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- Constitution and governance197
- Extending Certain Act, 18527
- Legal Representatives' Suits Act, 18552
- Dehra Dun Act, 18711
- Punjab Laws Act, 18725
- Laws Local Extent Act, 18746
- Majority Act0
- Oudh Laws Act, 18763
- Indian Reserve Forces Act, 18884
- North-Western Provinces and Oudh Act, 18903
- Moorshedabad Act, 18912
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckjee Petit Act, 18933
- General Clauses Act, 18970
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- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act, 19154
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- Reciprocity Act, 19435
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- Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 19502
- Union Territories (Laws) Act, 195018
- Khaddar (Protection of Name) Act, 19500
- Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 19514
- Visva-Bharati Act, 19514
- Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 19514
- Rajghat Samadhi Act, 19515
- Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 19512
- All India Services Act, 19512
- Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 19512
- Inflammable Substances Act, 19525
- Andhra State Act, 19533
- Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 19545
- High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 19543
- Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 19545
- Protection of Civil Rights Act, 19552
- Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 19552
- States Reorganisation Act, 19561
- Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 19560
- Lok Sahayak Sena Act, 19566
- Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act, 19564
- Faridabad Development Corporation Act, 19564
- Inter-State Corporation Act, 19573
- Naga Hills-Tuensang Area Act, 19574
- Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 19582
- Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 19592
- Cost Accountants Act, 19595
- Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 19594
- Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 19593
- Bombay Reorganisation Act, 19601
- International Development Association (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 19604
- Geneva Conventions Act, 19605
- Preference Shares (Regulation of Dividend) Act, 19607
- Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 19602
- Union Territories (Stamp and Court-fees Laws) Act, 19616
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act, 19615
- Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Act, 19625
- State of Nagaland Act, 19622
- Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 19623
- Official Languages Act, 196319
- Government of Union Territories Act, 19633
- Textiles Committee Act, 19634
- Administrators-General Act, 19633
- Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act, 19642
- Legal Tender (Inscribed Notes) Act, 19642
- Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act, 19655
- Maharashtra Official Languages Act, 196515
- Punjab Reorganisation Act, 19665
- Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 19682
- Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 19684
- Pondicherry (Extension of Laws) Act, 19681
- Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 19686
- Legislative Assembly of Nagaland (Change in Representation) Act, 19681
- President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 19695
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- Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Act, 19694
- Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 19695
- Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 19702
- State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 19700
- Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 19713
- Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 19715
- Manipur (Hill Areas District Council) Act, 19712
- North-Eastern Area (Reorganisation) Act, 19711
- North-Eastern Council Act, 19715
- Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 19722
- Architects Act, 19722
- National Service Act, 19726
- Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 19725
- General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 19722
- Former Secretary of State Service Officers (Conditions of Service) Act, 19724
- Richardson and Cruddas Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 19726
- Authoritative Texts (Central Laws) Act, 19734
- Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 19740
- Rampur Raza Library Act, 19753
- Departmentalisation of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act, 19764
- Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 19775
- Interest Act, 19787
- Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 19792
- Coconut Development Board Act, 19796
- Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 19806
- National Company (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 19802
- Jute Companies (Nationalisation) Act, 19804
- Bird and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and Other Properties) Act, 19803
- Forest Conservation Act0
- Hind Cycles Limited and Sen-Raleigh Limited (Nationalisation) Act, 19803
- Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 19813
- Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act, 19814
- African Development Fund Act, 19825
- Punjab Disturbed Areas Act, 19835
- Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 19833
- Inchek Tyres Limited and National Rubber Manufacturers Limited (Nationalisation) Act, 19844
- Asiatic Society Act, 19841
- Indian Veterinary Council Act, 19845
- Administrative Tribunals Act, 19852
- Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 19856
- Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 19853
- Swadeshi Cotton Mills Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 19864
- State of Mizoram Act, 19865
- State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 19863
- Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act followed by Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 19877
- Special Protection Group Act, 19884
- Auroville Foundation Act, 19884
- Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 19884
- Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 19895
- Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 19924
- Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 19925
- SAARC Convention (Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 19933
- Central Laws (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 19934
- Protection of Human Rights Act, 19945
- Kalakshetra Foundation Act, 19941
- Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 19956
- Lalit Kala Akademi (Taking Over of Management) Act, 19978
- Vice-President's Pension Act, 19977
- Industrial Reconstruction Bank (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act, 19973
- Leaders of Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 19993
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- Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 20000
- Bihar Reorganisation Act, 20001
- Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 20002
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- Haj Committee Act, 20021
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 20034
- Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act, 20046
- Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 20057
- Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 20053
- Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 20052
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 20061
- Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 20063
- Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 20061
- Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 20062
- Uttaranchal (Alteration Of Name) Act, 20065
- Tyre Corporation of India Limited (Disinvestment Of Ownership) Act, 20074
- National Investigation Agency Act, 20084
- Collection of Statistics Act, 20092
- Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 20102
- Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 20114
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- Repealing and Amending Act, 20164
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- Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 20181
- Repealing and Amending Act, 20195
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- Appropriation Act, 20200
- Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 20206
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- Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 20233
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- Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 20242
- Finance Act, 20250
- Repealing and Amending Act, 20253
- Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 20261
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- No power resolved40368
Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972: sections with instruments beneath them (4)
Text
Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972 [A10-P17]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 28 January 1973 by S.O. 3158(E) [N11-X64].
Sections (20)
Chapter I. PRELIMINARY
Chapter II. CONTROLLER
Chapter III. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement [S1N-707]
Section 2. Definitions [S1N-715]
Section 3. Appointment of Controller [S1N-723]
Section 4. Registration of contractors [S1N-731]
Section 5. Prohibition of the carrying on of business without licence [S1N-74F]
Section 6. Grant of licence [S1N-75D]
Section 7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S1N-76B]
Section 8. Powers of Secretary [S1N-779]
Section 9. Power to issue directions [S1N-78Q]
Section 10. Power to exempt [S1N-79N]
Section 11. Registration of licensees [S1N-7AK]
Section 12. Prohibition of the running of an establishment without licence [S1N-7BH]
Section 13. Grant of licence [S1N-7CZ]
Section 14. Penalty for contravention [S1N-7DX]
Section 15. Offences by companies [S1N-7EV]
Section 16. Appeal [S1N-7FS]
Section 17. Cognizance of offences [S1N-7G2]
Section 18. Protection of action taken in good faith [S1N-7H0]
Section 19. Power to make rules [S1N-7J6]
Section 20. Power to remove difficulties [S1N-7K4]
Made under
No recital of a power is printed.
Acts on (0)
none
Acted on by (5)
Commences: Notification S.O. 3158(E), dated 30th December, 1972 [N11-X64], 28 January 1973. "shall come into force".
Exempts: Notification S.O. 1309(E), dated 14th November, 1976 [N11-YFT], 14 November 1976. "section 4 of the said Act".
Amends: Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act (Amendment) Act, 1986 [A10-XWH], 15 April 1986. "section 16 of the Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972 (43 of 1972)".
Amends: Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act (Amendment) Act, 1991 [A11-18B], 23 November 1991. "section 16 of the Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972 (43 of 1972)".
Amends: Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act (Amendment) Act, 1990 [A11-0AB], 13 April 1990. "section 16 of the Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972 (43 of 1972)".
Not held (0)
none
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