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Section 5: Form of chit agreement

The Goa, Daman & Diu Chit Funds Act, 1973Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Act 16 of 1973

Every chit agreement shall be in duplicate and shall be signed by each subscriber or by a person authorized in that behalf in writing by the subscriber and the foreman and attested by at least two witnesses, and it shall contain the following particulars namely:-

(1) the full name and the permanent residential address of every subscriber;

(2) the tickets held by each subscriber;

(3) the number of instalments and the amount payable in respect of each ticket for each instalment;

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. I) – 679 – Chit Funds Act

(4) the dates of commencement and termination of the chit;

(5) the mode of ascertaining the prized subscriber;

(6) the amount of discount which the prized subscriber at any instalment has to forego;

(7) the mode and proportion in which the discount is distributable by way of dividend, foreman's commission and other expenses, if any;

(8) the date, time and place at which the chit is to be drawn;

(9) if under the chit agreement the foreman is entitled to the chit amount, the instalment at which the foreman is to get the chit amount;

(10) the approved bank or banks in which chit moneys shall be deposited by the foreman under the provisions of this Act;

(11) the manner in which a chit shall be continued where a foreman who is an individual dies or becomes of unsound mind; and

(12) any other particulars which may be prescribed.

Explanation. — It is sufficient to get the signature of each subscriber on separate copies of the agreement.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Goa, Daman & Diu Chit Funds Act, 1973
Section5
Marginal noteForm of chit agreement
JurisdictionUnion territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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