LawgistThe Jute Companies (Nationalisation) Act
17Claims to be made to the Commissioner
Every person having a claim against a jute company with regard to any of the matters specified in the Second Schedule, pertaining to any undertaking owned by it, shall prefer such claim before the Commissioner within thirty days from the specified date:
Provided that if the Commissioner is satisfied that the claimant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the claim within the said period of thirty days, he may entertain the claim within a further period of thirty days, but not thereafter.
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All sections
- 1 Short title
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Transfer to, and vesting in, the Central Government of the undertakings of the jute companies
- 4 General Power of vesting
- 5 Jute companies to be liable for certain prior liabilities
- 6 Power of Central Government to direct vesting of the undertakings of the jute companies in Jute Manufactures Corporation
- 7 Payment of amount
- 8 Payment of further amount
- 9 Management, etc., of the undertakings of the jute companies
- 10 Duty of persons in charge of management of the undertakings to deliver all assets, etc
- 11 Duty of persons to account for assets, etc., in their possession
- 12 Continuance of employees
- 13 Provident fund and other funds
- 14 Appointment of Commissioner of Payments
- 15 Payment by Central Government to the Commissioner
- 16 Certain powers of Central Government or Jute Manufactures Corporation
- 17 Claims to be made to the Commissioner
- 18 Priority of Claims
- 19 Examination of claims
- 20 Admission or rejection of claims
- 21 Disbursement of money by the Commissioner
- 22 Disbursement of amounts to the jute companies
- 23 Undisbursed or unclaimed amounts to be deposited with the general revenue account
- 24 Act to have overriding effect
- 25 Assumption of liability
- 26 Management to continue to vest in certain persons until alternative arrangements have been made
- 27 Contracts to cease to have effect unless ratified by the Central Government or Jute Manufactures Corporation
- 28 Penalties
- 29 Offences by companies
- 30 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 31 Delegation of powers
- 32 Power to make rules
- 33 Power to remove difficulties
