The Maharashtra Warehouses Act.
State Act of Maharashtra ยท Act 5 of 196043 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 5 of 1960 |
| Year | 1960 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 43 |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Prohibition of carrying on business of warehousing without licence.
- Section 4 Applications for, and grant of, licences.
- Section 5 Conditions for grant of licence.
- Section 6 Term and renewal of licence.
- Section 7 Notice of refusal to grant or renew licence.
- Section 8 Licence when to be revoked.
- Section 9 Notice to be given before revocation of licence, and suspension and revocation of licence.
- Section 10 Appeals and revision.
- Section 11 Return of licences.
- Section 12 Duplicate licences.
- Section 13 Reasonable care of goods stored.
- Section 14 Precautions against damage or injury to goods.
- Section 15 Preservation of identity of goods.
- Section 16 Goods deteriorating in warehouses and their disposal.
- Section 17 Delivery of goods.
- Section 18 Warehouseman not entitled to excess nor responsible for shortage of goods.
- Section 19 Accounts, books, etc. to be maintained by warehouseman.
- Section 20 Insurance of goods in warehouses.
- Section 21 Discrimination prohibited.
- Section 22 Warehouseman, other than co-operative society etc. not to lend money against goods in warehouse.
- Section 23 Inspection.
- Section 24 Licensed weighers, samplers and graders.
- Section 25 Term and renewal of licence.
- Section 26 Suspension or revocation of licences.
- Section 27 Return of licences.
- Section 28 Prohibition of unlicensed weighers, samplers and graders.
- Section 29 Duplicate licences.
- Section 30 Facilities for weighing, sampling and grading.
- Section 31 Issue of receipts.
- Section 32 Receipt transferable by endorsement.
- Section 33 Duplicate receipts.
- Section 34 Security amount to be forfeited and recovered as arrears of land revenue.
- Section 35 Penalty.
- Section 36 No compensation for suspension or cancellation of licence.
- Section 37 Contracts and agreements inconsistent with Act to be void.
- Section 38 Power of State Government to delegate its powers.
- Section 39 Power of State Government to amend Schedule.
- Section 40 Power of State Government to exempt warehouses.
- Section 41 Rules.
- Section 42 Repeal and savings.
- Section 43 Act not to apply to warehouses under Sea Customs Act, 1878, etc.
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