The Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913 (Bengal Act)

1. PreamblePreamble

Part I PRELIMINARY

1. Section 1Short title, commencement and extent
2. Section 2[Repealed]Repealed
3. Section 3Definitions

Part II FILING, SERVICE AND EFFECT OF CERTIFICATES, AND HEARING OF OBJECTIONS THERETO

1. Section 4Filing of certificate for public demand payable to Collector
2. Section 5Requisition for certificate in other cases
3. Section 6Filing of certificate on requisition
4. Section 7Service of notice and copy of certificate on certificate-debtor
5. Section 8Effect of service of notice of certificate
6. Section 9Filing of petition denying liability
7. Section 10Hearing and determining of such petition
8. Section 10ASpecial provisions relating to certificate for the recovery of certain dues.

Part III EXECUTION OF CERTIFICATE

1. Section 11Who may execute certificate
2. Section 12Transmission of certificate to another Certificate-officer for execution
3. Section 13When certificate may be executed
4. Section 14Modes of execution
5. Section 15[Omitted]Repealed
6. Section 16Interest, costs and charges recoverable
7. Section 17Attachment of property
8. Section 18Payment of moneys, contrary to attachment, to be void
9. Section 19Attachment of decree
10. Section 20Purchaser’s title
11. Section 21Suit against purchaser not maintainable on ground of purchase being on behalf of plaintiff
12. Section 22Application to set aside sale of immovable property on deposit
13. Section 23Application to set aside sale of immovable property on ground of non-service of notice or irregularity
14. Section 24Application to set aside sale on ground that certificate-debtor had no saleable interest or that property did not exist
15. Section 25Sale when to become absolute or be set aside
16. Section 26Disposal of proceeds of execution
17. Section 27Application by purchaser resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of immovable property
18. Section 28Procedure on such application
19. Section 29Power to arrest and detention
20. Section 30Release from arrest and re-arrest
21. Section 31Detention in, and release from, prison
22. Section 32Release on ground of illness
23. Section 33Prohibition of arrest or detention of women and persons under disability

Part IV REFERENCE TO CIVIL COURT

1. Section 34Suit in Civil Court to have certificate cancelled or modified
2. Section 35Grounds for cancellation or modification of certificate by Civil Court
3. Section 36Suit to recover possession of, or to set aside sale of, immovable property, where notice of certificate not served
4. Section 37General bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts, save where fraud alleged

Part V RULES

1. Section 38Effect of rules in Schedule II
2. Section 39Power of Board of Revenue to make rules as to procedure
3. Section 40Publication and effect of rules made under section 39

Part VI SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

1. Section 41Persons under disability
2. Section 42Continuance of certificates
3. Section 43Procedure on death of certificate-debtor
4. Section 44Cancellation of certificates
5. Section 45Costs
6. Section 46Compensation
7. Section 47Entry into dwelling-house
8. Section 48Application of Act XVIII of 1850
9. Section 49Officer to have powers of Civil Court for certain purposes
10. Section 50Control over officers
11. Section 51Appeal
12. Section 52Bar to second appeals
13. Section 53Revision
14. Section 54Review
15. Section 54AGovernment may empower certain officers
16. Section 55Saving of other Acts
17. Section 56Application of the Limitation Act, 1908
18. Section 57Certificate-officer deemed to be a Court
19. Section 58Penalties
20. Section 59Signature of documents by ministerial officers
21. Section 60[Repealed]Repealed
22. Section 61[Repealed]Repealed
23. Section 62[Repealed]Repealed
24. Section 63[Repealed]Repealed
25. Section 64[Repealed]Repealed

Schedules

1. First SchedulePublic Demands14 entries
2. Second ScheduleRULES97 entries
3. First ScheduleCertificate, by Officer holding a sale, of the Deficiency of Price on a Re-sale of Property by2 entries