In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) "Borrower" means a displaced person. to whom a Joan has been &ranted under this Act and includes the heirs, succefisors, assigns and the sureties of a borrower ;
(b) "Deputy Commissioner" means th~ Deputy Commissioner of th~ District;
(c) "Displaced person" means (i) any person who on account of setting up of the two Dominions of India and Pakistan or on account of civil disturbances or the fear · of such disturbances in any area now forming part of India or Pakis tan has been displaced from or compelled to leave his place of residence in such area after the [Prescribed date]1 and who has subsequently been residing in India;
and is in distress.
*For Statement of Objects .and Reasons see "Assam Gazette", 1951, Part V, page 24.
1 Substituted by the Assam Displaced Persons (Rehabilitatioo Loans).'
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(i) an association, corporatecl or incorporated, formed by several such per sons as defined in (i) above ;
(d) "Government" means the Govemment of the State of Assam;
(e) "Loan" means a loan granted or deemed to have been granted, under the provisions- of this Act either in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly m kind;
(f) "Relief and Rehabilitation Commis~ioner" means an Officer appointed as sucb by the Government.
(gl "Prescribt·d" mc::ans prescribed bv rules made under this Act.
(h_, "Sanctio11ing Authority" me::tns tte authority wbo sanctions a loan.
1 (i) "Prescribed date" (J) in relation to a person displaced from or compelled to leave his place of residence 111 any area now forming part of East Bengal, means the fifteenth day ot October, 1946.
(2) in relation to a person displaced from or compelled to leave his place of i·csidcnce i !l any area now forming part of Pak istan other than East Bengal, mciliE tbe lit st clay of Marcil, 1947.
(3) in ~·ela t inn to a pe · ~;c.n dis~lac.c; J t r or,1 or compelled to leave his plac~ of re.~i<l nee in i:l.ny arcil nov· formjng part of India, means the first d;::y of January, 1950 )2 .
3. Apph:atk .: i:'<i3r Paw,-A displan:d p~r~on may Sllomit to the Deputy Commissioner withi n whose jurisdiction he intends to reside or to carry on his trade, professim1 or calling, an application for loan on ~uch form as may be prescribed.
4. Gr~mt of liJ..:ms,-(! ) Tb~ Deputy Commissioner or such other ofhcer as may be empowersd by the Goverrme1t in this behalf may, subject to any general or special d irection of t:1c Government, sanction loan s not excc~eding such limit as may be tixecl by the Grwc:rwn~n t fro m t:me to time.
(2) Tbe Rdief r.na R.eiwbi!itation Com missiOlicr may, subject to any genera l or sp::;cia l direction of ,;te Governm ent, ·;a nction loans no t exceeding such limit as may be fi;;.ed by Government .
The Deputy Conunis<>ion cr shall forward to the Relief and Rehabihtation Cc>mmissioncr with his rernarks such applications as require loans exceeding the amount he is autbonsed to f;anction.
5. Execution of loan bo<Hl-Before receiving payment of the loan the borrower shall execuk a bond i;1 the prescribed form undertaking to apply the money for the purpose for which, and to comply with the terms and conditions on which, the loan is sanctiond.