Computation of time of absence or custody
Section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act, 2006 deals with computation of time of absence or custody. For the purpose of clauses (a) and (b) of section 69, (a) no person shall be treated as absent or in custody for a day unless the absence or custody has lasted, whether wholly in one day, or partly in one day and partly in another, for six consecutive hours or upwards; The Act came into force on 20 Feb 2006.
For the purpose of clauses (a) and (b) of section 69,
(a) no person shall be treated as absent or in custody for a day unless the absence or custody has lasted, whether wholly in one day, or partly in one day and partly in another, for six consecutive hours or upwards;
(b) any absence or custody for less than a day may be reckoned as absence or custody for a day if such absence or custody prevented the absentee from fulfilling any duty which was thereby thrown upon some other person;
(c) absence or custody for twelve consecutive hours or upward may be reckoned as absence or custody for the whole of each day during any portion of which the person was absent or in custody;
(d) a period of absence or imprisonment, which commences before, and ends after, midnight may be reckoned as a day.
Section 70, The Assam Rifles Act, 2006 (Act 47 of 2006).
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Questions about Section 70
What does Section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act deal with?
Section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act is headed "Computation of time of absence or custody". For the purpose of clauses (a) and (b) of section 69, (a) no person shall be treated as absent or in custody for a day unless the absence or custody has lasted, whether wholly in one day, or partly in one day and partly in another, for six consecutive hours or upwards;
How do I find court cases under Section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Assam Rifles Act 2006 70, section 70 Assam Rifles Act 2006, section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 69 (Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act come into force?
Section 70 of the Assam Rifles Act, cited as Assam Rifles Act 2006 70, came into force on 20 Feb 2006, having been enacted on 03 Nov 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 165. Power to make rules1035 words
- 2. Definitions972 words
- 118. Presumption as to certain documents602 words
- 69. Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers425 words
- 68. Deductions from pay and allowances of officers412 words
- 162. Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force407 words
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