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The Kerala Debt Relief Act, 1977 (Act 17 of 1977) [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1977

THE KERALA DEBT RELIEF ACT, 1977 (ACT 17 OF 1977) [1] THE KERALA DEBT RELIEF ACT, 1977 (ACT 17 OF 1977) [1] An Act to provide relief from indebtedness to certain persons in the State of Kerala . Preamble. - WHEREAS it is expedient to provide relief from indebtedness to certain persons in the state of Kerala; BE it enacted in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - 1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Debt Relief Act, 1977. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala . (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 13 th day of January, 1977. 2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (1) "appellate authority" means an appellate authority appointed under section 6; (2) "creditor" shall include the heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the creditor; (3) "debt" means any liability in cash or kind, whether secured or unsecured, due from or incurred by a debtor on or before the date of commencement of this Act, whether payable under a contract, or under a decree or order of any court, or otherwise, and subsisting on that date but does not include - any sum.....