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Bare Act

The Kerala Lime Shells (Control) Act, 1958

General195818 sections

This Act empowers the State government and local authorities to regulate the business of selling lime shells throughout the State of Kerala. It aims to control the trade and prevent unfair practices like black marketing by requiring sellers to obtain licenses from local authorities. For an ordinary citizen or business, this law ensures that the commodity is traded in an organized manner, governed by government oversight rather than unregulated market forces.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Licensing of dealers and producers.
  4. 4. Fixing of maximum prices and maximum quantities which may be held or sold.
  5. 5. Restrictions on sale, etc., where maximum is fixed under section 4.
  6. 6. Duty to declare possission of excess stocks.
  7. 7. Refusal to sell.
  8. 8. Cash memorandum to be given.
  9. 9. Prohibition of sale, etc.
  10. 10. Penalties.
  11. 11. Offences by companies.
  12. 12. Offences under the Act to be cognisable.
  13. 13. Procedure.
  14. 14. Power of search and seizure.
  15. 15. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  16. 16. Exemptions.
  17. 17. Power to make rules.
  18. 18. Repeal.

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