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Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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4. Net wealth to include certain assets. (1) 10[In computing the net wealth (a) of an individual, there shall be included, as belonging to that individual, the value of assets which on the valuation date are held] 11[(i) by the spouse of such individual to whom such assets have been transferred by the individual, direc...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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40. Computation of periods of limitation. In computing the period of limitation prescribed for an appeal under this Act or for an application under section 27, the day on which the order complained of was made and the time requisite for obtaining a copy of such order shall be excluded.
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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41. Service of notice. (1) A notice or a requisition under this Act may be served on the person therein named either by post or as if it were a summons issued by a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908). (2) Any such notice or requisition may, in the case of a firm or a Hindu undivided family, be add...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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6[42. Notice deemed to be valid in certain circumstances. Where an assessee has appeared in any proceeding or cooperated in any inquiry relating to an assessment or reassessment, it shall be deemed that any notice under any provision of this Act, which is required to be served upon him, has been duly served upon him in...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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43. Bar of jurisdiction. No suit shall lie in any civil court to set aside or modify 2[any proceeding taken or order made] under this Act, and no prosecution, suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against3[the Government or] any officer of the Government for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under t...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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4[44. Appearance before wealth-tax authorities by authorised representatives. (1) Any assessee who is entitled to or required to attend before any wealth- tax authority or the Appellate Tribunal in connection with any proceeding under this Act, except where he is required under this Act to attend in person, may attend ...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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45. Act not to apply in certain cases. 1[No tax shall be levied under this Act in respect of the net wealth of] (f) any company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); 3[(g) any co-operative society;] 4[(h) any social club;] 5[(i) any political party. Explanation. For the purposes of clause ...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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46. Power to make rules. (1) The Board may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, rules made under this section may provide for (a) the manner in which the market value of any asse...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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1[47. Power to remove difficulties. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act as amended by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, the Central Government may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions for the purpose of removing the difficulty: Provided that no su...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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5. Exemptions in respect of certain assets. 5[6*** Wealth-tax shall not be payable by an assessee in respect of the following assets], and such assets shall not be included in the net wealth of the assessee (i) any property held by him under trust or other legal obligation for any public purpose of a charitable or reli...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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6. Exclusion of assets and debts outside India. 6[In computing the net wealth of an individual who is not a citizen of India or of an individual] or a Hindu undivided family not resident in India or resident but not ordinarily resident in India, or of a company not resident in India during the year ending on the valuat...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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1[7. Value of assets, how to be determined. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the value of any asset, other than cash, for the purposes of this Act shall be its value as on the valuation date determined in the manner laid down in Schedule III. (2) The value of a house belonging to the assessee and exclu...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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3[8. Wealth-tax authorities and their jurisdiction. The income-tax authorities specified in section 116 of the Income-tax Act shall be the wealth-tax authorities for the purposes of this Act and every such authority shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of a wealth-tax authority under this Act in respect ...
Wealth-Tax Act, 1957
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9. Control of wealth-tax authorities. Section 118 of the Income-tax Act and any notification issued thereunder shall apply in relation to the control of wealth-tax authorities as they apply in relation to the control of the corresponding income-tax authorities, except to the extent to which the Board may, by notificati...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 1. Short title and commencement.- 1.      This Act may be called the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005. 2.      It shall come into force o...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 10. Prohibition as regards intimidating acts.- No person shall transfer, acquire, possess, or transport fissile or radioactive material, which is intended to be used to cause, or in a threat to cause, death or ser...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 11. Prohibition on export.- No person shall export any material, equipment or technology knowing that such material, equipment or technology is intended to be used in the design or manufacture of a biological wea...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 12. Prohibition on brokering.- No person who is a resident in India shall, for a consideration under the terms of an actual or implied contract, knowingly facilitate the execution of any transaction which is proh...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 13. Regulation of export, transfer, retransfer, transit and transshipment.- 1.      No item notified under this Act shall be exported, transferred, re-transferred, brought in transit or transshipped except in a...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 14. Offences and penalties.- Any person who contravenes, or attempts to contravene or abets, the provisions of section 8 or section 10 of this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 15. Punishment for aiding non-State actor or terrorist.- 1.      Any person who, with intent to aid any non-State actor or terrorist, contravenes the provisions of section 9 of this Act, shall be punishable wit...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 16. Punishment for unauthorized export.- 1.      Any person who knowingly contravenes, abets or attempts to contravene, the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 13 of this Act, shall be punishable with fin...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 17. Punishment for violation of other provisions of the Act.- 1.      Where any person contravenes, or abets or attempts to contravene, any provision of this Act other than the provisions under sections 8, 9, 1...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 18. Penalty for using false or making forged documents, etc.- Where any person signs or uses, or causes to be signed or used, any declaration, statement or document submitted to the competent authority knowing or ...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 19. Punishment for offences with respect to which no provision has been made.- Whoever contravenes any other provision of this Act or any rule or order made there under for which no specific punishment is provided...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 2. Act in addition to other laws.- Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to any other relevant Act for the time being in force in relation to any matter ...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 20. Offences by companies.- 1.      Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 21. Cognizance of offences.- No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act without the previous sanction of the Central Government or any officer authorised by the Central Government in this behalf...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 22. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.- No action or proceedings taken under section 5 and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 7 of this Act by the Central Government or any officer authorised by it in this beh...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 23. Effect of other laws. - 1.      The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act or any other instrument having ef...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 24. Protection of action taken in good faith.- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any officer or authority of the Central Government or any other authority o...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 25. Special provisions as to Central Government.- Nothing in this Act shall affect the activities of the Central Government in the discharge of its functions relating to the security or the defence of India.
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 26. Power to make rules.- 1.      The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. 2.      In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the forego...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 27. Power to remove difficulties.- 1.      If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions,...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 3. Extent and application.- 1.      It extends to the whole of India including its Exclusive Economic Zone. 2.      Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Act for every act or omission contra...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 4. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- a.      "biological weapons" are-               i.         microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or m...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 5. Power to identify, designate, categorise or regulate certain activities.- 1.      The Central Government may identify, designate, categorise or regulate, the export, transfer, re-transfer, trans-shipment, or...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 6. Power to appoint Advisory Committees.- For the purposes of this Act, the Central Government may appoint such Advisory Committees as it deems fit, and may appoint to them persons to exercise such powers and perf...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 7. Delegation of powers.- 1.      Subject to the provisions of this Act and any other law for the time being in force, related to relevant activity, the Central Government shall have the power to direct or ass...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 8. Prohibition relating to weapons of mass destruction.- 1.      No person shall unlawfully manufacture, acquire, possess, develop or transport a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device and their means...
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 9. Prohibition relating to non-State actor or terrorist.- No person shall, directly or indirectly, transfer to a non-State actor or terrorist, any material, equipment and technology notified under this Act or any ...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 1. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Weekly Holidays Act, 1942. (2) It extends to the whole of India (3) It shall come into force in a State or in a specified area within a State only if the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette so di...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 10. Rules (1) The State Government may, subject to the condition of previous publication by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may- (a) defin...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 11. Power of exemption and suspension The Central Government in respect of establishments under its control, and the State Government in respect of all other establishments within the State may, subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit to impose, exempt any establishment to whic...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 2. Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "establishment" means a shop, restaurant or theatre; (b) "day" means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight; (c) "Restaurant" means any premises in which is carried on principally or ...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 3. Closing of shop (1) Every shop shall remain entirely closed on one day of the week, which day shall be specified by the shop-keeper in a notice permanently exhibited in a conspicuous place in the shop. (2) The day so specified shall not be altered by the shop-keeper more often than once ...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 4. Weekly holidays in shops, restaurants and theatres Every person employed otherwise than in a confidential capacity or in a position of management in any shop, restaurant or theatre shall be allowed in each week a holiday of one whole day: PROVIDED that nothing in this section shall apply ...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 5. Additional half-day closing of holiday (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, require in respect of shops or any specified class of shop that they shall be closed at such hour in the afternoon of one week-day in every week in addition to the day provided f...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 6. No deduction or abatement to be made from wages No deduction or abatement of the wages of any person employed in an establishment to which this Act applies shall be made on account of any day or part of a day on which the establishment has remained closed or a holiday has been allowed in...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 7. Inspectors (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint persons to be inspectors for the purposes of this Act within such local limits as it may assign to each such persons. (2) Every inspector appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a public ...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 8. Powers of inspectors (1) Subject to any rules made in this behalf by the State Government, an inspector may, within the local limits for which he is appointed, (a) enter and remain in any establishment to which this Act applies with such assistants, if any, being servants of the Governm...
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
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Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 9. Penalties In the event of any contravention of the provisions of section 3 or section 4, of a requirement imposed by notification under sub-section (1) of section 5, or section 6, or of the rules made under clause (c) for sub-section (2) of section 10, the proprietor or other person resp...
West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949
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1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949. (2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949
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2. Interpretation.- In this Act- (a) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for the coming into force of this Act; (b) "Eluru Taluk" means the taluk of that name in the West Godavari district of the State of Madras; (c) "law" means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, rule, order or bye-...
West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949
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3. Assimilation of laws.- (1) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in, the Eluru Taluk, but not in the scheduled area, shall, as from that day, extend to, or as the case may be, come into force in, the scheduled area. (2) All laws which immediately before the appointed day are ...
West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949
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4. Provision for removal of difficulties.- If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition from the laws mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3 to the laws mentioned in sub-section (1) thereof, the Central Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, make such provision as it considers necessary...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 Chapter I Preliminary 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 1.   This Act may be called the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011. 2.   It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 3.   It shall come into force on such date as the Central Governmen...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 10. Competent Authority to take assistance of police authorities, etc., in certain cases. For the purpose of making discreet inquiry or obtaining information from the organisation concerned, the Competent Authority shall be authorised to take assistance of the Delhi Special Polic...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 Chapter V Protection to the Persons Making Disclosure 11. Safeguards against victimisation. 1.   The Central Government shall ensure that no person or a public servant who has made a disclosure under this Act is victimised by initiation of any proceedings or otherwise merely on ...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 12. Protection of witnesses and other persons. If the Competent Authority either on the application of the complainant, or witnesses, or on the basis of information gathered, is of the opinion that either the complainant or public servant or the witnesses or any person rendering ...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 13. Protection of identity of complainant. The Competent Authority shall, notwithstanding any law for the time being in force, conceal, as required under this Act, the identity of the complainant and the documents or information furnished by him, for the purposes of enquiry under...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 14. Power to pass interim orders. The Competent Authority, at any time after the making of disclosure by the complainant or public servant, if it is of the opinion that any corrupt practice required to be stopped during the continuation of any inquiry for the said purpose may pas...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 Chapter VI Offences and Penalties 15. Penalty for furnishing incomplete or incorrect or misleading comments or explanation or report. Where the Competent Authority, at the time of examining the report or explanations or report referred to in sub-section (3 ) of section 5 on the c...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 16. Penalty for revealing identity of complainant. Any person, who negligently or mala fidely reveals the identity of a complainant shall, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to three years and als...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 17. Punishment for false or frivolous disclosure. Any person who makes any disclosure mala fidely and knowingly that it was incorrect or false or misleading shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to two years and also to fine which may extend up to ...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 18. Punishment to Head of Department in certain cases. 1.   Where an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of Government, the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accord...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 19. Offences by companies. 1.   Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company, s...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 2. Provisions of this Act not to apply to Special Protection Group. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the armed forces of the Union, being the Special Protection Group constituted under the Special Protection Group Act, 1988.
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 20. Appeal to High Court. Any person aggrieved by any order of the Competent Authority relating to imposition of penalty under section 14 or section 15 or section 16 may prefer an appeal to the High Court within a period of sixty days from the date of the order appealed against: ...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 21. Bar of jurisdiction. No Civil Court shall have jurisdiction in respect of any matter which the Competent Authority is empowered by or under this Act to determine and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken ...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 22. Court to take cognizance. 1.   No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or the rules or regulations made there under save on a complaint made by the Competent Authority or any officer or person authorised by it. 2.   No court inferior to that...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 Chapter VII Miscellaneous 23. Report on disclosures. 1.   The Competent Authority shall prepare a consolidated annual report of the performance of its activities in such form as may be prescribed and forward it to the Central Government or State Government, as the case may be. 2...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 24. Protection of action taken in good faith. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Competent Authority or against any officer, employees, agency or person acting on its behalf, in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be d...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 25. Power of Central Government to make rules. 1.   The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. 2.   In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, s...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 26. Power of State Government to make rules. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 27. Power to make regulations. The Competent Authority may, with the previous approval of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act and the rules ma...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 28. Notification and rules to be laid before Parliament. Every notification issued and every rule made by the Central Government and every regulation made by the Competent Authority under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is issued or made, before each House of...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 29. Notification issued and rules made by State Government to be laid before State Legislature. Every notification issued by a State Government and every rule made by a State Government and every regulation made by the Competent Authority under this Act shall be laid, as soon as ...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 3. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- a.   "Central Vigilance Commission" means the Commission constituted under sub-section (1 ) of section 3 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003; b.   "Competent Authority" means-   i.   in relation...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 30. Power to remove difficulties. 1.   If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Act, the Central Government may, by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made after the expi...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 31. Repeal and savings. 1.   The Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Resolution No. 371/12/2002-AVD-III dated the 21st April, 2004 as amended vide Resolution of even number, dated the 29th April, 200...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 Chapter II Public Interest Disclosure 4. Requirement of public interest disclosure. 1.   Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, any public servant or any other person including any non-governmental organisation, may make a public ...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 Chapter III Inquiry in Relation to Public Interest Disclosure 5. Powers and functions of Competent Authority on receipt of public interest disclosure. 1.   Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Competent Authority shall, on receipt of a public interest disclosure under sec...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 6. Matters not to be inquired by Competent Authority. 1.   If any matter specified or an issue raised in a disclosure has been determined by a Court or Tribunal authorised to determine the issue, after consideration of the matters specified or issue raised in the disclosure, the...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 Chapter IV Powers of Competent Authority 7. Powers of Competent Authority. 1.   Without prejudice to the powers conferred upon the Competent Authority under any other law for the time being in force, the Competent Authority, may require, for the purpose of any inquiry any public...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 8. Certain matters exempt from disclosure. 1.   No person shall be required or be authorised by virtue of provisions contained in this Act to furnish any such information or answer any such question or produce any document or information or render any other assistance in the inq...
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
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Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 9. Superintendence of Competent Authority over appropriate machinery. 1.   Every public authority shall, for the purposes of dealing or inquiry into the disclosures sent to it under sub-section (3) of section 5, create appropriate machinery for the said purpose. 2.   The Comp...
White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913
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1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913. (2) It extends to the whole of India except 1[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States]; and (3) It shall come into force on the first day of ...
White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913
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2. Definition.- In this Act, "white phosphorus" means the substance commonly known as white or yellow phosphorus.
White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913
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3. [Prohibition of importation by addition to section 18, Act 8 of 1878.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938), s. 2 and the Schedule. 1. Subs. by the A.O. (No. 2) 1956, for "Part B States". 2. See now the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1945).
White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913
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4. Prohibition of use of white phosphorus in manufacture of matches.- (1) No person shall use white phosphorus in the manufacture of matches. (2) Any person who uses, or permits the use by any person under his control of, white phosphorus in the manufacture of matches, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ...
White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913
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5. Power of Inspector of Factories to take samples of material used in manufacture.- (1) Every person who manufactures matches shall allow an Inspector of Factories appointed under the Indian Factories Act, 19112 (12 of 1911), at any time to take for analysis sufficient samples of any material in use or mixed for use, ...
White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913
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6. Prohibition of sale.- (1) No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession for the purposes of sale, any matches made with white phosphorus. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) may, on complaint to a Presidency Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistra...
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912
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Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 1. Short title and extent (1) This Act may be called the Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912; and 2 [(2) It extends to the whole of India except 3[the territories which, immediately before the 1st. November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States].]
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912
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Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 2. Application of Act (1) This Act applies, in the first instance, to the birds and animals specified in the Schedule, when in their wild state. (2) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply the provisions of this Act to any kind of wild bird ...
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912
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Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 3. Close time The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the whole year or any part thereof to be a close time throughout the whole or any part of its territories for any kind of wild bird or animal to which this Act applies, or for female o...
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912
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Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 4. Penalties (1) Whoever does, or attempts to do, any act in contravention of section 3 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (2) Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under this section, is again convicted thereunder shall, on every...
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912
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Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 5. Confiscation (1) When any person is convicted of an offence punishable under this Act, the convicting Magistrate may direct that any bird or animal in respect of which such offence has been committed, or the flesh or any other part of such bird or animal, shall be confi...
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912
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Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 6. Cognizance of offences No court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the second class shall try any offence against this Act.
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912
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Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 7. Power to grant exemption Where the State Government is of opinion that, in the interests of scientific research, such a course is desirable, it may grant to any person a license, subject to such restrictions and conditions as it may impose, entitling the holder thereof ...