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REGISTERED No. D-28

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 81,1948

PART IV

Acts of the Dominion Legislature assented to by the Governor General

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LAW

New Delhi, the 81st August, 1948

The following Acts of the Dominion Legislature received the assent of the Governor General on the 81st August 1948 and are hereby published for general information: — -

ACT N O . ~ X X XV OF 1948

An Act to enable companies to make donations to the Gandhi National

Memorial Fund.

WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for enabling companies to make donations to the Gandhi National Memorial Fund;

it is hereby enacted as follows: —

1. Short title and extent.—(7) This Act may be called the Gandhi National Memorial Fund Donations (Companies) Act, 1949.

(2) It extends to all the Provinces• of India. 2* Power of companies to make donations to the Fund.—Any company, as defined in clause (2) of sub-soction (.l) of section 2 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913 (VII of 1913), may, notwithstanding anything contained in that Act, and notwithstanding that the Memorandum of Association or the Articles of Association of the Company do not enable it so to do, by special resolution authorise the making of a donation from the Company's assets to the Fund known as the Gandhi National Memorial Fund and administered by the President of the Indian National Confess.

Act No. XXXVT OF 4948

An Act to amend the constitutions of the, Port Trusts of the major ports of

Bombay, Calcutta and Madras

WHBIIEAS it is expedient to amend the constitutions of the Port Trusts relat- ing to the administration of the major ports of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras ;

It is hereby enacted as follows :—

1. Short title and commencement.—[1) This Act may bo called the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras Port Trusts (Constitution) (Amendment) Act, 1948.

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(2) It shall oome into force on such date as the Central Government may, by

notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

2. Amendment ol certain enactments.—The enactments mentioned in the Schedule are hereby amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned in the- fourth column thereof,

3. Transition from existing constitution to new constitution.—The appoint- ments and elaotions to be made or held undor any of the enactments m en- tioned in the Schedule, an amended hereby, may be made or held at any time after the passing of this Act and before this Act comes into force, but the Trustees or Commissioners, as the case may bej so appointed and elected shall not assume office until this Act comes into force, and on tho coming into force of this Act the term of office of the Trustees or Commissioners, as tho case may be, thon holding office, shall expire.

SCHEDULE

(See section 2)

Number Short title

Year

Amendments

4

1

3

2

1879 Bom. Vlf

j For section B, tho following section ohall bo substituted, t namely :—

The Bombay Port Trus Act, 1879.

" 5. Constitution of the Board.—(1) TLe Board shal 1 consist of twenty-five members, that is to aay, of ftmrteen elective Trustees, ten nominee Trustees and a Chairman. (2) The ten nominoe trustees shall be the following i— (a) two representatives of the Defence Service* chosen by the Central Government, one of whom shall be a representative of the Royal Indian Navy in Bombay;

(6) two representatives of lubour chosen by the- Central Government after consultation -with the registered trade unions, if any, composed rf persons employed in tho port j

(c) one representative of the Mercantile Marine Department, Bombay, chosen by the Central Govern- ment ;

(d) the Collector of Customs, Bombay, ex offlcio z (o) the General Manager, Great Indian Peninsular

Railway, ex offlcio ;

(/) the General Manager, Bombay, Baroda and

Central India Railway, etc officio j

{g) one representative chosen by the Provin cia

Government; and

(h) the Municipal Commissioner for the City of

Bombay, ea> offioio." For Bub-section (1) of section 6, tho following shall be-

substituted, namely :—

" (1) Of the thirteen elective Trustees, two shall be elected by the Municipal Corporation of the City of Bom- bay and the remaining by suoh provincial or local bodieft representing oommeroial interests as the Central Govern- ment may, from time to tima, by notification in the official Gazette, specify, and stioh notification may also spooify the number of Trustees that each of suoh bodies may elect."

¹

3

2

For section fi, the following shall be substituted, 1880

The Caloutta

Ben. I ll

namely :—

Port Act, 1890

" 5, Constitution of Commissioners,—There shall be twenty-four Commissioners, that ia to say—

cm officio ;

ex officio ;

1606 Madras, e-x officio ;

ex officio ;

4

1

2

3

(h) two representatives of labour ohosen by the Central Government after consultation with tho registered trade unions, if any, composed of persons employed in the port ; and

(i) eleven eleotod trustees.

('?) Of tho eleven elected trustees, one shall be elected by tho Municipal Corporation of the City of Madras and the remaining by such provincial oi' local bodies representing; commercial interests as the Central Government mayr from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, speoify, and such notification may also spocify Uie number of trustees that each of such bodiow mtiy elect,

(o) Tho result of nny election held In pursuance of sub- section ('-) shall ho communicated forthwith to the Central Government by the chief ex"Outive authority of the Municipal Corporation or tho body concerned."

K. V. K. SUNDAEAM,

Secy, to the Govt. of India.

PtTBLIBHED HI THE MANAGER OF PWBLIOAWOWB, DELHI, INDIA.

PnrNTHn BY THE MANAMHI, QOVERNM-UNT OF INDIA F B E S S, N EW DELHI, I N M A.