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The Kerala Fishermen Debt Relief Commissionact, 2008 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2008

THE KERALA FISHERMEN DEBT RELIEF COMMISSION ACT, 2008 ACT 18 OF 2008 THE KERALA FISHERMEN DEBT RELIEF COMMISSION ACT, 2008 An Act to provide for urgent relief to the fishermen who are in distress due to indebtedness, by constituting a Commission for recommending relief measures to such fishermen and for solving their problems through conciliation, negotiation and adjudication and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; Preamble.-WHEREAS, majority of the traditional fishermen, earning livelihood by fishing in sea and in inland waters, are now entrapped in great indebtedness; AND WHEREAS, loan was obtained in large scale from various agencies, banks and individuals for the purchase of fishing equipments and the situation of inability to repay the debt exist for years due to disgust in production, fall in price and unemployment and exploitation by intermediaries and the liability of debt has been accruing; AND WHEREAS, the liability of fishermen is increasing due to natural calamities, sea erosion, Tsunami and the ruins due to monsoon etc., occurring again and again the loss of work and the losses caused to the fishing equipments etc; AND WHEREAS, they are.....

THE KERALA FARMERS' DEBT RELIEF COMMISSION ACT, 2006 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2006

.....connected therewith or incidental thereto. Preamble - WHEREAS, the benefits conferred by the Kerala Agricultural Debtors' (Temporary Relief) Act, 2001 (Act 19 of 2001) are available only in respect of debts incurred by farmers before the 29th December 2001, on which date the said Act came into force; AND WHEREAS, even after the said date the farmer indebtedness in the State continued to be on the increase due to various factors; AND WHEREAS, certain districts in the State are afflicted by severe distress due to the agrarian crisis, and it ruined many farmers financially and in some cases led to suicide; AND WHEREAS, several suits and other proceedings have been filed in courts, tribunals and other authorities for the recovery of debts accrued from farmers; AND WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide relief to the farmers who are in distress due to indebtedness, by constituting a Commission with power to pass awards after adjudication and recommend appropriate measures for the redressal of the grievances of such farmers through conciliation and negotiation and for matters connected there with or incidental thereto; BE it enacted in the Fifty-seventh year of the.....

The Kerala Agricultural Debtors (Temporary Relief)act, 2001 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2001

.....before the commencement of this Act or filing thereafter, for the prosecution of such agriculturist under section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881) if the agriculturist files an application in such court raising the contention that the debt is one coming under the purview of this Act. 4. Payment of debt in instalments.--(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or contract or in any decree or order of any court or tribunal, an agriculturist may discharge his debts in the manner specified in sub-section (2) and in sub-section (3). (2) If any debt is repaid in thirty monthly instalments together with interest at the rate specified in section 5, on the principal amount outstanding at the time of each payment, the whole debt shall be deemed to be discharged. (3) The first instalment of any debt payable under sub-section (2) other than a debt payable to a co-operative society shall be paid before the expiry of a period of twelve months from the commencement of this Act and first instalment of any debt due to a co-operative society shall be paid before the expiry of six months from such commencement and each of the remaining instalments.....

Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 1972 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1972

.....as member of a co-operative society except the following, namely : (a) an individual competent to contract under Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1972 (b) any other co-operative society (c) the Central Government; and (d) such class or classes of persons or association of persons as may be notified by the Lieutenant-Governor in his behalf : Provided that the provisions of clause (a) shall not apply to an individual seeking admission to a society exclusively formed for the benefit of students of a school or college (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Lieutenant- Governor may, having regard to the fact that the interest of any person or class of persons conflicts or is likely to conflict with the objects of any society or class of societies, by general or special order, published in the Delhi Gazette, declare that any person or class of persons engaged in or carrying on any profession, business or employment shall be disqualified from being admitted, or for continuing as members or shall be eligible for membership only to a limited extent of any specified society or class of societies, so long as such person is or such persons are.....

West Bengal Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1972 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1972

.....defined and brought within the ambit of regulation, a large part of the buying and selling of agricultural produce may evade the operation of the Act. The Act oriented towards controlling the owners of markets; the primary duty of running the markets is Imposed upon the owners of the market: the market committee or the State Government may not intervene except in the event of formal failure on the part of the owners. If the present owners abide by the fair rents, undertake to check specified malpractices, provide for certain sanitary arrangements and maintain the markets as they are. such markets have to be left in their charge. The owners do not have any obligation to develop the markets and will have no incentive nor will they have resources enough for Investment for new development. An Act to provide for the regulation of marketing of agricultural produce in West Bengal. Assent of the President of India was first published In the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 31st October. 1972. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the regulation of marketing of agricultural produce in West Bengal and for matters connected therewith; AND WHEREAS previous sanction of the.....

Interest Tax Act, 1974 Section 26C

Title: Power of Credit Institutions to Vary Certain Agreements

State: Central

Year: 1974

Notwithstanding anything contained in any agreement under which any term loan has been sanctioned by the credit institution before the 1st day of October, 1991, it shall be lawful for the credit institution to vary the agreement, so as to increase the rate of interest stipulated therein to the extent to which such institution is liable to pay the interest-tax under this Act in relation to the amount of interest on the term loan which is due to the credit institution. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section, "term loan" means a loan which is not repayable on demand.'.

Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883 Complete Act

Title: Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883

State: Central

Year: 1883

Preamble1 - LAND IMPROVEMENT LOANS ACT, 1883 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Acts 26 of 1871 and 21 of 1876 repealed Section3 - Collector defined Section4 - Purposes for which loans may be granted under this Act Section5 - Mode of dealing with applications for loans Section6 - Period for repayment of loans Section7 - Recovery of loans Section8 - Order granting loan conclusive on certain points Section9 - Liability of joint borrowers as among themselves Section10 - Power to make rules Section11 - Exemption of improvements from assessment to land-revenue Section12 - Certain powers of State Government to be exercisable by Board of Revenue or Financial Commissioner

Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914 Complete Act

Title: Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914

State: Central

Year: 1914

Preamble1 - LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOANS ACT, 1914 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Borrowing powers of local authorities Section4 - Power to Government to make rules Section5 - Remedy by attachment if loan not repaid Section6 - Issue of short term bills Section7 - Loans not to be effected except under this Act Section8 - Application of Act to loans existing previous to the fifth of September, 1871 Section9 - [Repeals.] ScheduleI - SCHEDULE I ScheduleII - SCHEDULE II

AGRICULTURISTS' LOANS ACT, 1884 Complete Act

Title: AGRICULTURISTS' LOANS ACT, 1884

State: Central

Year: 1884

Preamble1 - AGRICULTURISTS' LOANS ACT, 1884 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Local extent Section3 - [Reapled] Section4 - Power for State Government to make rules Section5 - Recovery of loans Section6 - Liability of joint-borrowers as among themselves

Usurious Loans Act, 1918 Complete Act

Title: Usurious Loans Act, 1918

State: Central

Year: 1918

Preamble1 - USURIOUS LOANS ACT, 1918 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Reopening of Transactions Section4 - Insolvency Proceedings