The Punjab Rural Development Act, 1987
Preamble
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS THE PUNJAB RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1987 (PUNJAB ACT 6 OF 1987) (As amended upto the 31st July, 2025) Bikh GOVT. OF PUNJAB In THE PUNJAB RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1987 Sections CONTENTS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Establishment of Board, its constitution, powers and duties 4. Officers and employees of the Board 5. Levy and collection of fee 5-A. Power to borrow by the Board 6. Constitution of Fund 6-A. Audit of Fund 7. Purposes for which the Fund may be applied 7-A. Utilization of Fund 8. Penalty 9. Protection of action taken in good faith 10.Power to make rules 11.Power to make regulations 12.Power to remove difficulties IndiaCode 1THE PUNJAB RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1987 (Punjab Act No. 6 of 1987) [Received the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 9th April, 1987, and was first published for general information in the Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), Legislative Supplement, dated the 10thApril, 1987.] Year No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by the legislation The Punjab Rural Development Act, 1987 Modification by Punjab Rural Development (Modification) Order, 1988 Amended by Punjab Act No. 4 of 1994 Amended by Punjab Act No. 3 of 1999 IndiaCo Amended by Punjab Act No. 8 of 2009 Amended by Punjab Act No. 16 of 2016 Amended by Punjab Act No. 26 of 2016 Amended by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2017 Amended by Punjab Act No. 14 of 2022 An Act to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Rural Development Board with a view to accelerate rural development, augment agricultural production, improve facilities to the dealers and purchasers of agricultural produce and to provide for relief for loss of agricultural produce due to natural calamities. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Short title and commencement.
Sections
Type to filter. 11 sections.
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