The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act
16Date from which and rate at which interest is payable
Where any buyer fails to make payment of the amount to the supplier, as required under section 15, the buyer shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any agreement between the buyer and the supplier or in any law for the time being in force, be liable to pay compound interest with monthly rests to the supplier on that amount from the appointed day or, as the case may be, from the date immediately following the date agreed upon, at three times of the bank rate notified by the Reserve Bank.
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DELAYED PAYMENTS TO MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES
- 15 Liability of buyer to make payment
- 16 Date from which and rate at which interest is payable
- 17 Recovery of amount due
- 18 Reference to Micro and small Enterprises Facilitation Council
- 19 Application for setting aside decree, award or order
- 20 Establishment of Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
- 21 Composition of Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
- 22 Requirement to specify unpaid amount with interest in the annual statement of accounts
- 23 Interest not to be allowed as deduction from income
- 24 Overriding effect
- 25 Scheme for closure of business of micro, small and medium enterprises