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High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978 Complete Act

Title: High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978

State: Central

Year: 1978

Preamble1 - HIGH DENOMINATION BANK NOTES (DEMONETISATION) ACT, 1978 Section1 - Short title, extend and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - High denomination bank notes to cease to be legal tender Section4 - Prohibition of transfer and receipt of high denomination bank notes Section5 - Declaration of high denomination bank notes by bank notes and Government treasuries Section6 - Exchange of high denomination bank notes held by banks and Government treasuries Section7 - Exchange of high denomination bank notes held by other persons Section8 - Exchange of notes after the time limit specified in section 7 Section9 - Closing of banks and Government treasuries Section10 - Penalties Section11 - Special provisions relating to offences Section12 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section13 - Removal of difficulties Section14 - Power to make rules Section15 - Repeal and saving ScheduleI - FORM OF DECLARATION

Legal Tender (Inscribed Notes) Act, 1964 Complete Act

Title: Legal Tender (Inscribed Notes) Act, 1964

State: Central

Year: 1964

Preamble1 - LEGAL TENDER (INSCRIBED NOTES) ACT, 1964 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Notes bearing messages of a political character not to be legal tender Section3 - Repeal and savings

Promissory Notes (Stamp) Act, 1926 [Repealed] Complete Act

Title: Promissory Notes (Stamp) Act, 1926 [Repealed]

State: Central

Year: 1926

Preamble1 - PROMISSORY NOTES (STAMP) ACT, 1926 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Validation of certain promissory notes Repealing Act1 - FINANCE ACT, 2006

Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1882

.....operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is only bound by such signature the agent in so signing was acting within the actual limit of his authority. SECTION 26: PERSON SIGNING AS AGENT OR IN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY (1) Where a person signs a bill as drawer, endorser or acceptor, and adds words to his signature, indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative character, he is not personally liable thereon ; but the mere addition to his signature of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, does not exempt him from personal liability. (2) In determining whether a signature on a bill is that of the principal or that of the agent by whose hand it is written, the construction most favourable to the validity of the instrument shall be adopted. SECTION 27: VALUE DEFINED (1) Valuable consideration for a bill may be constituted by- (a) any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract ; (b) an antecedent debt or liability. Such a debt or liability is deemed valuable consideration whether the bill is payable on demand or at a future time. (2) Where value.....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1881

.....When the holder of an accepted bill of exchange enters into any contract with the acceptor which, under section 134 or 135 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), would discharge the other parties, the holder may expressly reserve his right to charge the other parties, and in such case they are not discharged. SECTION 40: DISCHARGE OF INDORSER'S LIABILITY Where the holder of a negotiable instrument, without the consent of the indorser, destroys or impairs the indorser's remedy against a prior party, the indorser is discharged from liability to the holder to the same extent as if the instrument had been paid at maturity. Illustration A is the holder of a bill of exchange made payable to the order of B, which contains the following indorsements in blank- First indorsement, "B". Second indorsement, "Peter Williams". Third indorsement "Wright & Co." Fourth indorsement "John Rozario". This bill A puts in suit against John Rozario and strikes out, without John Rozario's consent, the indorsements by Peter Williams and Wright & Co. A is not entitled to recover anything from John Rozario. SECTION 41: ACCEPTOR BOUND, ALTHOUGH INDORSEMENT FORGED An acceptor of a bill of.....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Chapter IX

Title: Of Noting and Protest

State: Central

Year: 1881

.....a reasonable time, cause a notary public to demand better security of the acceptor, and on its being refused may, with a reasonable time, cause such facts to be noted and certified as aforesaid. Such certificate is called a protest for better security. Section 101 - Contents of protest A protest under section 100 must contain-- (a) either the instrument itself, or a literal transcript of the instrument and of everything written or printed thereupon; (b) the name of the person for whom and against whom the instrument has been protested; (c) a statement that payment or acceptance, or better security, as the case may be, has been demanded of such person by the notary public; the terms of hi s answer, if any, or a statement that he gave no answer, or that he could not be found; (d) when the note or bill has been dishonoured, the place and time of dishonour, and, when better security has been refused, the place and time of refusal; (e) the sub scription of the notary public making the protest; (f) in the event of an acceptance for honour or of a payment for honour, the name of the person by whom, of the person for whom, and the manner in which, such acceptance or.....

The Limitation Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....31-8-1967).2 Orissa Act 24 of 1967, S 3 (w.e.f. 31-8-1967). SECTION 29: SAVINGS (1) Nothing in this Act shall affect section 25 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872). (2) Where any special or local, law prescribes for any suit, appeal or application a period of limitation different from the period prescribed by the Schedule, the provisions of section 3 shall apply as if such period were the period prescribed by the Schedule and for the purpose of determining any period of limitation prescribed for any suit, appeal or application by any special or local law, the provisions contained in sections 4 to 24 (inclusive) shall apply only in so far as, and to the extent to which, they are not expressly excluded by such special or local law. (3) Save as otherwise provided in any law for the time being in force with respect to marriage and divorce, nothing in this Act shall apply to any suit or other proceeding under any such law. (4) Sections 25 and 26 and the definition of "easement" in section 2 shall not apply to cases arising in the territories to which the Indian Easements Act, 1882 (5 of 1882) may for the time being extend. SECTION 30: PROVISION FOR SUITS, ETC., FOR WHICH.....

Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) Schedule 1

Title: The Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1963

..... second division---appeals 114. Appeal from an order of acquittal -- (a) under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 417 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898). Ninety days The date of the order appealed from. (b) under sub-section (3) of section 417 of the Code. Thirty days The date of the grant of special leave. 115. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898) (a) from a sentence of death passed by a court of session or by a High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction. Thirty days The date of the sentence. (b) from any other sentence or any order not being an order of acquittal -- (i) to the High Court. Sixty days The date of the sentence or order. (ii) to any other court. Thirty days The date of the sentence or order. 116. Under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908),-- (a) to a High Court from any decree or order. .....

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 104A

Title: When Noting Equivalent to Protest

State: Central

Year: 1881

1 [104A. When noting equivalentto protest For the purposes of this Act, where a bill of note is required tobe protested within a specified time or before some further proceeding is takenit is sufficient that the bill has been noted for protest before the expirationof the specified time or the taking of the proceeding; and the formal protestmay be extended at any time thereafter as of the date of the noting.] ______________________ 1.Insertedby Act 2 of 1885, sec. 6.

The Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar Act, 1969 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1969

.....of Punjab in the Twentieth Year of Republic of India as follows :- Short title 1. This act may be called the** [Guru Nanak Dev] University Amritsar Act, 1969. Definitions 2. In this Act and in all Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made hereunder uless the context otherwise requires: (a) "College" means an institution maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University under this act. (b) "Principal" means the head of a college and includes, when there is no Principal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as Principal and in the absence of the Principal or the acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such. (c) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean respectively the Statues, Ordinances and * For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), 1969, page 1114. ** Subs by the Guru Nanak University Amritsar (Amendment) Act, 1975, S.2 for "Guru Nanak". Regulations of the University made by or under this Act. (d) "Teachers" include Professors, Readers, Lecturers and other persons imparting instruction in the University or in any College. (e) "University" means the* [Guru Nanak Dev] University Amritsar, as.....