Lawgist27Contracts to cease to have effect unless ratified by the Central Government or Jute Manufactures Corporation
Every contract entered into by any jute company in relation to any of the undertakings owned by it, which has vested in the Central Government under section 3, for any service, sale or supply and in force immediately before the appointed day, shall, on and from the expiry of a period of one hundred and eighty days from the appointed day, cease to have effect unless such contract is, before the expiry of that period, ratified in writing by the Central Government or the Jute Manufactures Corporation, and in ratifying such contract, the Central Government or the Jute Manufactures Corporation may make such alterations or modifications therein as it may think fit:
Provided that the Central Government or the Jute Manufactures Corporation shall not omit to ratify a contract and shall not make any alteration or modification in a contract--
(a) unless it is satisfied that such contract is unduly onerous or has been entered into in bad faith or is detrimental to the interests of the Central Government or the Jute Manufactures Corporation; and
(b) except after giving the parties to the contract a reasonable opportunity of being heard and except after recording in writing its reasons for refusal to ratify the contract or for making any alteration or modification therein.
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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
