The Assam Rural Indebtness Relief (Amendment) Act, 1976
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# The Assam Gazett~

###### EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTH ORI f Y

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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

###### ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LAW DEPARTMENT

i.                        - NOTIFICATION

The 2nd August 1976

No.LJL.41/76/39.-The following Act of the Assam Legislative

Assembly which received the assent of the President is hereby

ubliiihed for general information.


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ll'.iB THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 4, 1976

ASSAM ACT XI OF 19i6

**(Received the assent of the President** **of India** **on 22nd July,** **1976)**

###### THE ASSAM RURAL INDEBTEDNESS RELIEF (AMENDMENT)

ACT, 1976.

###### An

**.>ct**

###### to amend the Assam Rural Inde btedness Relief Act, 1975·

Preamble, Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Act.

Assam Rural Indebtedness Relief Act, 1975, XII 01 1975•

hereinafter called the principal Act, in the
###### manner hereinafter appearing ;

 It is hereby enacted in the twenty-seventh
year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Short title,

1. (i) This Act m ay be called the Assam

extent and

commence· Rural Indebtedness Relief (Amend-

ment. ment) Act, 1976.

(ii) It shall have like extent as the

principal Act,.

(iii) It shall come into force with effect

###### from the 6th day of Februar y, 1976.

Amendment 2. In Section 2 of the principal Act, at the

of Section 2 end of clause (f), the following shall be added,

of A ~ sam namely:-
Act XII of        -

1975.
###### "and includes a person who follows any

one or more of the following ag ricultural occu-
nations in the capacity of a labourer on hire or
r x chanl!e. whether paid in cash or in kind or
###### partlv in cash and partly in kind :-

(i) farming in,.,ludinp, cultivation , and

tillage of soil, etc. ;

(ii) dairy far ming ;

(iii) nro duction, cultivat ion, growing ann

###### harvesting of any horticultural com-
modity;

(iv) raising o [ Jiwqock, bePs or poultry:

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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 4, 1976 439

(v) any practiice performed on a farm as
incidental to or in conjunotion with
###### farm operation (including apy for- estry or timberd.ng operations) and
preparation for market and delivery
to storage or to market or to car-
riage, for transportation of farm
products.

Amendment 3. In sub-section (2) of Section 6 of the

Sectio~ 6 of principal Act the words "within a period of
Assam Act '4:5 days from the date on which this Act
XII of 1975.comes into force put back the debtor in posses-
sion of the land" occurring aHer the word

"shall" be substituted by the words "H

demanded by the debtor before the expiry of
5 years or on expiry of 5 years from the date
on which the debt was incurred, put back the

###### debtor in possession of the land within a
period of 30 days from the date of demand or
###### expiry of 5 years as the case may be."

Amendment 4. Sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the
Sectio~f9 of princii:al Act shall be substituted by the
Assam Act followmg :-

XII of 1975.

###### "When a transaction is held 'to be a
mortgage under sub-section (1) of Section 9
above, provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) of
Seotion 6 shall be applicable to such a
mortgage.''

Amend.ment 5. (1) In Section 10 of the principal Act, in

ofSection [10] sub-section (1) for the figures and words

of xn Assam of 1975. Act,.3 years " an d "90 d ays " h t e fi gures an d wor d s

"5 years" and "l y·ear" respectively shall be
substituted.           -

(2) In <iub-section (2), for the figure and
###### word "90 days" the figYre and word "1 year"

shall be substituted.

(3) In sub-section (3), for the figure and

word "30 days", the figure and word "90
days" shall be substituted.

Md. SAADULLAH,

Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam
Law Departmen t,

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