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Bare Act

The Maharashtra Tribal Economic Condition (Improvement) Act, 1976

General197620 sections

This law aims to improve the economic well-being of tribal communities in Maharashtra by regulating the sale and purchase of agricultural produce. It explicitly applies to areas and people designated as Scheduled Tribes. The government has the power to define specific agricultural products and set limits on how much can be sold at a time, ensuring fair market behavior. By controlling retail trade in this way, the Act seeks to protect tribal populations from economic exploitation and foster their overall development.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent, commencement and cessation
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Effect of Act, rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments.
  4. 4. Lending in cash or kind to Tribals.
  5. 5. Marketing and transport of specified agricultural produce prohibited.
  6. 6. Appointment of agents.
  7. 7. Fixing of prices
  8. 8. State Government, Tribal Authority or agent to purchase and sell specified produce.
  9. 9. Operation of Mah. XX of 1964 in specified Tribal areas.
  10. 10. [Deleted.]
  11. 11. Power of entry, search, seizure, etc.
  12. 12. Offences and penalties.
  13. 13. Cognizance of offence, etc.
  14. 14. Power to suspend operation of provisions of this Act.
  15. 15. Delegation of powers.
  16. 16. Indeminity.
  17. 17. Every officer, agent or his servant or sub-agent to be public servant.
  18. 18. Rules.
  19. 19. Repeal of Mah. Ord. VIII of 1976 and savings.
  20. SCHEDULE. [See section 2 (a)]

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