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The Maharashtra Forward Contracts Control Act.

Maharashtra
Act number
64 of 1947
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Urban Development Department
Enacted
7 Feb 1948

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15 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and operation.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Recognition.
  4. Section 4Power of Provincial Government to supersede the governing body, and suspend business.
  5. Section 5Power of Provincial Government to make rules and add to, etc., articles of association.
  6. Section 6Power of recognised association to make, add to, vary or rescind bye-laws.
  7. Section 7Power of Provincial Government to make bye-laws.
  8. Section 8Illegal contracts and penalty.
  9. Section 9Options in goods illegal.
  10. Section 10Penalty for owing or keeping place used for entering into forward contracts in contravention of Act, etc.
  11. Section 11Jurisdiction under Act.
  12. Section 12Offences by corporations and firms.
  13. Section 13Bar of suits and proceedings against officers, etc.
  14. Section 14Repeal of enactments.
  15. Section 15Savings.