Lawgist17Power to prohibit forward contracts in certain cases
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that no person shall, save with the permission of the Central Government, enter into any forward contract for the sale or purchase of any goods or class of goods specified in the notification and to which the provisions of section 15 have not been made applicable, except to the extent and in the manner, if any, as may be specified in the notification.
(2) All forward contracts in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) entered into after the date of publication of the notification thereunder shall be illegal.
(3) Where a notification has been issued under sub-section (1), the provisions of Section 16 shall, in the absence of anything to the contrary in the notification, apply to all forward contracts for the sale or purchase of any goods specified in the notification 1[entered into on or before the date of the notification] and remaining to be performed after the said date as they apply to all forward contracts for the sale: or purchase of any goods specified in the notification under section 15.
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1. Subs. by Act 62 of 1960, s. 16, for "entered into before the date of the notification" (w.e.f. 28-12-1960).
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment and constitution of the Forward Markets Commission
- 4 Functions of the Commission
- 4A Powers of the Commission
- 5 Application for recognition of associations
- 6 Grant of recognition to association
- 7 Withdrawal of recognition
- 8 Power of Central Government to call for periodical returns or direct inquiries to be made
- 9 Furnishing of annual reports to the Central Government by recognised associations
- 9A Power of recognised association to make rules respecting grouping of members, restricting voting rights, etc., in special cases
- 10 Power of Central Government to direct rules to be made or to make rules
- 11 Power of recognised association to make bye-laws
- 12 Power of Central Government to make or amend bye-laws of recognised associations
- 12A Application of amendment of bye-laws to existing forward contracts
- 12B Power of Commission to suspend member of recognised association or to prohibit him from trading
- 13 Power of Central Government to supersede governing body of recognised association
- 14 Power to suspend business of recognised association
- 14A Certificate of registration to be obtained by all associations
- 14B Grant or refusal of certificate of registration
- 14C Application of sections 8 and 12B to registered associations
- 15 Forward contracts in notified goods illegal or void in certain circumstances
- 16 Consequences of notification under section 15
- 17 Power to prohibit forward contracts in certain cases
- 18 Special provisions respecting certain kinds of forward contracts
- 19 Prohibition of options in goods
- 20 Penalties
- 21 Penalty for owning or keeping place used for entering into forward contracts in goods
- 21A Power of court to order forfeiture of property
- 22 Offences by companies
- 22A Power to search and seize books of account or other documents
- 22B Presumptions to be drawn in certain cases
- 23 Certain offences to be cognizable
- 24 Jurisdiction to try offences under this Act
- 25 Advisory committee
- 26 Power to delegate
- 27 Power to exempt
- 27A Protection of action taken in good faith
- 28 Power to make rules
- 28A Savings of recognised associations
- 29 Repeals and savings
- 29A Repeal and savings
- 29B Transfer and vesting of undertaking of Commission
