The Himachal Pradesh Warehouses Act, 1976
The Himachal Pradesh Warehouses Act, 1976
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This Act regulates the establishment, licensing, and management of warehouses in Himachal Pradesh to ensure safe keeping of goods and facilitate credit transactions. It applies to the entire state and covers all persons or entities acting as warehousemen who store goods. It matters to an ordinary citizen, such as a farmer or trader, because it allows them to store agricultural produce or merchandise securely, obtain a valid license, and utilize the official "receipt" issued by the warehouseman as collateral to secure bank loans.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 9. Notice of suspension and cancellation of licence
- 10. Return of licence
- 11. Duplicate licence
- 12. Reasonable care of goods deposited
- 13. Precautions against damage or injury to goods
- 14. Preservation of identity of goods
- 15. Goods deteriorating in warehouse and their disposal
- 16. Delivery of goods
- 17. Liability of warehouseman for storage or excess in goods stored
- 18. Insurance of goods in warehouses
- 19. Discrimination prohibited
- 20. Provided that the warehouseman shall show such preference to co-operative societies in the State and allow them such concessional rates as may be prescribed.
- 21. Accounts, etc. to be maintained
- 22. Inspection
- 23. Weighers, samplers and graders to obtain licenses
- 24. Provisions regarding such licences
- 25. Facilities to be given for weighing goods etc
- 26. Receipt to be issued
- 27. Receipt for deposits in warehouses
- 28. Duplicate receipts
- 29. Appeals against certain orders of prescribed authority
- 30. No compensation for suspension or cancellation of licence
- 31. Contracts and agreements inconsistent with Act to be void
- 32. Penalty and procedure
- 33. Forfeiture of security
- 34. Power of Government to grant exemption
- 35. Power to make rules
- 36. Repeal and savings
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