Amendments to The Bombay Agricultural Debtors Relief Act, 1947

Enactments: The Bombay Agricultural Debtors Relief Act, 1947 (Bom XXV-III of 1947). Names of States: Akalkot, Aundh, Bhor, Jamkhandi, Jath, Kurund-wad(Sr.) Kurundwad (Jr.), Miraj (Sr.) Miraj (Jr.), Mudhol, Phaltan, Ram-durg, Sangli Savanur, Sawantwadi, Wadi-Jagir, Janjira, Dharampur, Balasinor, Chhota-Udepur, Lunawada, Rajpipla (including Segbara), Baria, Bansda, Sant, Cambav, Idar, Jawhar, Vijaynagar, Sachin, Radhanpur, Palanpur, Jambughoda, Surgana, Tharad, Bhaderwa, Mohanpur, Malpur, Mansa, Wao, Khadal, Ghodasar, Vasna, katosan, Sudasna, Valasna, Ranasan, Varsoda, Ambahara, Punadra, Ilol, Sanjeli. Amendments: (1) In section 2 - (a) (i) In clause (2), "Co-operative Society" shall mean a society registered under any of the provisions corresponding to those contained in the Bombay Co-operative Societies Act, 1925, or a society registered under the said Act. (ii) in clause (5) (a) for the figures, letters and word "30th January 1940" wherever they occur, the figures, letters and word "1st January 1948" shall be substituted; (b) for the words "the date of the comming into operation of this Act or the establishment of the Board concerned under the repealed Act," wherever they occur the words, figures and letters "the 16th day of September 1948" shall be substituted. (2) In section 4, for sub-section (1) the following shall be substituted, namely -"(1) any cebtor ordinarily residing in any local area or his creditor may make an application on or before the 16th June 1949 to the Court for the adjustment of his debts". (3) In section 7, for the figures, letters and word "1st January 1938" the figures, letters and word "1st January 1948" shall be substituted. (4) In section 22, the following proviso shall be added at the end, namely : "Provided further that where any amount due to a creditor is determined by a competent tribunal or authority under any law in force in any of the States relating to the conciliation or adjustment of the debts of agriculturists corresponding to this Act, the amount so determined shall be binding on the parties". (5) In section 23, in the proviso, after the figures "1879" the words "or any enactment corresponding thereto" shall be inserted. (6) In section 24, sub-section (2), for the figures, letters, and word "1st August 1947" the figures, letters and word "16th June 1949" shall be sub-stituted. (7) In section 25,- (a) in clause (i), the words, and figures "or by a Board established under section 4 of the repealed Act " shall be deleted; (b) in clause (ii) for the figures, letters and words "15th day of February 1939" the figures, letters and word "1st January 1948" shall be substituted. (8) In section 32, sub-section (2) - (i) for clause (c) the following clause shall be substituted, namely : - "(c) loans given by resource societies or by persons authorised to advance loans under section 64 for the financing of crops or for seasonal finance"; (ii) in the Explanation the words "under the repealed Act" and the words "under this Act" shall be deleted. (9) In section 56 for the words "date of the coming into operation of this Act" the figures, letters and word "15th June 1949" and for the words and figures "the Dekkhan Agriculturists' Belief Act, 1879" the words and figures "any enactment corresponding to the Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, in force in any of the States" shall be substituted. (10) In section 56, in sub-section (1)- (i) for the words and figures "the Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, by the Bombay Agricultural Debtors Relief Act, 1939, the firsi mentioned Act", the words and figures "any enactment corresponding to the Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, in force in any of the States, such enactment" shall be substituted; (ii) the words and brackets "with effect from the date of the coining into operation of this Act (hereinafter in this section referred to as the said date") shall be deleted;