The Mizoram Public Demands Recovery (Amendment) Act, 2010

(1) This Act may be called the Mizoram Public Demands Recovery (Amendment) Act, 2010. (2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Mizoram Gazette.

(1) In section 1, the heading shall be substituted by “SHORT TITLE, EXTENT, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION”. (2) After Section 1(3), the following sub-section shall be added, namely :- “(4) The provisions of this Act shall apply subject to the provisions of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institution Act, 1993, wherever so applicable”.

(1) In section 2(e), the words “and Sub Divisional Magistrates and Subordinate Officers dealing in the Revenue matter” shall stand deleted. (2) Clause (h) of section 2 of the Principal Act shall be substituted by the following, namely :- “(h) ‘Public demand’ means any arrear or money payable or due to the Government, or to any Scheduled Bank or financial institution approved by the Reserve Bank of India, and includes any money recoverable as arrear of land revenue by any law in force or by any lawful and valid agreement with the Government of such Banks or financial institution.”

Section 31(1) of the Principal Act, shall be substituted by the following, namely :- “31 (1) An appeal from any original order made by a Certificate Officer shall lie to the respective Collector or Deputy Commissioner of the area, if presented within thirty days from the date of order appealed against, excluding the time taken for obtaining the copy of such order”.

AN ACT To amend the Mizoram Public Demands Recovery Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act). It is enacted by the Legislative of the State of Mizoram in the Sixty first year of the Republic of India as follows :-