Lawgist2Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "appointed day" means the date of commencement of this Act;
(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Payments appointed under section 14;
(c) "jute companies" means the companies (being companies as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 1 of 1956) specified in the First Schedule;
(d) "Jute Manufactures Corporation" means the National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited, a company incorporated and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);
(e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(g) "specified date", in relation to any provision of this Act, means such date as the Central Government may, by notification, specify for the purposes of that provision and different dates may be specified for different provisions of this Act;
(h) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
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- 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
