Validation of certain acts and indemnity in respect thereof
Section 6 of the Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 deals with validation of certain acts and indemnity in respect thereof. All acts of executive authority, proceedings and sentences which have been done, taken or passed with respect to, or on account of, any inflammable substance since the 1st day of April, 1937, and before the commencement of this Act by any officer of Government or by any person acting under his autho The Act came into force on 06 Mar 1952.
All acts of executive authority, proceedings and sentences which have been done, taken or passed with respect to, or on account of, any inflammable substance since the 1st day of April, 1937, and before the commencement of this Act by any officer of Government or by any person acting under his authority or otherwise in pursuance of an order of the Government in the belief or purported belief that the acts, proceedings or sentences were being done, taken or passed under the Petroleum Act shall be as valid and operative as if they had been done, taken or passed in accordance with law; and no suit or other legal proceeding shall be maintained or continued against any person whatever on the ground that any such acts, proceedings or sentences were not done, taken or passed in accordance with law.
Section 6, The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 (Act 20 of 1952).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Inflammable Substances Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Inflammable Substances Act is headed "Validation of certain acts and indemnity in respect thereof". All acts of executive authority, proceedings and sentences which have been done, taken or passed with respect to, or on account of, any inflammable substance since the 1st day of April, 1937, and before the commencement of this Act by any officer of Government or by any person acting under his autho
How do I find court cases under Section 6 of the Inflammable Substances 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: Inflammable Substances Act 6, section 6 Inflammable Substances Act, section 6 of the Inflammable Substances 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 6 of the Inflammable Substances Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently 1_GSR 625 (E)-07.08.1983 (1983).
When did Section 6 of the Inflammable Substances Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Inflammable Substances Act, cited as Inflammable Substances Act 6, came into force on 06 Mar 1952, having been enacted on 06 Mar 1952. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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