of an offence Section 17 - Punishment for abetment Section 18 - Punishment for attempt to commit an offence Chapter V -.....

Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849 Complete Act

Title: Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849

State: Central

Year: 1849

Preamble1 - ADMIRALTY OFFENCES (COLONIAL)ACT,1849 Section1 - Trial of Admiralty offences in colonies Section3 - Provision, etc., where death in the colony, or at sea, etc., follows from injuries inflicted on the sea, etc Section4 - Omitted Section5 - Interpretation of "colony