Bare Act
The Bihar Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1981
General198141 sections
This Act regulates the supply and purchase of sugarcane in Bihar, India by requiring factories to obtain licenses from the Cane Commissioner, establishing a Sugarcane Board to oversee the industry, and defining terms like "Cane Grower," "Factory," and "Purchase." It applies statewide from October 1st to June 30th each year, ensuring fair practices for growers and factories alike while protecting the interests of sugarcane producers and processors in the state.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 15. Licence
- 16. Sugar factory to be a licensee
- 17. Duties of a factory owner
- 18. Cancellation or suspension of licence
- 19. Relocation of a sugar factory
- 20. Power to stop operations
- 21. Transfer of license
- 22. Fees for license
- 23. Delegation of powers
- 24. Appointment of employees
- 25. Appointment of Manager
- 26. Restriction on employment of contractors
- 27. Estimation of sugarcane
- 28. Arrangements for purchase
- 29. Establishment of purchasing centres
- 30. Weighment of sugarcane
- 31. Declaration of reserved area
- 32. Purchase of sugarcane in reserved area
- 33. Purchase of sugarcane outside reserved area
- 34. Survey of sugarcane areas
- 35. Maintenance of Records
- 36. Power to declare varieties of sugarcane
- 37. Restriction on distribution of seeds
- 38. Record of seeds
- 39. Records of weightment
- 40. Facilities at purchasing centres
- 41. Regulation of queues
- 42. Minimum price of sugarcane
- 43. Payment of price
- 44. Deductions from price
- 45. Recovery of arrears
- 46. Disposal of certain claims
- 48. Payment of price of sugarcane
- 49. Recovery of arrears of price of sugarcane
- 50. Payment for sugarcane supplied
- 51. Interest on arrears
- 52. Penalties
- 60. Co-operative societies
- 66. Repeal and Saving
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