The East Punjab Refugees Rehabilitation (House-building Loans) Act, 1948
The East Punjab Refugees Rehabilitation (House-building Loans) Act, 1948
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This Act provides financial assistance in the form of loans to refugees displaced from Western Pakistan who are now living in India, helping them rebuild their homes. It applies to individuals as well as companies or co-operative societies where all members are refugees. The government sets specific limits on how much can be borrowed, with individual loans capped at ten thousand rupees and group loans at five thousand rupees per member. Refugees must apply to local authorities like Deputy Commissioners or Registrars with an affidavit detailing their needs and repayment plans to receive this support for housing.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Controlling Authority
- 4. Government delegate any of his functions to any officer of the [State] Government whether by name or designation.
- 5. Government may prescribe conditions subject to which a loan under this Act may be sanctioned.
- 6. Security for re-payment of loans
- 7. Government, unless it has been made with the previous consent of the Controlling Authority.
- 8. Provided further that the purchaser may at any time pay up the whole of the balance of the principal plus interest on it [upto the date of payment.
- 9. Default in complying with an order under section
- 10. Appeal
- 11. Government, and the decision of the [State] Government thereon shall be final.
- 12. Government under this Act including interest chargeable thereon and costs, if any, incurred, may be realised as arrears of land revenue.
- 13. Bar to legal proceedings
- 14. Government or any Government Officer or other Authority vested with powers under this Act for anything in good faith done or intended to be done thereunder.
- 15. Repeal of Ordinance 19 of
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