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The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
Enactment Date: 23-12-1986
Act Year: 1986
Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Enforcement Date: 02-10-1987
Women and Child Development
Short Title
The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
Long Title
An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 23-12-1986
Act Year: 1986
Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Enforcement Date : 02-10-1987
Section 6 r/w Section 4
Crime: Producing or causing to be produced any book, pamphlet, paper, slide, film, writing, drawing, painting, photograph, representation or figure which contains indecent representation of women in any form.
Section 6 r/w Section 4
Crime: Selling or letting to hire any book, pamphlet, paper, slide, film, writing, drawing, painting, photograph, representation or figure which contains indecent representation of women in any form.
Section 6 r/w Section 4
Crime: Distributing, circulating or sending by post any book, pamphlet, paper, slide, film, writing, drawing, painting, photograph, representation or figure which contains indecent representation of women in any form.
Section 6 r/w Section 3
Crime: Publishing, or causing to be published, or arranging or taking part in the publication or exhibition of any advertisement which contains indecent representation of women.
The Indian Antarctic Act, 2022
Enactment Date: 06-08-2022
Act Year: 2022
Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Enforcement Date: 07-08-2023
Environmental Law
Short Title
The Indian Antarctic Act, 2022
Long Title
An Act to provide for the national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems and to give effect to the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 06-08-2022
Act Year: 2022
Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Enforcement Date : 07-08-2023
Section 41(a) r/w Section 4
Crime: Entering or remaining in Antarctica without a permit or written authorisation, as any person in an Indian expedition.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 5
Crime: Entering or remaining in an Indian station in Antarctica without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(a)
Crime: Intentionally removing native plants in Antarctica in a manner that significantly affects their local distribution or abundance, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(a)
Crime: Intentionally damaging native plants in Antarctica in a manner that significantly affects their local distribution or abundance, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(b)
Crime: Intentionally flying or landing a helicopter or other aircraft in a manner that disturbs any concentration of native birds or seals in Antarctica, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(c)
Crime: Intentionally using a vehicle or vessel, including a hovercraft and a small boat, in a manner that disturbs any concentration of native birds or seals in Antarctica, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(d)
Crime: Intentionally using an explosive or firearm in a manner that disturbs any concentration of native birds or seals in Antarctica, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(e)
Crime: While on foot, wilfully disturbing a breeding or moulting native bird or concentration of seals in Antarctica, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(f)
Crime: Significantly damaging any concentration of terrestrial native plants by landing an aircraft, driving a vehicle or walking on it in Antarctica, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(g)
Crime: Engaging in any activity that results in the significant adverse change of the habitat of any specially protected species or population of native mammals, native birds, native plants or native invertebrates in Antarctica, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(h)
Crime: Intentionally removing soil or any biological material native to Antarctica, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(i)
Crime: Injuring or molesting a native mammal or native bird, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(i)
Crime: Killing a native mammal or native bird, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 8(i)
Crime: Capturing or handling a native mammal or native bird, without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 12
Crime: Disposing of waste in Antarctica in contravention of a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 18
Crime: Introducing non-sterile soil into any part of Antarctica.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 19
Crime: Introducing any substance or product into Antarctica as may be prescribed.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 20
Crime: Damaging or destroying any historic site or monument or any of its part in Antarctica as may be prescribed.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Possessing anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act, while in Antarctica.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Selling, offering for sale, or trading anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act, while in Antarctica.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Transporting anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act, while in Antarctica.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Transferring anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act, while in Antarctica.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Giving or sending anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act, while in Antarctica.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 29(4)
Crime: Failing to stop all activities in respent of which one's permit has been suspended, immediately after such suspension and until the suspension order is revoked.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 36(1)
Crime: Failing to burn in incinerators, to the maximum practicable extent, the combustible waste which are not removed by generators, to avoid harmful emissions.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 36(1)
Crime: Openly burning combustible waste which are not removed by generators.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 37(1)
Crime: Failing to segregate, contain, confine and store all waste to be removed from Antarctica or disposed of by the generators, to prevent their dispersal into the environment.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 37(2)(a)
Crime: Failing to keep containers and tank-systems holding or used for storing hazardous waste in Antarctica in good and non-leaking condition.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 37(2)(b)
Crime: Failing to make or line the containers and tank-systems holding or used for storing hazardous waste in Antarctica with materials which will not react with, and are otherwise compatible with, the waste to be stored.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 37(2)(c)
Crime: Failing to store the containers and tank-systems holding or used for storing hazardous waste in Antarctica in a manner that allows access for inspection and response to emergencies.
Section 41(a) r/w Section 37(2)(d)
Crime: Failing to inspect the containers and tank-systems holding or used for storing hazardous waste in Antarctica, at least once in a week for identifying any leakage and deterioration thereof.
Section 41(b) r/w Section 7(a)
Crime: Drilling, dredging or excavating for mineral resources in Antarctica, except in accordance with a pemit.
Section 41(b) r/w Section 7(b)
Crime: Collecting any samples of mineral resources in Antarctica, except in accordance with a pemit.
Section 41(b) r/w Section 7(c)
Crime: Doing anything for the purpose of identifying specific mineral resource occurrences or deposits, or areas where such occurrences or deposits may be found in Antarctica, except in accordance with a pemit.
Section 41(b) r/w Section 9
Crime: Introducing in any part of Antarctica any animal of a species that is not indigenous to Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(b) r/w Section 9
Crime: Introducing in any part of Antarctica any plant that is not a native plant, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(b) r/w Section 10
Crime: Introducing in any part of Antarctica any microscopic organism of a species which is not indigenous to Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(c)(i) r/w Section 17
Crime: Carrying out any nuclear explosion in Antarctica.
Section 41(c)(ii) r/w Section 17
Crime: Disposing of any radioactive waste in Antarctica.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 11
Crime: Entering into an Antarctic Specially Protected Area or Marine Protected Area, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 16
Crime: Failing to apply for a permit to the Secretariat of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources through the Committee, when intending to go to Antarctica for the purpose of commercial fishing.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 33
Crime: Failing to clean up waste disposal sites on land and abandoned worksites in Antarctica, as the generators of such waste and the users of such sites.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 35(1)
Crime: Generators of specified types of waste in Antarctica failing to remove from there the waste they produce.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 35(3)
Crime: Failing to treat domestic waste and other liquid waste before removing from Antarctica, and to dispose of the same on ice-free land areas, sea ice, ice shelves or the grounded ice-sheet.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 35(3)
Crime: Discharging treated domestic waste and other liquid waste into the lake either directly or indirectly.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 35(5)
Crime: Disposing of treated domestic waste and other liquid waste into the sea without a permit issued in that regard.
Section 41(d) r/w Section 35(6)
Crime: Failing to remove waste generated at field camps to supporting stations or vessels for disposal.
Section 41(e) r/w Section 32(1)
Crime: Obstructing an Inspector or inspection team, or hinder any of them in performing their functions in India or in Antarctica.
Section 41(e) r/w Section 32(2)
Crime: Knowingly or negligently providing false or misleading information, results or samples.
Section 41(e) r/w Section 32(2)
Crime: Knowingly or negligently filing a document containing false or misleading information.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 6
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel registered in India which enters into or remains in Antarctica without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 11
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which enters into an Antarctic Specially Protected Area or Marine Protected Area, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation of another Party to the Protocol.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 12
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which disposes of waste in Antarctica except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation of another Party to the Protocol.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 13
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which while in Antarctica, discharges into the sea any oil or oily mixture, effluent, bilge water or any food waste except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 18
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which introduces any non-sterile soil into any part of Antarctica.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 19
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which introduces into Antarctica any substance or product as may be prescribed.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel possessing while in Antarctica anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel selling, offering for sale, or trading while in Antarctica anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel transporting, transferring, giving or sending while in Antarctica anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act.
Section 42(a) r/w Section 22
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which, while in Antarctica, discharges into the sea any garbage, plastic or other product or substance that is harmful to the marine environment.
Section 42(b) r/w Section 7(a)
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which drills, dredges or excavates for mineral resources in Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit.
Section 42(b) r/w Section 7(b)
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which collects any samples of mineral resources in Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit.
Section 42(b) r/w Section 7(c)
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which does anything for the purpose of identifying specific mineral resource occurrences or deposits, or areas where such occurrences or deposits may be found in Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit.
Section 42(b) r/w Section 9
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which introduces in any part of Antarctica any animal of a species that is not indigenous to Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 42(b) r/w Section 9
Crime: Being the Operator of a vessel which introduces in any part of Antarctica any plant that is not a native plant, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 42(b) r/w Section 39(1)
Crime: Operator failing to take effective response action if an environmental emergency occurs from any activity in Antarctica and dependent and associated ecosystems.
Section 42(b) r/w Section 39(1)
Crime: Operator failing to inform the Committee and the Director General of any environment emergency occurring from any activity in Antarctica and dependent and associated ecosystems.
Section 43(a) r/w Section 6
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft registered in India which enters into or remains in Antarctica without a permit or written authorisation.
Section 43(a) r/w Section 11
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft which enters into an Antarctic Specially Protected Area or Marine Protected Area, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 43(a) r/w Section 12
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft which disposes of waste in Antarctica except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation.
Section 43(a) r/w Section 19
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft which introduces into Antarctica any substance or product as may be prescribed.
Section 43(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft possessing while in Antarctica anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act.
Section 43(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft selling, offering for sale, or trading while in Antarctica anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act.
Section 43(a) r/w Section 21
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft transporting, transferring, giving or sending while in Antarctica anything that has been obtained in contravention of this Act.
Section 43(b) r/w Section 9
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft with introduces in any part of Antarctica any animal of a species that is not indigenous to Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation of another Party to the Protocol.
Section 43(b) r/w Section 9
Crime: Being the Operator of an aircraft with introduces in any part of Antarctica any plant that is not a native plant, except in accordance with a permit or written authorisation of another Party to the Protocol.
Section 44
Crime: Contravening or failing to comply with any provision under this Act, for which no penalty is specifically provided.
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872
Enactment Date: 18-07-1872
Act Year: 1872
Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
Department: Legislative Department
Enforcement Date: 18-07-1872
Personal Laws
Short Title
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872
Long Title
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the solemnization in India of the marriages of Christians.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 18-07-1872
Act Year: 1872
Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
Department: Legislative Department
Enforcement Date : 18-07-1872
Section 75
Crime: Wilfully destroying or injuring any register-book or counterfoil certificates, or any part or authenticated extracts.
Section 75
Crime: Falsely making or counterfeiting any part of a register-book or counterfoil certificates.
Section 75
Crime: Wilfully inserting any false entry in any register-book or counterfoil certificate or authenticated extract.
Section 74
Crime: As someone licensed to grant certificates of marriage, refusing, wilfully neglecting, or omitting to perform any of the duties upon a licensee without just cause.
Section 74
Crime: Granting a marriage certificate of marriage without being licenced to do so, and intending to falsely appear as though one is so licensed.
Section 73
Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage or solemnizing any marriage without publishing, or causing to be affixed, the notice of such marriage.
Section 73
Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage or solemnizing any marriage after the expiration of two months after the certificate has been issued.
Section 73
Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing a certificate for marriage, or solemnizing a marriage, within fourteen days of notice when one of the parties is a minor, or without sending a copy of such notice to the Marriage Registrar or Senior Marriage Registrar of the district.
Section 73
Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage, the issue of which has been forbidden by a competent authority.
Section 73
Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage that has been forbidden by a competent authority.
Section 72 r/w Section 198, BNS
Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage in which any party is a minor, without an authorising order from a competent Court, within fourteen days from receipt of notice.
Section 72 r/w Section 198, BNS
Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing any marriage certificate after the expiration of two months from the filing of the notice and the required entry of its true copy in the Marriage Notice Book.
Section 72 r/w Section 198, BNS
Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing certificate for marriage without an authorising order from a competent court, the issue of which has been forbidden.
Section 71(d)
Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, issuing any certificate, the issue of which has been prohibited.
Section 71(c)
Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, solemnizing a marriage in which any party is a minor, without an authorising order from a competent Court, within fourteen days from receipt of notice, or without sending a copy of such notice to a Senior Marriage Registrar of the district.
Section 71(b) r/w Section 40
Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, solemnizing any marriage after the expiration of two months from the filing of notice and the required entry of its true copy in the Marriage Notice Book.
Section 71(a)
Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing a certificate of marriage, or solemnizing a marriage, without publishing the notice as directed.
Section 70
Crime: As a Minister of Religion licensed to solemnize marriages, knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage without a notice in writing.
Section 70
Crime: As a Minister of Religion licensed to solemnize marriages, knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage within fourteen days after the receipt of notice, when one of the parties is a minor and the required consent of the parents or guardians has not been obtained.
Section 69.
Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage between persons, one or both of whom is or are Christian, at any time other than between six in the morning and seven in the evening.
Section 69.
Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage between persons, one or both of whom is or are Christian, in the absence of at least two credible witnesses other than the person solemnizing the marriage.
Section 68.
Crime: Solemnizing or professing to solemnize marriages between persons, one or both of whom is or are Christian, in the absence of a Marriage Registrar and without due authorisation.
Section 67 r/w Section 242, BNS
Crime: Knowingly and falsely representing oneself as a person whose consent to the marriage is legally required, to forbid the issue of a certificate by a Marriage Registrar.
Section 66(b) r/w Section 229, BNS
Crime: Intentionally signing a false notice or certificate for the purpose of procuring a marriage or licence of marriage.
Section 66(a) r/w Section 229, BNS
Crime: Intentionally making a false oath or declaration for the purpose of procuring a marriage or licence of marriage.
The Indian Forest Act, 1927
Enactment Date: 21-09-1927
Act Year: 1927
Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Enforcement Date: 21-09-1927
Environmental Law
Short Title
The Indian Forest Act, 1927
Long Title
An Act to consolidate the law relating to forests, the transit of forest-produce and the duty leviable on timber and other forest-produce.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 21-09-1927
Act Year: 1927
Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Enforcement Date : 21-09-1927
Section 79(2)(d)
Crime: Failing to assist in preventing the commission of any forest-offence, upon being bound to do so.
Section 79(2)(d)
Crime: Failing to aid in discovering and arresting an offender upon being bound to do so, when there is reason to believe that any offence has been committed in a protected or reserved forest.
Section 79(2)(c)
Crime: Failing to take steps to prevent any fire in the vicinity of a reserved or protected forest from spreading to such forest, upon being bound to do so.
Section 79(2)(b)
Crime: Failing to take steps to extinguish any forest fire in a reserved or protected forest upon being bound to do so.
Section 79(2)(a)
Crime: Failing to furnish information with respect to commission of or intention to commit any forest offence to the Forest-officers and Police-officers, upon being bound to do so.
Section 77
Crime: Contravening any rule under the Act, for which no special penalty is provided.
Section 63(c)
Crime: Altering, moving, destroying or defacing any boundary-mark of any forest or wasteland subject to this Act, with the intent to cause damage, injury or wrongful gain.
Section 63(b)
Crime: Altering, defacing or obliterating any mark on a tree or on timber placed by a Forest-officer, with the intent to cause damage or injury or wrongful gain.
Section 63(a)
Crime: Knowingly counterfeiting upon any timber or standing tree a mark used to indicate that it is the property of the Government or of some person, or that it may lawfully be cut or removed.
Section 62.
Crime: Forest-officer or Police-officer vexatiously and unnecessarily seizing any property on the pretence of it being liable to confiscation.
Section 33(h) r/w Section 32
Crime: Infringing any rule made by the State Government for regulating hunting, shooting, fishing, examination, exercise of rights, etc. in protected forests.
Section 33(d) r/w Section 30
Crime: Setting fire to a protected forest, or kindling a fire without all reasonable precautions to prevent its spreading to any tree reserved therein, or to any closed portion of such forest.
Section 33(c) r/w Section 30(c)
Crime: Breaking up or clearing for cultivation or any other purpose any land in any protected forest, contrary to any prohibition.
Section 33(b) r/w Section 30(c)
Crime: Quarrying any stone, burning any lime or charcoal, or collecting, subjecting to any manufacturing process, or removing any forest-produce contrary to any prohibition in a protected forest.
Section 33(a) r/w Section 30
Crime: Felling, girdling, loping, tapping or burning or striping off the bark or leaves from, or otherwise damaging a reserved tree in a protected forest.
Section 26(1)(j)
Crime: Killing or catching elephants in contravention of any rules, in any area in which the Elephants' Preservation Act, 1879 (6 of 1879) is not in force.
Section 26(1)(i)
Crime: Hunting, shooting, fishing, poisoning water or setting traps or snares in a reserved forest in contravention of any rules made by the State Government.
Section 26(1)(h)
Crime: Clearing or breaking up any land for cultivation or any other purpose in a reserved forest.
Section 26(1)(g)
Crime: Quarrying stone, burning lime or charcoal, or collecting, subjecting to any manufacturing process, or removing, any forest-produce in a reserved forest.
Section 26(1)(f)
Crime: Felling, girdling, loping, tapping or burning any tree or stripping off the bark or leaves from, or otherwise damaging, the same in a reserved forest.
Section 26(1)(c)
Crime: Kindling, keeping or carrying any fire in a reserved forest.
Section 26(1)(b)
Crime: Setting fire to a reserved forest, or kindling or leaving any fire so as to endanger such a forest, in contravention of any rules made the State Government.
Section 26(1)(a) r/w Section 5
Crime: Making any fresh clearing without rights on the land or without any grant or written agreement in specified forests.
The Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923
Enactment Date: 05-03-1923
Act Year: 1923
Ministry: Ministry of Defence
Department: Department of Military Affairs
Enforcement Date: 10-11-1923
Defence of India and Armed Forces
Short Title
The Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923
Long Title
An Act to give effect The words "in the Provinces "repealed by the A.O.1950. to the Treaty for the Limitation Naval Armament.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 05-03-1923
Act Year: 1923
Ministry: Ministry of Defence
Department: Department of Military Affairs
Enforcement Date : 10-11-1923
Section 5(1) r/w Section 4(3)
Crime: Failing to provide required designs and details to the Central Government upon written demand, as person involved in building, altering, or equipping a vessel of war under a license.
Section 5(1) r/w Section 3(b)
Crime: Despatching, delivering, or allowing the despatch or delivery of any ship which was built, altered, armed or equipped as a vessel of war, except in accordance with the law and licence conditions.
Section 5(1) r/w Section 3(a)
Crime: Altering, arming or equipping any ship so as to adapt her for use as a vessel of war, except in accordance with the conditions of licence.
Section 5(1) r/w Section 3(a)
Crime: Building any vessel of war, except in accordance with the conditions of a licence.
Section 11(2)
Crime: Any officer empowered to seize and detain the ship, being on board in the execution of their duty when any ship takes to sea having been seized or detained, and not been released by competent authority.
Section 11(1)
Crime: Proceeding to sea where a ship which has been seized or detained and has not been released by competent authority, as a master of the ship, or owner, or person who sends the ship to sea.
The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
Enactment Date: 08-04-1932
Act Year: 1932
Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Enforcement Date: 01-10-1932
Contracts and Torts
Short Title
The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
Long Title
An Act to define and amend the Law Relating to Partnership.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 08-04-1932
Act Year: 1932
Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Enforcement Date : 01-10-1932
Section 70
Crime: Signing any statement or amending statement, notice or intimation containing any particular which one knows to be false or does not believe to be true.
Section 70
Crime: Signing any statement or amending statement, notice or intimation which one knows to be incomplete or does not believe to be complete.
The Indian Ports Act, 1908
Enactment Date: 18-12-1908
Act Year: 1908
Ministry: Ministry of Shipping
Enforcement Date: 18-12-1908
Maritime Law; Shipping and Inland Navigation
Short Title
The Indian Ports Act, 1908
Long Title
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to Ports and Port-charges.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 18-12-1908
Act Year: 1908
Ministry: Ministry of Shipping
Enforcement Date : 18-12-1908
Section 8(2)
Crime: Wilfully and without lawful excuse refusing or neglecting to obey any lawful direction of the conservator after notice has been given to them.
Section 62.
Crime: Hoisting, carrying or wearing prohibited flag, jack, pennant or colours within the limits of any port.
Section 6
Crime: Disobeying any rule made for the prevention of danger arising to public health by the introduction and spread of any infectious or contagious disease from vessels.
Section 54
Crime: Disobeying any rule or order made by the Government for which express provision has not been made elsewhere in this Act.
Section 53.
Crime: Any pilot incharge of a vessel disobeying any of the provisions relating to hoisting signals.
Section 51
Crime: Master of a vessel failing to signify the name of the vessel by hoisting the number by which it is known, or by adopting such other means, and keeping the signal flying until it is answered from the signal-station.
Section 45.
Crime: Master of a vessel evading the payment of port-charges.
Section 41
Crime: Neglecting or refusing to produce the register or otherwise to satisfy the conservator as to the true tonnage of the vessel in respect of which the port-dues are payable.
Section 39.
Crime: Master failing without lawful excuse to make a report of their arrival to the conservator.
Section 13.
Crime: Master of a vessel unhooking the vessel that is hooked or gets foul on a buoy or mooring laid down by the authority in the port without the conservator's help, except in case of emergency.
Section 13
Crime: Conservator failing to assist and superintend the clearing of a vessel that is hooked or gets foul on a buoy or mooring.
Section 13
Crime: Master of the vessel failing to pay expenses incurred in clearing of a vessel that is hooked or gets foul on a buoy or mooring.
Section 26.
Crime: Master of a vessel causing or suffering any warp or hawser attached to his vessel to be left out in any port after sunset in a manner as to endanger the safety of any other vessel navigating in the port.
Section 23.
Crime: Boiling or heating any pitch, tar, resin, dammer, turpentine, oil, or other such combustible matter on board any vessel within any such port, or at any place within its limits where it is prohibited by the Government or contrary to the directions of the conservator.
Section 22.
Crime: Graving, breaming, or smoking any vessel in any such port, contrary to the directions of the conservator, or when prohibited by the Government.
Section 20.
Crime: Wilfully and without lawful excuse loosening or removing from their moorings any vessel within the port without leave or authority from the owner or master of the vessel.
Section 25.
Crime: Master of a vessel failing to provide warps or hawsers for the purpose of warping any other vessel in the port, when required to do so by the conservator.
Section 24.
Crime: Drawing off spirits on board any vessel within any port using an unprotected artificial light.
Section 32.
Crime: Master of a vessel neglecting or refusing without lawful excuse to have a proper pump, hose and apputenances for the purpose of extinguishing any fire, after seven days from being ordered by the conservator.
Section 31.
Crime: Vessel of two hundred tons or upward entering, leaving or moving in the port without having a pilot, harbour-master or their assistant on board.
Section 31
Crime: Mechanically propelled vessel or a vessel of more than hundred tons but less than two hundred tons entering, leaving, or moving in the port without having a pilot, harbour-master or their assistant on board without the permission obtained by the conservator.
Section 30.
Crime: Removing or carrying away any rock, stones, shingle, gravel, sand or soil or any artificial protection from any part of the bank or shore of the port without the permission of the conservator.
Section 30.
Crime: Sinking or burying in a bank or shore any mooring-post, anchor or any other thing or do any other thing which is likely to injure or can injure the bank or shore.
Section 29.
Crime: Creeping or sweeping for anchors, cables or other stores lost or supposed to be lost without the permission of the conservator.
Section 28.
Crime: Master of any vessel in which fire takes place while lying in any such port wilfully omitting to take order to extinguish the fire or obstructing the conservator, port-officer, or any person acting under their authority from extinguishing or attempting to extinguishing the fire.
Section 27.
Crime: Discharging any firearm in any port, pier, landing place, warp or quay, except for purposes allowed by the Government.
Section 21.
Crime: Throwing, casting, or discharging any ballast, rubbish or any such thing.
Section 21.
Crime: Master of a vessel continuing to cast, throw or discharge ballast, rubbish or any such thing after having received notice from conservator to desist.
Section 19.
Crime: Lifting, injuring, loosening or setting adrift any buoy, beacon or mooring fixed or laid down by, or by the authority of, the Government, in any port.
Section 16.
Crime: Master of any vessel refusing or neglecting to comply with an order requiring their crew to prevent or extinguish fire in any port.
Section 16.
Crime: Any seaman refusing the order of their master to prevent or extinguish fire in any port.
Section 15.
Crime: Master of vessel or any person in possession or occupation of a building or place obstructing sanctioned persons, such as, conservator, their assistants or port fee collector, from entering the vessel, building or place.
Section 10.
Crime: Owner of any timber, raft, or other thing causing any obsruction or impediment or public nuisance affecting or likely to affect such free navigation or lawful use, without lawful excuse.
The Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888
Enactment Date: 02-03-1888
Act Year: 1888
Ministry: Ministry of Defence
Department: Department of Military Affairs
Enforcement Date: 26-05-1888
Defence of India and Armed Forces
Short Title
The Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888
Long Title
An Act to regulate the Indian Reserve Forces.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 02-03-1888
Act Year: 1888
Ministry: Ministry of Defence
Department: Department of Military Affairs
Enforcement Date : 26-05-1888
Section 7(2)
Crime: Employer failing obey an order to re-employ a reserved forces personnel on prescribed terms.
Section 6(1)(c)
Crime: Person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces, fraudulently obtaining any pay or other sum contrary to any rule or order.
Section 6(1)(b)
Crime: Person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces, failing without reasonable excuse to comply with any rule or order.
Section 6(1)(a)
Crime: Person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces, failing without reasonable cause to attend any place when required by any rule or order.
The Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Enactment Date: 27-01-1899
Act Year: 1899
Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Department: Department of Revenue
Enforcement Date: 01-07-1899
Taxes, Tolls & Cess Laws
Short Title
The Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Long Title
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps,
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 27-01-1899
Act Year: 1899
Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Department: Department of Revenue
Enforcement Date : 01-07-1899
Section 69(b)
Crime: Selling or offering for sale any stamp when not appointed to do so.
Section 69(a)
Crime: Disobeying any rule made to regulate the sale of stamps, as any person appointed to sell stamps.
Section 68(c)
Crime: Doing any act with the intent to defraud the government.
Section 68(b)
Crime: Kowingly endorsing, transfering or presenting for acceptance or payment, such bill or note that has been so post-dated.
Section 68(b)
Crime: Knowingly accepting, paying or receiving payment of, such bill or note that has been so post-dated.
Section 68(b)
Crime: Knowingly negotiating such bill or note that has been so post-dated.
Section 68(a)
Crime: Drawing, making or issuing any bill of exchange or promissory note bearing a date subsequent to when it is actually drawn, with intent to defraud the Government of duty.
Section 67
Crime: Failing to duly stamp all the bills or policies in the case of a bill of exchange or a policy of marine insurance to be executed in a set of two or more.
Section 66(b)
Crime: Making, executing, delivering any policy which is not duly stamped.
Section 66(b)
Crime: Paying or allowing in account, or agreeing to pay or allow in account, any money in respect of any policy which is not duly stamped.
Section 66(a)
Crime: Failing to issue a duly stamped insurance policy within one month after receiving or taking credit for any premium or consideration for any contract of insurance.
Section 65(b)
Crime: Giving a receipt for an amount not more than twenty rupees when the value of money paid or property delivered exceeds twenty rupees, with intent to defraud the Government of any duty.
Section 65(b)
Crime: Separating or dividing the money paid or property delivered in a receipt, with intent to defraud the Government of any duty.
Section 65(a) r/w Section 30
Crime: Refusing or neglecting to give a receipt where the amount or value exceeds twenty rupees.
Section 64(c)
Crime: Doing any act to fraudulently deprive the Government of any duty or penalty.
Section 64(b)
Crime: Neglecting or omitting to fully and truly to set forth all facts and circumstances with the intent to defraud the Government, when employed or concerned in the preparation of any instrument chargeable with duty.
Section 64(a) r/w Section 27
Crime: Executing any instrument in which all the facts and circumstances affecting the chargeability of any instrument with duty are not fully and truly set forth, with intent to defraud the Government.
Section 63 r/w Section 12
Crime: Failing to cancel an adhesive stamp in the manner prescribed.
Section 62A(2)(b)
Crime: Knowingly submitting a false document or making a false declaration in relation to transactions in stock exchanges and depositories.
Section 62A(2)(a) r/w Section 9A(5)
Crime: Failing to submit details of transactions of sale of securities to the Government as stock exchange or the clearing corporation or authorised depository.
Section 62A(1)(b) r/w Section 9A(4)
Crime: Failing to transfer the stamp duty collected to the State Government within fifteen days of the expiry of the time specified in relation to transactions in stock exchanges and depositories.
Section 62A(1)(a) r/w Section 9A(1)
Crime: Failing to collect stamp duty when selling securities as a stock exchange, depository or clearing corporation.
Section 62(2)
Crime: Company issuing a share-warrant not duly stamped.
Section 62(1)(c)
Crime: Voting under any proxy not duly stamped.
Section 62(1)(b)
Crime: Executing or signing any other instrument chargeable with duty without it being duly stamped.
Section 62(1)(a)
Crime: Drawing or making any bill of exchange or promissory note not duly stamped.
Section 62(1)(a)
Crime: Issuing or endorsing any bill of exchange or promissory note not duly stamped.
Section 62(1)(a)
Crime: Transferring any bill of exchange or promissory note not duly stamped.
Section 62(1)(a)
Crime: Signing otherwise than as a witness any bill of exchange or promissory note not duly stamped.
Section 62(1)(a)
Crime: Presenting for acceptance or payment, or accepting, paying or receiving payment of, or negotiating, any bill of exchange or promissory note not duly stamped.
The Indian Succession Act, 1925
Enactment Date: 30-09-1925
Act Year: 1925
Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
Department: Legislative Department
Enforcement Date: 30-09-1925
Personal Laws
Short Title
The Indian Succession Act, 1925
Long Title
An Act to consolidate the law applicable to intestate and testamentary succession.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 30-09-1925
Act Year: 1925
Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
Department: Legislative Department
Enforcement Date : 30-09-1925
Section 389(2)
Crime: Wilfully and without reasonable cause omitting to deliver certificates which has been superseded or made invalid.
Section 296(2)
Crime: Wilfully and without reasonable cause omitting to deliver the probate or letters of administration which have been revoked or anulled.
Section 282 r/w Section 229 BNS
Crime: Knowingly making a false statement or averment in any petition or declaration.
Section 267(3) r/w Section 210 BNS
Crime: Failing to produce such paper or writing purporting to be testamentary, as required by the District Judge.
Section 267(3) r/w Section 208 BNS
Crime: Failing to follow the direction issued by the Court to attend for the purpose of being examined.
Section 267(3) r/w Section 214 BNS
Crime: Failing to truly answer such question put to one by the Court.
Section 203(2)
Crime: Curator keeping the accounts incomplete, in arrear, or with errors.
Section 203(2)
Crime: Curator failing to produce the accounts when ordered to do so by the District Judge.