The ASSAM DADANS ACT, 1944.
assam · 1944
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Assam Dadans Act, 1944
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Assam Dadas Act, 1944, including "cultivator," "dadan," "Deputy Commissioner," and "food-grains."
- S. 3Section 3 exempts non-rice food grains from the Act unless the government extends its application.
- S. 4Every person who, being a food-grain licensee, 01 a money-lender reg
- S. 5Section 5 mandates the Deputy Commissioner to require non-licensed dadan givers to provide specific information on dadan transactions to the government.
- S. 6Every person who, being a cultivator or a receiver or rent in ki11d, has teceived ti;ishhd
- S. 7Section 7 mandates timely submission of required statements to designated officers, with discretion to accept late submissions if justified.
- S. 8Section 8 of the Assam Dadans Act, 1944, regulates the payment and distribution of prices for food-grains purchased or requisitioned by the government.
- S. 9Section 9 allows parties to apply for an arbitrator board to resolve disputes over the surplus, with decisions being final and conclusive.
- S. 10Section 10 allows appeals against arbitrators' decisions to Deputy Commissioner or Commissioner of Divisions based on surplus amount.
- S. 11Section 11 imposes a fine up to 200 rupees for failing to provide a required statement under sections 4 or 5.
- S. 12Section penalizes providing false statements under sections 4, 5, or 6 with up to one year imprisonment and/or a fine.
- S. 13The Provincial Govcrnmenl may make rules for carrying into effect the provi- make rulei;
- S. 14No civil court sh
- S. 15No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act except on a com- pl'lint in writing made by the Deputy Commi