1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Procedure for making proposal to establish Special Economic Zone.
4 - Establishment of Special Economic Zone and approval and authorisation to operate it to, Developer.
5 - Guidelines for notifying Special Economic Zone.
6 - Processing and non-processing areas.
7 - Exemption from taxes, duties or cess.
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8 - Constitution of Board of Approval.
9 - Duties, Powers and functions of Board.
10 - Suspension of letter of approval and transfer of Special Economic Zone in certain cases.
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11 - Development Commissioner.
12 - Functions of Development Commissioner.
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13 - Constitution of Approval Committee.
14 - Powers and functions of Approval Committee.
15 - Setting up of Unit.
16 - Cancellation of letter of approval to entrepreneur.
17 - Setting up and operation of Offshore Banking Unit.
18 - Setting up of International Financial Services Centre.
19 - Single application form, return, etc.
20 - Agency to inspect.
21 - Single enforcement officer or agency for notified offences.
22 - Investigation, inspection, search or seizure.
23 - Designated Courts to try suits and notified offences.
24 - Appeal to High Court.
25 - Offences by companies.
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26 - Exemptions, drawbacks and concessions to every Developer and entrepreneur.
27 - Provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961 to apply with certain modification in relation to Developers and entrepreneurs.
28 - Duration of goods or services in Special Economic Zones.
29 - Transfer of ownership and removal of goods.
30 - Domestic clearance by Units.
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31 - Constitution of Authority.
32 - Officers of Authority and other staff.
33 - Special provision for transfer of officers or other employees to Authority.
34 - Functions of Authority.
35 - Grants and loans by Central Government.
36 - Constitution of Fund and its application.
37 - Accounts and audit.
38 - Directions by Central Government.
39 - Returns and reports.
40 - Power to supersede Authority.
41 - Members, officers and other employees of Authority to be public servants.
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42 - Reference of dispute.
43 - Limitation.
44 - Applicability of provisions of this Act to existing Special Economic Zones.
45 - Person to whom a communication may be sent under this Act.
46 - Identity Card.
47 - Authorities responsible for administration.
48 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
49 - Power to modify provisions of this Act or other enactments in relation to Special Economic Zones.
50 - Power of State Government to grant exemption.
51 - Act to have overriding effect.
52 - Certain provisions not to apply.
53 - Special Economic Zones to be ports, airports, inland container depots, land stations, etc., in certain cases.
54 - Amendment to First Schedule.
55 - Power to make rules.
56 - Power to remove difficulties.
57 - Amendment of certain enactments.
58 - Savings.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions and interpretation.
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3 - What are not inventions.
4 - Inventions relating to atomic energy not patentable.
5 - [Omitted.].
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6 - Persons entitled to apply for patents.
7 - Form of application.
8 - Information and undertaking regarding foreign applications.
9 - Provisional and complete specifications.
10 - Contents of specifications.
11 - Priority dates of claims of a complete specification.
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11A - Publication of applications.
11B - Request for examination.
12 - Examination of application.
13 - Search for anticipation by previous publication and by prior claim.
14 - Consideration of report of examiner by Controller.
15 - Power of Controller to refuse or require amended applications, etc., in certain cases.
16 - Power of Controller to make orders respecting division of application.
17 - Power of Controller to make orders respecting dating of application.
18 - Powers of Controller in cases of anticipation.
19 - Powers of Controller in case of potential infringement.
20 - Powers of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of applicants etc.
21 - Time for putting application in order for grant.
22 - [Omitted.].
23 - [Omitted.].
24 - [Omitted.].
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25 - Opposition to patent.
26 - In cases of "obtaining" Controller may treat the patent as the patent of opponent.
27 - [Omitted.].
28 - Mention of inventor as such in patent.
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29 - Anticipation by previous publication.
30 - Anticipation by previous communication to Government.
31 - Anticipation by public display, etc.
32 - Anticipation by public working.
33 - Anticipation by use and publication after provisional specification.
34 - No anticipation if circumstances are only as described in sections 29, 30, 31 and 32.
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35 - Secrecy directions relating to inventions relevant for defence purposes.
36 - Secrecy directions to be periodically reviewed.
37 - Consequences of secrecy directions.
38 - Revocation of secrecy directions and extension of time.
39 - Residents not to apply for patents outside India without prior permission.
40 - Liability for contravention of section 35 or section 39.
41 - Finality of orders of Controller and Central Government.
42 - Savings respecting disclosure to Government.
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43 - Grant of patents.
44 - Amendment of patent granted to deceased applicant.
45 - Date of patent.
46 - Form, extent and effect of patent.
47 - Grant of patents to be subject to certain conditions.
48 - Rights of patentees.
49 - Patent rights not infringed when used on foreign vessels, etc., temporarily or accidentally in India.
50 - Rights of co-owners of patents.
51 - Power of Controller to give directions to co-owners.
52 - Grant of patent to true and first inventions where it has been obtained by another in fraud of him.
53 - Term of patent.
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54 - Patents of addition.
55 - Term of patents of addition.
56 - Validity of patents of addition.
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57 - Amendment of application and specification before Controller.
58 - Amendment of specification before Appellate Board or High Court.
59 - Supplementary provisions as to amendment of application or specification.
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60 - Applications for restoration of lapsed patents.
61 - Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed patents.
62 - Rights of patentees of lapsed patents which have been restored.
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63 - Surrender of patents.
64 - Revocation of Power patents.
65 - Revocation of patent or amendment of complete specification on directions from Government in cases relating to atomic energy.
66 - Revocation of patent in public interest.
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67 - Register of patents and particulars to be entered therein.
68 - Assignments, etc., not to be valid unless in writing and duly executed.
69 - Registration of assignments, transmissions, etc.
70 - Power of registered grantee or proprietor to deal with patent.
71 - Rectification of register by Appellate Board.
72 - Register to be open for inspection.
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73 - Controller and other officers.
74 - Patent office and its branches.
75 - Restriction on employees of patent office as to right or interest in patents.
76 - Officers and employees not to furnish information, etc.
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77 - Controller to have certain powers of a civil court.
78 - Power of Controller to correct clerical errors, etc.
79 - Evidence how to be given and powers of Controller in respect thereof.
80 - Exercise of discretionary powers by Controller.
81 - Disposal by Controller of applications for extension of time.
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82 - Definition of "patented articles" and "patentee".
83 - General principles applicable to working of patented inventions.
84 - Compulsory licences.
85 - Revocation of patents by the Controller for non-working.
86 - Power of Controller to adjourn applications for compulsory licences, etc., in certain cases.
87 - Procedure for dealing with applications under sections 84 and 85.
88 - Powers of Controller in granting compulsory licences.
89 - General purposes for granting compulsory licences.
90 - Terms and conditions of compulsory licences.
91 - Licensing of related patents.
92 - Special provision for compulsory licences on notifications by Central Government.
92A - Compulsory licence for export of patented pharmaceutical products in certain exceptional circumstances.
93 - Order for licence to operate as a deed between parties concerned.
94 - Termination of compulsory licence.
95 - Terms and conditions of compulsory licences.
96 - Licensing of related patents.
97 - Special provision for compulsory licences on notification by Central Government.
98 - Order for licence to operate as a deed between parties concerned.
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99 - Meaning of use of invention for purposes of Government.
100 - Power of Central Government to use inventions for purposes of Government.
101 - Rights of third parties in respect of use of invention for purposes of Government.
102 - Acquisition of inventions and patents by the Central Government.
103 - Reference to High Court of disputes as to use for purposes of Government.
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104 - Jurisdiction.
104A - Burden of proof in case of suits concerning infringement.
105 - Power of court to make declaration as to non-infringement.
106 - Power of court to grant relief in cases of groundless threats of infringement proceedings.
107 - Defences, etc., in suit for infringement.
107A - Certain acts not to be considered as infringement.
108 - Reliefs in suits for infringement.
109 - Right of exclusive licensee to take proceedings against infringement.
110 - Right of licensee under section 84 to take proceedings against infringement.
111 - Restriction on power of court to grant damages or account of profits for infringement.
112 - [Omitted.].
113 - Certificate of validity of specification and costs of subsequent suits for infringement thereof.
114 - Relief for infringement of partially valid specification.
115 - Scientific advisers.
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116 - Appellate Board.
117 - Staff of Appellate Board.
117A - Appeals to Appellate Board.
117B - Procedure and powers of Appellate Board.
117C - Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc.
117D - Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board.
117E - Appearance of Controller in legal proceedings.
117F - Costs of Controller in proceedings before Appellate Board.
117G - Transfer of pending proceedings to Appellate Board.
117H - Power of Appellate Board to make rules.
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118 - Contravention of Secrecy provisions relating to certain inventions.
119 - Falsification of entries in register, etc.
120 - Unauthorised claim of patent rights.
121 - Wrongful use of words "patent office".
122 - Refusal or failure to supply information.
123 - Practice by non-registered patent agents.
124 - Offences by companies.
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125 - Register of patent agents.
126 - Qualifications for registration as patent agents.
127 - Rights of patent agents.
128 - Subscription and verification of certain documents by patent agents.
129 - Restrictions on practice as patent agents.
130 - Removal from register of patent agents and restoration.
131 - Power of Controller to refuse to deal with certain agents.
132 - Savings in respect of other persons authorised to act as agents.
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133 - Convention countries.
134 - Notification as to countries not providing for reciprocity.
135 - Convention applications.
136 - Special provisions relating to convention applications.
137 - Multiple priorities.
138 - Supplementary provisions as to convention applications.
139 - Other provisions of Act to apply to convention applications.
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140 - Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions.
141 - Determination of certain contracts.
142 - Fees.
143 - Restrictions upon publication of specification.
144 - Reports of Examiners to be confidential.
145 - Publication of official journal.
146 - Power of Controller to call for information from patentees.
147 - Evidence of entries, documents, etc.
148 - Declaration by infant, lunatic, etc.
149 - Service of notices, etc., by post.
150 - Security for costs.
151 - Transmission of orders of courts to Controller.
152 - [Omitted.].
153 - Information relating to Patents.
154 - Loss or destruction of Patents.
155 - Reports of Controller to be placed before Parliament.
156 - Patent to bind Government.
157 - Right of Government to sell or use forfeited articles.
157A - Protection of security of India.
158 - Power of High Courts to make rules.
159 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
160 - Rules to be placed before Parliament.
161 - [Omitted.].
162 - Repeal of Act 2 of 1911 in so far as it relates to patents and savings.
163 - [Omitted.].
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions and interpretation.
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3 - Incorporation of the Institute.
4 - Entry of names in the Register.
5 - Associates and Fellows.
6 - Certificate of practice.
7 - Members to be known as Company Secretaries.
8 - Disabilities.
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9 - Constitution of the Council of the Institute.
10 - Re-election or re-nomination to Council.
10A - Settlement of disputes regarding election.
10B - Establishment of Tribunal.
11 - Nomination in default of election.
12 - President and Vice-President.
13 - Resignation of membership and casual vacancies.
14 - Duration and dissolution of the Council.
15 - Functions of Council.
15A - Functions of Institute.
15B - Imparting education by Universities and other bodies.
16 - Officers and employees, salary, allowances, etc.
17 - Committees of the Council.
18 - Finances of the Council.
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19 - Register.
20 - Removal from the Register.
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21 - Disciplinary Directorate.
21A - Board of Discipline.
21B - Disciplinary Committee.
21C - Authority, Disciplinary Committee, Board of Discipline and Director (Discipline) to have powers of civil court.
21D - Transitional provisions.
22 - Professional or other misconduct defined.
22A - Constitution of Appellate Authority.
22B - Term of office of members of Authority.
22C - Procedure, etc., of Authority.
22D - Officers and other staff of Authority.
22E - Appeal to Authority.
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23 - Constitution and functions of Regional Councils.
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24 - Penalty for falsely claiming to be a member, etc.
25 - Penalty for using name of the Council, or awarding degree of Company Secretary.
26 - Companies not to engage in Company Secretaryship.
27 - Unqualified persons not to sign documents.
28 - Offences by companies.
29 - Sanction to prosecute.
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29A - Establishment of Quality Review Board.
29B - Functions of Board.
29C - Procedure of Board
29D - Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and members of Board and its expenditure
30 - Amendment of Act 8 of 2006
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31 - Dissolution of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India registered under the Companies Act.
32 - Transfer of assets and liabilities of the dissolved company to the Institute.
33 - Provisions respecting employees of the dissolved company
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34 - Alteration in the Register and cancellation of certificate
35 - Directions of the Central Government
36 - Protection of action taken in good faith
36A - Members, etc., to be public servants.
37 - Maintenance of branch offices.
38 - Reciprocity
38A - Power of Central Government to make rules
39 - Power to make regulations.
40 - Rules, regulations and notifications to be laid before Parliament.
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1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Formation of company.
3A - Members severally liable in certain cases.
4 - Memorandum.
5 - Articles.
6 - Act to override memorandum, articles, etc.
7 - Incorporation of company.
8 - Formation of companies with charitable objects, etc.
9 - Effect of registration.
10 - Effect of memorandum and articles.
10A - Commencement of business, etc.
11 - [Omitted].
12 - Registered office of company.
13 - Alteration of memorandum.
14 - Alteration of articles.
15 - Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy.
16 - Rectification of name of company.
17 - Copies of memorandum, articles, etc., to be given to members.
18 - Conversion of companies already registered.
19 - Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company.
20 - Service of documents.
21 - Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts.
22 - Execution of bills of exchange, etc.
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23 - Public offer and private placement.
24 - Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc.
25 - Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus.
26 - Matters to be stated in prospectus.
27 - Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus.
28 - Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company.
29 - Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form.
30 - Advertisement of prospectus.
31 - Shelf prospectus.
32 - Red herring prospectus.
33 - Issue of application forms for securities
34 - Criminal liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
35 - Civil liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
36 - Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money.
37 - Action by affected persons.
38 - Punishment for personation for acquisition, etc., of securities
39 - Allotment of securities by company.
40 - Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges.
41 - Global depository receipt.
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42 - Issue of shares on private placement basis.
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43 - Kinds of share capital.
44 - Nature of shares or debentures.
45 - Numbering of shares
46 - Certificate of shares.
47 - Voting rights
48 - Variation of shareholders‘ rights
49 - Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis.
50 - Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up.
51 - Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid-up
52 - Application of premiums received on issue of shares.
53 - Prohibition on issue of shares at discount.
54 - Issues of sweat equity shares
55 - Issue and redemption of preference shares.
56 - Transfer and transmission of securities.
57 - Punishment for personation of shareholder.
58 - Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal.
59 - Rectification of register of members.
60 - Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital.
61 - Power of limited company to alter its share capital.
62 - Further issue of share capital.
63 - Issue of bonus shares
64 - Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital.
65 - Unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company.
66 - Reduction of share capital.
67 - Restrictions on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares.
68 - Power of company to purchase its own securities.
69 - Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account.
70 - Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances.
71 - Debentures
72 - Power to nominate.
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73 - Prohibition on acceptance of deposits from public.
74 - Repayment of deposits, etc., accepted before commencement of this Act.
75 - Damages for fraud.
76 - Acceptance of deposits from public by certain companies.
76A - Punishment for contravention of section 73 or section 76.
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77 - Duty to register charges, etc
78 - Application for registration of charge
79 - Section 77 to apply in certain matters.
80 - Date of notice of charge.
81 - Register of charges to be kept by Registrar.
82 - Company to report satisfaction of charge
83 - Power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company.
84 - Intimation of appointment of receiver or manager.
85 - Company‘s register of charges.
86 - Punishment for contravention.
87 - Rectification by Central Government in Register of charges.
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88 - Register of members, etc.
89 - Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any share
90 - Register of significant beneficial owners in a Company.
91 - Power to close register of members or debenture holders or other security holders
92 - Annual return.
93 - Omitted.
94 - Place of keeping and inspection of registers, returns, etc.
95 - Registers, etc., to be evidence.
96 - Annual general meeting.
97 - Power of Tribunal to call annual general meeting
98 - Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, etc
99 - Punishment for default in complying with provisions of sections 96 to 98.
100 - Calling of extraordinary general meeting.
101 - Notice of meeting.
102 - Statement to be annexed to notice
103 - Quorum for meetings
104 - Chairman of meetings.
105 - Proxies
106 - Restriction on voting rights.
107 - Voting by show of hands.
108 - Voting through electronic means.
109 - Demand for poll.
110 - Postal ballot.
111 - Circulation of members‘ resolution.
112 - Representation of President and Governors in meetings.
113 - Representation of corporations at meeting of companies and of creditors.
114 - Ordinary and special resolutions.
115 - Resolutions requiring special notice
116 - Resolutions passed at adjourned meeting
117 - Resolutions and agreements to be filed.
118 - Minutes of proceedings of general meeting, meeting of Board of Directors and other meeting and resolutions passed by postal ballot.
119 - Inspection of minute-books of general meeting
120 - Maintenance and inspection of documents in electronic form.
121 - Report on annual general meeting.
122 - Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company
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123 - Declaration of dividend
124 - Unpaid Dividend Account
125 - Investor Education and Protection Fund.
126 - Right to dividend, rights shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares.
127 - Punishment for failure to distribute dividends.
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128 - Books of account, etc., to be kept by company
129 - Financial statement.
129A - Periodical financial results.
130 - Re-opening of accounts on court‘s or Tribunal‘s orders
131 - Voluntary revision of financial statements or Board‘s report
132 - Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority
133 - Central Government to prescribe accounting standards
134 - Financial statement, Board‘s report, etc.
135 - Corporate Social Responsibility
136 - Right of member to copies of audited financial statement
137 - Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar
138 - Internal Audit.
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139 - Appointment of auditors
140 - Removal, resignation of auditor and giving of special notice.
141 - Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications of auditors.
142 - Remuneration of auditors.
143 - Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards.
144 - Auditor not to render certain services.
145 - Auditor to sign audit reports, etc.
146 - Auditors to attend general meeting.
147 - Punishment for contravention.
148 - Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain companies.
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149 - Company to have Board of Directors
150 - Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of data bank of independent directors.
151 - Appointment of director elected by small shareholders.
152 - Appointment of directors
153 - Application for allotment of Director Identification Number.
154 - Allotment of Director Identification Number.
155 - Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number.
156 - Director to intimate Director Identification Number
157 - Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar.
158 - Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number.
159 - Penalty for default of certain provisions
160 - Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship.
161 - Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director.
162 - Appointment of directors to be voted individually.
163 - Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors.
164 - Disqualifications for appointment of director.
165 - Number of directorships.
166 - Duties of directors.
167 - Vacation of office of director.
168 - Resignation of director.
169 - Removal of directors
170 - Register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding.
171 - Members‘ right to inspect.
172 - Penalty.
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173 - Meetings of Board.
174 - Quorum for meetings of Board
175 - Passing of resolution by circulation
176 - Defects in appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken
177 - Audit committee
178 - Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
179 - Powers of Board.
180 - Restrictions on powers of Board.
181 - Company to contribute to bona fide and charitable funds, etc.
182 - Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions
183 - Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to national defence fund, etc.
184 - Disclosure of interest by director.
185 - Loan to directors, etc
186 - Loan and investment by company
187 - Investments of company to be held in its own name.
188 - Related party transactions.
189 - Register of contracts or arrangements in which directors are interested
190 - Contract of employment with managing or whole-time directors
191 - Payment to director for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of undertaking, property or shares.
192 - Restriction on non-cash transactions involving directors.
193 - Contract by One Person Company.
194 - Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel
195 - Prohibition on insider trading of securities.
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196 - Appointment of managing director, whole-time director or manager.
197 - Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits.
198 - Calculation of profits
199 - Recovery of remuneration in certain cases
200 - Central Government or company to fix limit with regard to remuneration
201 - Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications.
202 - Compensation for loss of office of managing or whole-time director or manager.
203 - Appointment of key managerial personnel.
204 - Secretarial audit for bigger companies
205 - Functions of company secretary.
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206 - Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
207 - Conduct of inspection and inquiry.
208 - Report on inspection made.
209 - Search and seizure.
210 - Investigation into affairs of company.
211 - Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
212 - Investigation into affairs of company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office.
213 - Investigation into company‘s affairs in other cases.
214 - Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
215 - Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
216 - Investigation of ownership of company.
217 - Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors.
218 - Protection of employees during investigation.
219 - Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc.
220 - Seizure of documents by inspector
221 - Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation.
222 - Imposition of restrictions upon securities.
223 - Inspector‘s report.
224 - Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector‘s report.
225 - Expenses of investigation
226 - Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
227 - Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information.
228 - Investigation, etc., of foreign companies.
229 - Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents
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230 - Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members
231 - Power to Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement.
232 - Merger and amalgamation of companies.
233 - Merger or amalgamation of certain companies.
234 - Merger or amalgamation of company with foreign company
235 - Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority
236 - Purchase of minority shareholding.
237 - Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in public interest.
238 - Registration of offer of schemes involving transfer of shares.
239 - Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated companies
240 - Liability of officers in respect of offences committed prior to merger, amalgamation, etc.
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241 - Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc.
242 - Powers of Tribunal.
243 - Consequence of termination or modification of certain agreements.
244 - Right to apply under section 241.
245 - Class action
246 - Application of certain provisions to proceedings under section 241 or section 245.
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247 - Valuation by registered valuers.
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248 - Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies.
249 - Restrictions on making application under section 248 in certain situations.
250 - Effect of company notified as dissolved.
251 - Fraudulent application for removal of name
252 - Appeal to Tribunal.
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253 - Determination of sickness
254 - Application for revival and rehabilitation
255 - Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation.
256 - Appointment of interim administrator.
257 - Committee of creditors.
258 - Order of Tribunal.
259 - Appointment of administrator
260 - Powers and duties of company administrator.
261 - Scheme of revival and rehabilitation.
262 - Sanction of scheme
263 - Scheme to be binding
264 - Implementation of scheme
265 - Winding up of company on report of company administrator.
266 - Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc.
267 - Punishment for certain offences.
268 - Bar of jurisdiction
269 - Rehabilitation and Insolvency Fund.
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270 - Modes of winding up.
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271 - Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal.
272 - Petition for winding up.
273 - Powers of Tribunal.
274 - Directions for filing statement of affairs
275 - Company Liquidators and their appointments
276 - Removal and replacement of liquidator
277 - Intimation to Company Liquidator, provisional liquidator and Registrar
278 - Effect of winding up order.
279 - Stay of suits, etc., on winding up order.
280 - Jurisdiction of Tribunal.
281 - Submission of report by Company Liquidator
282 - Directions of Tribunal on report of Company Liquidator.
283 - Custody of company‘s properties
284 - Promoters, directors, etc., to cooperate with Company Liquidator.
285 - Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets.
286 - Obligations of directors and managers.
287 - Advisory Committee.
288 - Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal.
289 - Power of Tribunal on application for stay of winding up.
290 - Powers and duties of Company Liquidator.
291 - Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator
292 - Exercise and control of Company Liquidator‘s powers.
293 - Books to be kept by Company Liquidator
294 - Audit of Company Liquidator‘s accounts.
295 - Payment of debts by contributory and extent of set-off.
296 - Power of Tribunal to make calls.
297 - Adjustment of rights of contributories.
298 - Power to order costs.
299 - Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc.
300 - Power to order examination of promoters, directors, etc.
301 - Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond.
302 - Dissolution of company by Tribunal.
303 - Appeals from orders made before commencement of Act.
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304 - Circumstances in which company may be wound up voluntarily.
305 - Declaration of solvency in case of proposal to wind up voluntarily.
306 - Meeting of creditors.
307 - Publication of resolution to wind up voluntarily.
308 - Commencement of voluntary winding up.
309 - Effect of voluntary winding up.
310 - Appointment of Company Liquidator.
311 - Power to remove and fill vacancy of Company Liquidator
312 - Notice of appointment of Company Liquidator to be given to Registrar.
313 - Cesser of Board‘s powers on appointment of Company Liquidator.
314 - Powers and duties of Company Liquidator in voluntary winding up
315 - Appointment of committees.
316 - Company Liquidator to submit report on progress of winding up.
317 - Report of Company Liquidator to Tribunal for examination of persons
318 - Final meeting and dissolution of company
319 - Power of Company Liquidator to accept shares, etc., as consideration for sale of property of company
320 - Distribution of property of company
321 - Arrangement when binding on company and creditors.
322 - Power to apply to Tribunal to have questions determined, etc.
323 - Costs of voluntary winding up.
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324 - Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof
325 - Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies.
326 - Overriding preferential payments.
327 - Preferential payments.
328 - Fraudulent preference
329 - Transfers not in good faith to be void
330 - Certain transfers to be void.
331 - Liabilities and rights of certain persons fraudulently preferred.
332 - Effect of floating charge.
333 - Disclaimer of onerous property.
334 - Transfers, etc., after commencement of winding up to be void.
335 - Certain attachments, executions, etc., in winding up by Tribunal to be void
336 - Offences by officers of companies in liquidation.
337 - Penalty for frauds by officers.
338 - Liability where proper accounts not kept
339 - Liability for fraudulent conduct of business
340 - Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc
341 - Liability under sections 339 and 340 to extend to partners or directors in firms or companies
342 - Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company.
343 - Company Liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction.
344 - Statement that company is in liquidation.
345 - Books and papers of company to be evidence.
346 - Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories.
347 - Disposal of books and papers of company
348 - Information as to pending liquidations.
349 - Official Liquidator to make payments into public account of India.
350 - Company Liquidator to deposit monies into scheduled bank
351 - Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account.
352 - Company Liquidation Dividend and Undistributed Assets Account
353 - Liquidator to make returns, etc.
354 - Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories
355 - Court, tribunal or person, etc., before whom affidavit may be sworn.
356 - Power of Tribunal to declare dissolution of company void.
357 - Commencement of winding up by Tribunal.
358 - Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation.
359 - Appointment of Official Liquidator
360 - Powers and functions of Official Liquidator.
361 - Summary procedure for liquidation.
362 - Sale of assets and recovery of debts due to company.
363 - Settlement of claims of creditors by Official Liquidator.
364 - Appeal by creditor
365 - Order of dissolution of company
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366 - Companies capable of being registered
367 - Certificate of registration of existing companies
368 - Vesting of property on registration.
369 - Saving of existing liabilities
370 - Continuation of pending legal proceedings.
371 - Effect of registration under this Part.
372 - Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings
373 - Suits stayed on winding up order
374 - Obligations of companies registering under this Part
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375 - Winding up of unregistered companies
376 - Power to wind up foreign companies although dissolved.
377 - Provisions of Chapter cumulative
378 - Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases.
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378A - Definitions
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378B - Objects of producer company.
378C - Formation of Producer Company and its registration.
378D - Membership and voting rights of Members of Producer Company
378E - Benefits to Members.
378F - Memorandum of Producer Company.
378G - Articles of association.
378H - Amendment of memorandum.
378-I - Amendment of articles.
378J - Option to inter-State co-operative societies to become Producer Companies.
378K - Effect of incorporation of Producer Company.
378L - Vesting of undertaking in Producer Company.
378M - Concession, etc., to be deemed to have been granted to Producer Company
378N - Provisions in respect of officers and other employees of inter-State co-operative society.
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378-O - Number of directors.
378P - Appointment of directors.
378Q - Vacation of office by directors.
378R - Powers and functions of Board.
378S - Matters to be transacted at general meeting.
378T - Liability of directors.
378U - Committee of directors.
378V - Meetings of Board and quorum.
378W - Chief Executive and his functions.
378X - Secretary of Producer Company
378Y - Quorum
378Z - Voting rights.
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378ZA - Annual general meetings.
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378ZB - Share capital.
378ZC - Special user rights.
378ZD - Transferability of shares and attendant rights.
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378ZE - Books of account
378ZF - Internal audit.
378ZG - Duties of auditor under this Chapter
378ZH - Donation or subscription by Producer Company.
378Z-I - General and other reserves
378ZJ - Issue of bonus shares.
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378ZK - Loan, etc., to Members.
378ZL - Investment in other companies, formation of subsidiaries, etc.
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378ZM - Penalty for contravention.
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378ZN - Amalgamation, merger or division, etc., to form new Producer Companies.
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378Z-O - Disputes.
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378ZP - Strike off name of Producer Company.
378ZQ - Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws.
378ZR - Application of provisions relating to private companies.
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378ZS - Re-conversion of Producer Company to inter-State co-operative society.
378ZT - Power to modify Act in its application to Producer Companies
378ZU - Power to make rules.
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379 - Application of Act to foreign companies
380 - Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies.
381 - Accounts of foreign company.
382 - Display of name, etc., of foreign company
383 - Service on foreign company.
384 - Debentures, annual return, registration of charges, books of account and their inspection.
385 - Fee for registration of documents.
386 - Interpretation
387 - Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein.
388 - Provisions as to expert‘s consent and allotment.
389 - Registration of prospectus.
390 - Offer of India Depository Receipts
391 - Application of sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX
392 - Punishment for contravention
393 - Company‘s failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity or contracts, etc
393A - Exemptions under this Chapter.
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394 - Annual reports on Government companies.
395 - Annual reports where one or more State Governments are members of companies.
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396 - Registration offices.
397 - Admissibility of certain documents as evidence.
398 - Provisions relating to filing of applications, documents, inspection, etc., in electronic form.
399 - Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by Registrar
400 - Electronic form to be exclusive, alternative or in addition to physical form.
401 - Provision of value added services through electronic form
402 - Application of provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000.
403 - Fee for filing, etc
404 - Fees, etc., to be credited into public account.
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405 - Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics.
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406 - Provision relating to Nidhis and its application, etc.
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407 - Definitions
408 - Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal.
409 - Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal
410 - Constitution of Appellate Tribunal.
411 - Qualifications of Chairperson and members of Appellate Tribunal.
412 - Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal.
413 - Term of office of President, Chairperson and other Members
414 - Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Members.
415 - Acting President and Chairperson of Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal.
416 - Resignation of Members.
417 - Removal of Members.
417A - Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member.
418 - Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
418A - Benches of Appellate Tribunal.
419 - Benches of Tribunal.
420 - Orders of Tribunal.
421 - Appeal from orders of Tribunal
422 - Expeditious disposal by Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
423 - Appeal to Supreme Court.
424 - Procedure before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal.
425 - Power to punish for contempt.
426 - Delegation of powers
427 - President, Members, officers, etc., to be public servants
428 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
429 - Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc.
430 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
431 - Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings.
432 - Right to legal representation.
433 - Limitation.
434 - Transfer of certain pending proceedings
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435 - Establishment of Special Courts
436 - Offences triable by Special Courts.
437 - Appeal and revision.
438 - Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court.
439 - Offences to be non-cognizable.
440 - Transitional provisions.
441 - Compounding of certain offences.
442 - Mediation and Conciliation Panel.
443 - Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors
444 - Appeal against acquittal.
445 - Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause.
446 - Application of fines.
446A - Factors for determining level of punishment.
446B - Lesser penalties for One Person Companies or small companies.
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447 - Punishment for fraud
448 - Punishment for false statement.
449 - Punishment for false evidence.
450 - Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided.
451 - Punishment in case of repeated default
452 - Punishment for wrongful withholding of property
453 - Punishment for improper use of ―Limited‖ or ―Private Limited‖.
454 - Adjudication of penalties.
454A - Penalty for repeated default.
455 - Dormant company.
456 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
457 - Non-disclosure of information in certain cases.
458 - Delegation by Central Government of its powers and functions.
459 - Power of Central Government of Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications
460 - Condonation of delay in certain cases
461 - Annual report by Central Government
462 - Power to exempt class or classes of companies from provisions of this Act.
463 - Power of court to grant relief in certain cases.
464 - Prohibition of association or partnership of persons exceeding certain number.
465 - Repeal of certain enactments and savings.
466 - Dissolution of Company Law Board and consequential provisions.
467 - Power of Central Government to amend Schedules.
468 - Power of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up.
469 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
470 - Power to remove difficulties.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Act not to apply to certain persons.
3 - Definitions.
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4 - Establishment of Administrative Tribunals.
5 - Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof.
6 - Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members.
7 - Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
8 - Term of office.
9 - Resignation and removal.
10 - Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, and other Members.
10A - Saving terms and conditions of service of Vice-Chairman.
10B - Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman and Member.
11 - Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman, etc.
12 - Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman.
13 - Staff of the Tribunal.
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14 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Central Administrative Tribunal.
15 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority of State Administrative Tribunals.
16 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority of a Joint Administrative Tribunal.
17 - Power to punish for contempt.
18 - Distribution of business amongst the Benches.
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19 - Applications to tribunals.
20 - Applications not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted.
21 - Limitation.
22 - Procedure and powers of Tribunals.
23 - Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers.
24 - Conditions as to making of interim orders.
25 - Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
26 - Decision to be by majority.
27 - Execution of orders of a Tribunal.
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28 - Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts except the Supreme Court under article 136 of the Constitution.
29 - Transfer of pending cases.
29A - Provision for filing of certain appeals.
30 - Proceedings before a Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.
31 - Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants.
32 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
33 - Act to have overriding effect.
34 - Power to remove difficulties.
35 - Power of the Central Government to make rules.
36 - Power of the appropriate Government to make rules.
36A - Power to make rules retrospectively.
37 - Laying of rules.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Application of the Act.
3 - Definitions.
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4 - Preliminary survey of auqaf.
5 - Publication of list of auqaf.
6 - Disputes regarding auqaf.
7 - Power of Tribunal to determine disputes regarding auqaf.
8 - State Government to bear cost of survey.
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9 - Establishment and constitution of Central Waqf Council.
10 - Finance of Council.
11 - Accounts and audit.
12 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
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13 - Incorporation.
14 - Composition of Board.
15 - Term of office.
16 - Disqualification for being appointed, or for continuing as, a member of the Board.
17 - Meetings of the Board.
18 - Committees of the Board.
19 - Resignation of Chairperson and members.
20 - Removal of Chairperson and member.
20A - Removal of Chairperson by vote of no confidence.
21 - Filling of a vacancy.
22 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board.
23 - Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and his term of office and other conditions of service.
24 - Officers and other employees of the Board.
25 - Duties and powers of Chief Executive Officer.
26 - Powers of Chief Executive Officer in respect of orders or resolutions of Board.
27 - Delegation of powers by the Board.
28 - Power of District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Magistrate to implement the directions of the Board.
29 - Powers of Chief Executive Officer to inspect records, registers, etc.
30 - Inspection of records.
31 - Prevention of disqualification for membership of Parliament.
32 - Powers and functions of the Board.
33 - Powers of inspection by Chief Executive Officer or persons authorised by him.
34 - Recovery of the amount determined under section 33.
35 - Conditional attachment by Tribunal.
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36 - Registration.
37 - Register of auqaf.
38 - Powers of Board to appoint Executive Officer.
39 - Powers of Board in relation to auqaf which have ceased to exist.
40 - Decision if a property is waqf property.
41 - Power to cause registration of waqf and to amend register.
42 - Change in the management of auqaf to be notified.
43 - Auqaf registered before the commencement of this Act deemed to be registered.
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44 - Budget.
45 - Preparation of budget of auqaf under direct management of the Board.
46 - Submission of Accounts of auqaf.
47 - Audit of accounts of auqaf.
48 - Board to pass orders on auditor's report.
49 - Sums certified to be due recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
50 - Duties of mutawalli.
51 - Alienation of waqf property without sanction of Board to be void.
52 - Recovery of waqf property transferred in contravention of section 51.
52A - Penalty for alienation of waqf property without sanction of Board.
53 - Restriction on purchase of property on behalf of waqf.
54 - Removal of encroachment from waqf property.
55 - Enforcement of orders made under section 54.
55A - Disposal of property left on waqf property by unauthorised occupants.
56 - Restriction on power to grant lease of waqf property.
57 - Mutawalli entitled to pay certain costs from income of waqf property.
58 - Power of Board to pay dues in case of default by mutawalli.
59 - Creation of reserve fund.
60 - Extension of time.
61 - Penalties.
62 - Mutawalli not to spend any money belonging to waqf for self defence.
63 - Power to appoint mutawallis in certain cases.
64 - Removal of mutawalli.
65 - Assumption of direct management of certain auqaf by the Board.
66 - Powers of appointment and removal of mutawalli when to be exercised by the State Government.
67 - Supervision and supersession of committee of management.
68 - Duty of mutawalli or committee to deliver possession of records, etc.
69 - Power of Board to frame scheme for administration of waqf.
70 - Inquiry relating to administration of waqf.
71 - Manner of holding inquiry.
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72 - Annual contribution payable to Board.
73 - Power of Chief Executive Officer to direct banks or other person to make payments.
74 - Deduction of contribution from perpetual annuity payable to the waqf.
75 - Power of board to borrow.
76 - Mutawalli not to lend or borrow moneys without sanction.
77 - Waqf Fund.
78 - Budget of Board.
79 - Accounts of Board.
80 - Audit of accounts of Board.
81 - State Government to pass orders on auditor's report.
82 - Dues of Board to be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
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83 - Constitution of Tribunals, etc.
84 - Tribunal to hold proceedings expeditiously and to furnish to the parties copies of its decision
85 - Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
86 - Appointment of a receiver in certain cases.
87 - Omitted.
88 - Bar to challenge of validity of any notification, etc.
89 - Notice of suits by parties against Board
90 - Notice of suits, etc., by courts
91 - Proceedings under the Act 1 of 1894.
92 - Board to be party to suit or proceeding
93 - Bar to compromise of suits by or against mutawalli
94 - Power to make application to the Tribunal in case of failure of mutawalli to discharge his duties.
95 - Power of appellate authority to entertain appeal after expiry of specified period.
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96 - Power of Central Government to regulate secular activities of auqaf.
97 - Directions by State Government
98 - Annual report by State Government.
99 - Power to supersede Board
100 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
101 - Survey Commissioner, members and officers of the Board, deemed to be public servants.
102 - Special provision for reorganisation of certain Boards
103 - Special provision for establishment of Board for part of a State.
104 - Application of Act to properties given or donated by persons not professing Islam for support of certain waqf.
104A - Prohibition of sale, gift, exchange, mortgage or transfer of waqf property
104B - Restoration of waqf properties in occupation of Government agencies to waqf Board.
105 - Power of Board and Chief Executive Officer to require copies of documents, etc., to be furnished
106 - Powers of Central Government to constitute common Boards
107 - Act 36 of 1963 not to apply for recovery of waqf properties.
108 - Special provision as to evacuee waqf properties.
108A - Act to have overriding effect.
109 - Power to make rules
110 - Powers to make regulations by the Board.
111 - Laying of rules and regulations before State Legislature
112 - Repeal and savings
113 - Power to remove difficulties.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Instruments chargeable with duty.
3A - [Repealed.].
4 - Several instruments used in single transaction of sale, mortgage or settlement.
5 - Instruments relating to several distinct matters.
6 - Instruments coming within several descriptions in Schedule I.
7 - Policies of sea-insurance.
8 - Bonds, debentures or other securities issued on loans under Act XI of 1879.
8A - Securities dealt in depository not liable to stamp-duty.
8B - Corporatisation and demutualisation schemes and related instruments not liable to duty.
8C - Negotiable warehouse receipts not liable to stamp duty.
8D - Agreement or document for assignment of receivables not liable to stamp duty.
8E - Conversion of a branch of any bank into a wholly owned subsidiary of bank or transfer of shareholding of a bank to a holding company of bank not liable to duty.
8F - Agreement or document for transfer or assignment of rights or interest in financial assets not liable to stamp duty.
9 - Power to reduce, remit or compound duties.
8G - Strategic sale, disinvestment, etc., of immovable property by Government company not liable to stamp duty.
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9A - Instruments chargeable with duty for transactions in stock exchanges and depositories.
9B - Instruments chargeable with duty for transactions otherwise than through stock exchanges and depositories.
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10 - Duties how to be paid.
11 - Use of adhesive stamps.
12 - Cancellation of adhesive stamps.
13 - Instruments stamped with impressed stamps how to be written.
14 - Only one instrument to be on same stamps.
15 - Instrument written contrary to section 13 or 14 deemed unstamped.
16 - Denoting duty.
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17 - Instrument executed in India.
18 - Instruments other than bills and notes executed out of India.
19 - Bills and notes drawn out of India.
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20 - Conversion of amount expressed in foreign currencies.
21 - Stock and marketable securities how to be valued.
22 - Effect of statement of rate of exchange or average price.
23 - Instruments reserving interest.
23A - Certain instruments connected with mortgages of marketable securities to be chargeable as agreements.
24 - How transfer in consideration of debt, or subject to future payment, etc., to be charged.
25 - Valuation in case of annuity, etc.
26 - Stamp where value of subject-matter is indeterminate.
27 - Facts affecting duty to be set forth in instrument.
28 - Direction as to duty in case of certain conveyances.
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29 - Duties by whom payable.
30 - Obligation to give receipt in certain cases.
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31 - Adjudication as to proper stamp.
32 - Certificate by Collector.
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33 - Examination and impounding of instruments.
34 - Special provision as to unstamped receipts.
35 - Instruments not duly stamped inadmissible in evidence, etc.
36 - Admission of instrument where not to be questioned.
37 - Admission of improperly stamped instruments.
38 - Instruments impounded how dealt with.
39 - Collector’s power to refund penalty paid under section 38, sub-section (1).
40 - Collectors power to stamp instruments impounded.
41 - Instruments unduly stamped by accident.
42 - Endorsement of instruments on which duty has been paid under sections 35, 40 or 41
43 - Prosecution for offence against Stamp-law.
44 - Persons paying duty or penalty may recover same in certain cases.
45 - Power to Revenue-authority to refund penalty or excess duty in certain cases.
46 - Non-liability for loss of instruments sent under section 38.
47 - Power of payer to stamp bills, and promissory notes received by him unstamped.
48 - Recovery of duties and penalties.
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49 - Allowance for spoiled stamps.
50 - Application for relief under section 49 when to be made.
51 - Allowance in case of printed forms no longer required by Corporations.
52 - Allowance for misused stamps.
53 - Allowance for spoiled or misused stamps how to be made.
54 - Allowance for stamps not required for use.
54A - Allowances for stamps in denominations of annas.
54B - Allowances for Refugee Relief Stamps.
55 - Allowance on renewal of certain debentures.
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56 - Control of, and statement of case to, Chief Controlling Revenue-authority.
57 - Statement of case by Chief Controlling Revenue-authority to High Court.
58 - Power of High Court to call for further particulars as to case stated.
59 - Procedure in disposing of case stated.
60 - Statement of case by other Courts to High Court.
61 - Revision of certain decisions of Courts regarding the sufficiency of stamps.
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62 - Penalty for executing, etc., instrument not duly stamped.
63 - Penalty for failure to cancel adhesive stamp.
64 - Penalty for omission to comply with provisions of section 27.
65 - Penalty for refusal to give receipt, and for devices to evade duty on receipts.
66 - Penalty for not making out policy or making one not duly stamped.
67 - Penalty for not drawing full number of bills or marine policies purporting to be in sets.
68 - Penalty for post-dating bills, and for other devices to defraud the revenue.
69 - Penalty for breach of rule relating to sale of stamps and for unauthorised sale.
70 - Institution and conduct of prosecutions.
71 - Jurisdiction of Magistrate.
72 - Place of trial.
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73 - Books, etc., to be open to inspection.
74 - Powers to make rules relating to sale of stamps.
75 - Power to make rules generally to carry out Act.
76 - Publication of rules.
76A - Delegation of certain powers .
77 - Saving as to court-fees.
77A - Saving as to certain stamps.
78 - Act to be translated, and sold cheaply.
79 - [Repealed.]
73-A - Power of Central Government to make rules
73B - Power to issue directions and to authorise certain authorities to issue instructions, etc
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1 - Short title.
2 - Savings.
3 - Construction of certain references to Act 15 of 1877 and Act 9 of 1871.
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4 - "Easement" defined.
5 - Continuous and discontinuous, apparent and non-apparent, easements.
6 - Easement for limited time or on condition.
7 - Easements restrictive of certain rights.
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8 - Who may impose easements.
9 - Servient owners.
10 - Lessor and mortgagor.
11 - Lessee.
12 - Who may acquire easements.
13 - Easements of necessity and quasi easements.
14 - Direction of way of necessity.
15 - Acquisition by prescription.
16 - Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient heritage.
17 - Rights which cannot be acquired by prescription.
18 - Customary easements.
19 - Transfer of dominant heritage passes easement.
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20 - Rules controlled by contract or title.
21 - Bar to use unconnected with enjoyment.
22 - Exercise of ease dent. Confinement of exercise of easement.
23 - Right to alter mode of enjoyment.
24 - Right to do acts to secure enjoyment.
25 - Liability for expenses necessary for preservation of easement.
26 - Liability for damage from want of repair.
27 - Servient owner not bound to do anything.
28 - Extent of easements.
29 - Increase of easement.
30 - Partition of dominant heritage.
31 - Obstruction in case of excessive user.
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32 - Right to enjoyment without disturbance.
33 - Suit for disturbance of easement.
34 - When cause of action arises for removal of support.
35 - Injunction to restrain disturbance.
36 - Abatement of obstruction of easement.
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37 - Extinction by dissolution of right of servient owner.
38 - Extinction by release.
39 - Extinction by revocation.
40 - Extinction on expiration of limited period or happening of dissolving condition.
41 - Extinction on termination of necessity.
42 - Extinction of useless easement.
43 - Extinction by permanent Change in dominant heritage.
44 - Extinction on permanent alteration of servient heritage by superior force.
45 - Extinction by destruction of either heritage.
46 - Extinction by unity of ownership.
47 - Extinction by non-enjoyment.
48 - Extinction of accessory rights.
49 - Suspension of easement.
50 - Servient owner not entitled to require continuance.
51 - Revival of easements.
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52 - "License" defined.
53 - Who may grant license.
54 - Grant may be express or implied.
55 - Accessory licenses annexed by law.
56 - License when transferable.
57 - Grantor's duty to disclose defects.
58 - Grantor's duty not to render property unsafe.
59 - Grantor's transferee not bound by license.
60 - License when revocable.
61 - Revocation express or implied.
62 - License when deemed revoked.
63 - Licensee's rights on revocation.
64 - Licensee's rights on eviction.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Constitution of a National Human Rights Commission.
4 - Appointment of Chairperson and other Members.
5 - Resignation and removal of Chairperson and Members.
6 - Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
7 - Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
8 - Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
9 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate the proceedings of the Commission.
10 - Procedure to be regulated by the Commission.
11 - Officers and other staff of the Commission.
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12 - Functions of the Commission.
13 - Powers relating to inquiries.
14 - Investigation.
15 - Statement made by persons to the Commission.
16 - Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard.
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17 - Inquiry into complaints.
18 - Steps during and after inquiry.
19 - Procedure with respect to armed forces.
20 - Annual and special reports of the Commission.
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21 - Constitution of State Human Rights Commissions.
22 - Appointment of Chairperson and other Members of State Commission.
23 - Resignation and Removal of a Chairperson or a Member of the State Commission.
24 - Term of office of Chairperson and Members of the State Commission.
25 - Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
26 - Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of State Commission.
27 - Officers and other staff of the State Commission.
28 - Annual and special reports of State Commission.
29 - Application of certain provisions relating to National Human Rights Commission to State Commissions.
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30 - Human Rights Courts.
31 - Special Public Prosecutor.
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32 - Grants by the Central Government.
33 - Grants by the State Government.
34 - Accounts and audit.
35 - Accounts and audit of State Commission.
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36 - Matters not subject to jurisdiction of the Commission.
37 - Constitution of special investigation teams.
38 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
39 - Members and officers to be public servants.
40 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
40A - Power to make rules retrospectively.
40B - Power of Commission to make regulations.
41 - Power of State Government to make rules.
42 - Power to remove difficulties.
43 - Repeal and savings.
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1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application.
2 - Definitions.
3 - Act not in derogation of any other law.
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4 - The Central Consumer Protection Council.
5 - Procedure for meetings of the Central Council.
6 - Objects of the Central Council.
7 - The State Consumer Protection Councils.
8 - Objects of the State Council.
8A - The District Consumer Protection Council.
8B - Objects of the District Council.
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9 - Establishment of Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies.
10 - Composition of the District Forum.
11 - Jurisdiction of the District Forum.
12 - Manner in which complaint shall be made.
13 - Procedure on admission of complaint.
14 - Finding of the District Forum.
15 - Appeal.
16 - Composition of the State Commission.
17 - Jurisdiction of the State Commission.
17A - Transfer of cases.
17B - Circuit Benches.
18 - Procedure applicable to State Commissions.
18A - [Omitted.].
19 - Appeals.
19A - Hearing of appeal.
20 - Composition of the National Commission.
21 - Jurisdiction of the National Commission.
22 - Power and procedure applicable to the National Commission.
22A - Power to set aside ex parte orders.
22B - Transfer of cases.
22C - Circuit Benches.
22D - Vacancy in the office of the President.
22E - Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of President and Member.
23 - Appeal.
24 - Finality of orders.
24A - Limitation period.
24B - Administrative control.
25 - Enforcement of orders of the District Forum, the State Commission or the National Commission.
26 - Dismissal of frivolous or vexatious complaints.
27 - Penalties.
27A - Appeal against order passed under section 27.
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28 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
28A - Service of notice, etc.
29 - Power to remove difficulties.
29A - Vacancies or defects in appointment not to invalidate orders.
30 - Power to make rules.
30A - Power of the National Commission to make regulations.
31 - Rules and regulations to be laid before each House of Parliament.
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