Chapter VI GENERAL

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

1. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the matters which may be or have to be prescribed.
2. (3) The power to make any rule under sub-sections (1) and (2) is subject to the condition of the rule being made after previous publication.
3. (4) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as maybe after it is made, before the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of not less than seven days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is laid or the session immediately following, the legislature requires any modification in the rule or desires that the rule should not be made, the ru1e shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

It is hereby declared that the provisions of this Act are for giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing the principles specified in clauses (b) and (c) of Article 39 of the Constitution.

1. (a) after the appointed day, recovers any debt or part thereof including interest thereon from a debtor or a small farmer in contravention of the provisions of section 3 (a), section 5 (1) or Chapter V of this Act;
2. (b) intentionally makes any false statement before any authority or an Appellate Officer in any proceeding under this Act;
3. (c) intentionally produces before an authority or an Appellate Officer any false document; or
4. (d) abets any such act; shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions or give such direction not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty.

not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty.

Act, the Himachal Pradesh Relief of Agricultural Indebtedness Ordinance, 1975 (7 of 1975), shall stand repealed:

Provided that anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.