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In forceACT NO. VII OF 1936 · 9th April, 1936

The Agricultural Debtors Act, 1935

কৃষি-ঋণগ্রস্ত ব্যক্তিদের আইন, ১৯৩৫

♣An Act to provide for relief of indebtedness of agricultural debtors in Bangladesh.

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Contents

  1. PreamblePreamble
  2. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. Section 2Definitions
  4. Section 3Establishment of Debt Settlement Boards
  5. Section 4Power of Government to cancel appointment of Chairman and members of, or to dissolve, a Board
  6. Section 5Delegation of power to Commissioner
  7. Section 6Tenure of office
  8. Section 7Government may invest Boards with certain powers
  9. Section 8Application for settlement of debts
  10. Section 9Application for settlement of join debts
  11. Section 10Form and verification of application
  12. Section 11Statement of debt to be included in application
  13. Section 12Procedure on receipt of application
  14. Section 13ANotice to persons in possession under a creditor
  15. Section 13Further statements of debts
  16. Section 14Production of documents
  17. Section 15Board to attempt amicable settlement
  18. Section 16Power of Board to require attendance of persons and production of documents and to receive evidence
  19. Section 17Dismissal of applications
  20. Section 18Determination of amounts of debts
  21. Section 19Settlement of debts
  22. Section 19ADelivery of immovable property to debtor
  23. Section 20Decision by Board as to whether a person is a debtor
  24. Section 21Grant of certificate in respect of certain debts
  25. Section 22Adjustment of an insolvent debtor's debts
  26. Section 23The Principal of certain debts not to be reduced
  27. Section 24Exemption of certain property of an insolvent debtor from sale
  28. Section 25Awards
  29. Section 26Special provision for arrears of rent
  30. Section 27Existing mortgages, etc., to subsist
  31. Section 28Recovery of amounts included in an award
  32. Section 29Distribution of sale-proceeds
  33. Section 30Distribution of balance of sale-proceeds when land is sold in execution of a decree or certificate for arrears of rent
  34. Section 31Settlement of debts of a member of a co-operative society
  35. Section 32Stay of proceedings before the Boards
  36. Section 33Bar to suits and proceedings in Civil and Revenue Courts
  37. Section 34Stay and statement of suits and proceedings
  38. Section 35Bar to execution of certain decrees and certificates
  39. Section 36Certain decrees to be treated as nullities
  40. Section 37Attachment of debtor's immovable property
  41. Section 37AApplications for restoration to possession of immovable property sold in execution of decrees or certificates for debt
  42. Section 38Bar to appeal or revision
  43. Section 39Transfer of applications from one Board to another
  44. Section 40Appeals
  45. Section 40ARevision
  46. Section 41[Omitted]Repealed
  47. Section 42Reference to Appellate Officer
  48. Section 43Control over Board
  49. Section 44Power of Board to review its order
  50. Section 45Certain Acts not to apply to the proceedings under this Act
  51. Section 46Representation of a party before a Board
  52. Section 46BReport to Sub-divisional Magistrate against suspected touts
  53. Section 46CHanging up of lists of touts in Board's offices
  54. Section 46DPresumption as to touts
  55. Section 46EComplaint to Sub-divisional Magistrate against touts found within precincts of Board's office
  56. Section 46FPenalty
  57. Section 46APower to frame and publish lists of touts
  58. Section 47Registration of awards and certificates
  59. Section 48Publication of orders and awards
  60. Section 49Chairman and member of Boards deemed to be public servants
  61. Section 50Proceedings deemed to be judicial proceedings
  62. Section 51Indemnity
  63. Section 52Extension of period of limitation
  64. Section 53Negotiability of awarded amounts
  65. Section 54Penalties
  66. Section 55Power to make rules
  67. Section 56Penalty or breach of rules
  68. Section 57Certain fees recoverable as public demands

Schedules

  1. First ScheduleTable of prohibited degrees of consanguinity and affinity66 entries
  2. Second ScheduleCertificate of Marriage