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The Maharashtra Warehouses Act.

Maharashtra
Act number
5 of 1960
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles Department
Enacted
28 Jan 1960

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43 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Prohibition of carrying on business of warehousing without licence.
  4. Section 4Applications for, and grant of, licences.
  5. Section 5Conditions for grant of licence.
  6. Section 6Term and renewal of licence.
  7. Section 7Notice of refusal to grant or renew licence.
  8. Section 8Licence when to be revoked.
  9. Section 9Notice to be given before revocation of licence, and suspension and revocation of licence.
  10. Section 10Appeals and revision.
  11. Section 11Return of licences.
  12. Section 12Duplicate licences.
  13. Section 13Reasonable care of goods stored.
  14. Section 14Precautions against damage or injury to goods.
  15. Section 15Preservation of identity of goods.
  16. Section 16Goods deteriorating in warehouses and their disposal.
  17. Section 17Delivery of goods.
  18. Section 18Warehouseman not entitled to excess nor responsible for shortage of goods.
  19. Section 19Accounts, books, etc. to be maintained by warehouseman.
  20. Section 20Insurance of goods in warehouses.
  21. Section 21Discrimination prohibited.
  22. Section 22Warehouseman, other than co-operative society etc. not to lend money against goods in warehouse.
  23. Section 23Inspection.
  24. Section 24Licensed weighers, samplers and graders.
  25. Section 25Term and renewal of licence.
  26. Section 26Suspension or revocation of licences.
  27. Section 27Return of licences.
  28. Section 28Prohibition of unlicensed weighers, samplers and graders.
  29. Section 29Duplicate licences.
  30. Section 30Facilities for weighing, sampling and grading.
  31. Section 31Issue of receipts.
  32. Section 32Receipt transferable by endorsement.
  33. Section 33Duplicate receipts.
  34. Section 34Security amount to be forfeited and recovered as arrears of land revenue.
  35. Section 35Penalty.
  36. Section 36No compensation for suspension or cancellation of licence.
  37. Section 37Contracts and agreements inconsistent with Act to be void.
  38. Section 38Power of State Government to delegate its powers.
  39. Section 39Power of State Government to amend Schedule.
  40. Section 40Power of State Government to exempt warehouses.
  41. Section 41Rules.
  42. Section 42Repeal and savings.
  43. Section 43Act not to apply to warehouses under Sea Customs Act, 1878, etc.