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Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) Section 25

Title: Intentionally Damaging or Tampering with Telegraphs

State: Central

Year: 1885

If any person, intending-- (a) to prevent or obstruct the transmission or delivery of any message, or (b) to intercept or to acquaint himself with the contents of any message, or (c) to commit mischief, damages, removes, tampers with or touches any battery, machinery, telegraph lines, post or other thing whatever, being part of or used in or about any telegraph or in the working thereof, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Indian Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923) Section 25

Title: Penalty for Tampering with Register Mark

State: Central

Year: 1923

(1) Whoever removes, alters, defaces, renders invisible or otherwise tampers with the register number marked on a boiler in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 1[one lakh rupees]. (2) Whoever fraudulently marks upon a boiler a register number which has not been allotted to it under this Act or any Act repealed hereby, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with 2[fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both]. _______________________ 1. Substituted by the Indian Boilers (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 49 of 2007] for the words "five hundred rupees". 2. Substituted by the Indian Boilers (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 49 of 2007] for the words "fine or with both".

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 489

Title: Tampering with Property Mark with Intent to Cause Injury

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury Whoever removes, destroys, defaces or adds to any properly mark, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 4 of 1889, section 3 for the original section 489.

Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 53

Title: Penalty for Tampering with Licence

State: Central

Year: 1985

Whoever alters or otherwise tampers with any licence issued or renewed under this Act or any rule made thereunder, otherwise than in accordance with any authorisation made by the Controller in this behalf, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with both.

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Section 47

Title: Penalty for Tampering with Licence

State: Central

Year: 2009

Whoever alters or otherwise tampers, with any licence issued or renewed under this Act or rules made thereunder, otherwise than in accordance with any authorisation made by the Controller in this behalf, shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with both.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1980

..... (7) "building of the warehouse class" means a building, the whole or a substantial part of which is used, or intended to be used, as a warehouse, factory, manufactory, brewery, or distillery, or for any similar purpose, which is neither a "domestic building" nor a "public building" as defined in this section, and includes a hut used or intended to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in this clause; (8) "bustee" means an area containing land not less than seven hundred square metres in area occupied by or for the purposes of any collection of huts or other structures used or intended to be used for human habitation. Explanation.-If any question arises as to whether any particular area is or is not a bustee, the Corporation shall decide the question and its decision shall be final; (9) "Kolkata" means the area described in Schedule I; 3 Clause (10) omitted by s. 2 of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1996 (West Ben. Act VI of 1996) (with retrospective effect from 4.12.1995), which was earlier as under: '(10) "candidate" in section 75 and in Schedule III means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election of a Councillor or who claims.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part XIV

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 2003

..... (2) While holding an inquiry, the adjudicating officer shall have power to summon and enforce the attendance of any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case to give evidence or produce any document which in the opinion of the adjudicating officer, may be useful for or relevant to the subject-matter of the inquiry, and if, on such inquiry, he is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with the provisions of section 29 or section 33 or section 43, he may impose such penalty as he thinks fit in accordance with the provisions of any of those sections. Section 144 - Factors to be taken into account by adjudicating officer While adjudicating the quantum of penalty under section 29 or section 33 or section 43, the adjudicating officer shall have due regard to the following factors, namely:-- (a) the amount of disproportionate gain or unfair advantage, wherever quantifiable, made as a result of the default; (b) the repetitive nature of the default. Section 145 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of any matter which an assessing officer referred to in.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 135

Title: Theft of Electricity

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both: Provided that in a case where the load abstracted, consumed, or used or attempted abstraction or attempted consumption or attempted use-- (i) does not exceed 10 kilowatt, the fine imposed on first conviction shall not be less than three times the financial gain on account of such theft of electricity and in the event of second or subsequent conviction the fine imposed shall not be less than six times the financial gain on account of such theft of electricity; (ii) exceeds 10 Kilowatt, the fine imposed on first conviction shall not be less than three times the financial gain on account of such theft of electricity and in the event of second or subsequent conviction, the sentence shall be imprisonment for a term not less than six months, but which may extend to five years and with fine not less than six times the financial gain on account of such theft of electricity: Provided further that in the event of second and subsequent conviction of a person where the load abstracted, consumed, or used or attempted abstraction or attempted consumption or attempted use exceeds 10.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....as such Magistrate, exercised the powers of an Assistant Sessions Judge, he may be invested with the powers under this section notwithstanding the fact that he has not exercised the powers of Magistrate of the first class for not less than ten years." Act 19 of 1969, Section 3 and Schedule, Item 14 (in Delhi on 2-10-1969). WEST BENGAL In its application to the State of West Bengal, for Section 30, substitute the following, namely: "30. Offences punishment with imprisonment not exceeding seven years.-Notwithstanding any thing contained in Section 28 or Section 29, the State Government may, in consultation with the High Court, invest any Judicial Magistrate of the first class with power to try as a Magistrate all offences not punishable with death or with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term exceeding seven years : Provided that no Judicial Magistrate of the first class has, prior to his appointment as such powers unless he has, for not less than ten years, exercised powers not inferior to those of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class : Provided further that if any Judicial Magistrate of the first class has, prior to his appointment as such Magistrate,.....

International, Airports Authority Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....or property disproportionate to the known sources of income by the employee or on his behalf by another person, which the employee cannot satisfactorily account for; (iv) furnishing false information regarding name, age, father's name, qualifications, previous service or experience, or any other matter in relation to the employment at the time of appointment, or during the course of employment; (v) acting in any manner prejudicial to the interests of the Authority; (vi)wilful insubordination or disobedience, of any lawful and reasonable order of his superior; (vii) absence without leave or overstaying the sanctioned leave for more than four consecutive days without sufficient grounds or satisfactory explanation; (viii) habitual late coming or irregular attendance; (ix) neglect of work or negligence in the performance of duty including lingering or slowing down of work; (x) causing damage to any property of the Authority; (xi) interference or tampering with any safety device installed in or about the premises of the Authority, (xii) drunkenness or notous or disorderly or indecent behaviour in the premises of the Authority or outside such premises where such behaviour is.....