Amounts due to defaulting subscribers

Section 30 of the Chit Funds Act, 1982 deals with amounts due to defaulting subscribers. A foreman shall, out of the amounts payable by and realized from the substituted subscriber towards the instalments relatable to the period before the date of the substitution (including the arrears due from the defaulting subscriber), deposit, before the date of the next succeeding instalment, in a The Act came into force on 02 Apr 1984.

(1) A foreman shall, out of the amounts payable by and realized from the substituted subscriber towards the instalments relatable to the period before the date of the substitution (including the arrears due from the defaulting subscriber), deposit, before the date of the next succeeding instalment, in a separate identifiable account in an approved bank mentioned in the chit agreement, an amount equal to the contributions made by the defaulting subscriber less such deductions as may be provided for in the chit agreement, and shall inform the defaulting subscriber as well as the Registrar of the fact of such deposit and shall not withdraw the amount so deposited except for payment to the defaulting subscriber.

(2) The amount so deposited under sub-section (1) shall be paid to the defaulting subscriber as and when he claims the amount and the amount so deposited shall not be withdrawn by the foreman for any purpose other than for such payment.

(3) The contributions of any defaulting subscriber who has not been substituted till the termination of the chit shall be paid to him within fifteen days from the date of termination of the chit subject to such deductions as may be provided for in the chit agreement.

Section 30, The Chit Funds Act, 1982 (Act 40 of 1982).