Found 47 Articles for Bare Acts of India

Through its armed forces, such as the army, and its law enforcement organisations, such as the police, the State defends its citizens. When necessary to defend the state and further its interests, these defence troops and agencies are permitted to use lethal force and weapons by the State. Citizens are typically not allowed to use or own firearms or guns since the State is responsible for upholding law and order and providing for national security The Arms Act, 1959, and The Arms Rules, 1962, both ban the sale, manufacture, possession, acquisition, importation, exportation, and transportation of firearms and ammunition unless ... Read More

With increasing financial transactions and requirements of easy banking system, and also to regulate the commercial banking system, parliament has legislated the State Bank of India Act. As result of this, the State Bank of India established On July 1, 1955. What does the State Bank of India Act Define? The State Bank of India is the biggest and oldest commercial bank in the country, which came into existence after the nationalisation of the Imperial Bank of India in 1955. The Imperial Bank of India was the central bank of British India and the government took control of it in ... Read More

In 1934, to regulate the banking sectors and their activities the Reserve Bank of India Act legislated. As a result of this legislation, the Reserve Bank of India, a national bank, was established in the same year. What does the Reserve Bank of India Act Define? The Royal Commission in 1926 recommended the creation of a Central Bank of India. In 1933, the white paper on Indian Constitutional Reforms recommended the creation of the RBI, and a bill to this effect was introduced. The Bill was passed and came into effect on April 1st, 1935, and RBI was established. It ... Read More

Because of unwarranted human activities, the environment is badly affected and ultimately becomes a threat not only for plants, animals, and other small and large organisms, but also for human beings. So, for the conservation of the environment and restoration of the lost biodiversity, parliament has legislated the National Green Tribunal Act. What does the National Green Tribunal Act Define? The 186th report of the Law Commission of India recommended the constitution of special environmental tribunal to deal with issues related to environmental protection, conservation, and speedy disposal of related disputes. Following that, the government introduced in Parliament the National ... Read More

India is the country of many socio-religious groups, and the Indian Constitution protects everyone’s interests on a personal level. However, for such religious groups, whose population is comparatively much smaller, the Constitution has made a separate provision. And, under such provision, parliament has legislated the National Commission for Minorities Act in the year 1992. What does National Commission for Minorities Act Define? In the year 1978, a resolution was passed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to set up a Minorities Commission. In the year 1984, the Commission was put within the purview of the Ministry of Welfare. In 1992, ... Read More

The Customs Act was passed in 1962 with the objectives of modifying and consolidating the laws. The provisions of this act came into operations with effect from 1st February 1963 by the notification to that effect published in the Gazette of the government of India. What does Custom Act 1962 Define? The custom act 1962 provides law that regulates the imports and exports of goods within the territory of the whole India. Additionally, it also provides for the levy of export import taxed on the goods so exported or imported so as to preserve indigenous goods and businesses. What is ... Read More

India is a signatory to the majority of important international treaties on intellectual property law, including the Berne Convention of 1886, the Universal Copyright Convention of 1951, the Rome Convention of 1961, and the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Prior to the present Act, the Copyright Act of 1914 was applicable on the subject of copyright in India. Later, Parliament enacted the Copyright Act, 1957, and the Act came into force on January 21st, 1958. It is the first post-independence legislation on copyright. What does the Copyright Act Define? Consisting of fifteen chapters and 79 Sections, ... Read More

The Central Goods and Services Tax, 2017 is a central act which is made applicable to whole India. The purpose of enacting this act was to create a unified tax regime for imposing and collecting taxes at unified rate from manufacturing and supply of goods and services through the country. The Central Goods and Services Act 2017 was passed by the parliament on April 12, 2017. The act has 21 chapters, 174 parts, and 3 schedules. What is Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST)? “CGST” is abbreviation for ‘Central Goods and Service Tax’. CGST is a comprehensive, multistage, destination-based ... Read More

When the National Airports Authority and the International Airports Authority of India merged on April 1, 1995, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was legislated by an Act of Parliament. The merger led to the creation of a single organization with the responsibility of creating, enhancing, managing, and controlling the nation's ground and airspace civil aviation infrastructure. Features of the Airports Authority of India Act The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, created the organization in 1995 under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It is a statutory entity as a result. The AAI is in charge of creating, enhancing, ... Read More

India participated in the United Nations General Assembly conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972 and decided to undertake measures for preserving natural resources, including air. As a consequence, the Air Act was passed by Parliament in the exercise of its powers under Article 253 of the Constitution. The Act came into force on March 29th, 1981. It consists of 54 sections spread over seven chapters. What does the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act Define? Described in the Act as – “an Act to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution, for the ... Read More