The SICK TEXTILE UNDERTAKINGS (NATIONALISATION) ACT, 1974

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1974.

(2) The provisions of sections 32 and 33 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 1974.

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  1. 1.Short title and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Acquisition of rights of owners in respect of sick textile undertakings.
  4. 4.General effect of vesting.
  5. 5.Owner to be liable for certain prior liabilities.
  6. 6.National Textile Corporation to form subsidiary corporations.
  7. 7.Shares to be issued by the National Textile Corporation for the value of the assets transferred to it by the Central Government.
  8. 8.Payment of amount to owners of sick textile undertakings.
  9. 9.Payment of further amount.
  10. 10.Accounts to be rendered by the owners of sick textile undertakings.
  11. 11.Management, etc., of sick textile undertakings.
  12. 11A.Special provision for disposal of assets of the sick textile undertakings in certain circumstances.
  13. 12.Duty of persons in charge of management of sick textile undertakings to deliver all assets, etc.
  14. 13.Accounts.
  15. 14.Employment of certain employees to continue.
  16. 15.Provident and other funds.
  17. 16.Transfer of employees to a Subsidiary Textile Corporation.
  18. 17.Appointment of Commissioners of Payments.
  19. 18.Payment by the Central Government to the Commissioner.
  20. 19.Certain powers of the National Textile Corporation.
  21. 20.Claims to be made to the Commissioner.
  22. 21.Priority of claims.
  23. 22.Examination of claims.
  24. 23.Admission or rejection of claims.
  25. 24.Disbursement of money by the Commissioner to claimants.
  26. 25.Disbursement of amounts to the owners of sick textile undertakings.
  27. 26.Undisbursed or unclaimed amounts to be deposited to the general revenue account.
  28. 27.Assumption of liability.
  29. 28.Management to continue to vest in the Custodian until alternative arrangements are made.
  30. 29.Act to override all other enactments.
  31. 30.Contracts to cease to have effect unless ratified by National Textile Corporation.
  32. 31.Transfer of assets, etc., to be void in certain cases.
  33. 32.Penalties.
  34. 33.Offences by companies.
  35. 34.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  36. 35.Textile companies not to be wound up by the court.
  37. 36.Delegation of powers.
  38. 37.Power to make rules.
  39. 38.Power to remove difficulties.
  40. 39.Declaration as to the policy of the State.
  41. 40.Repeal and savings.
  42. 41.Validation.
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