The Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Cold Storages Act, 1976

Preamble

THE UTTAR PRADESH REGULATION OF COLD STORAGES ACT, 1976

[U. P. Act No. XI of 1976]

[Passed in Hindi by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on April 6, 1976 and by the Uttar Pradesh legislative Council in April 7, 1976.

Received the assent of the Governor General on April 16, 1976, under Article 200 of ‘the Constitution of India’ was published in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette, Extraordinary dated April 19, 1976.]

AN

ACT

to provide for the licensing, supervision and control of cold storages in Uttar Pradesh and for matters connected therewith

IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India :-

Sections

Type to filter. 47 sections.

1. 1Short title,extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Constitution of the board
4. 4Duties and Functions of the board
5. 5Restrictions on carrying on the business of cold Storages
6. 6- Appliccation for licence
7. 7Terms and renewal of licence
8. 8Suspension and cancellation of a licence
9. 9Permission for construction of a new cold storage
10. 10Orders to contain reasons
11. 11Duplicate licence
12. 12-Reasonable care of goods deposited
13. 13Duty to exhibit capacity of the cold storage
14. 14Acceptance of goods for deposit
15. 15Preservation of identity of goods
16. 16Licence to allow facilities for the hirer to inspect goods
17. 17Goods deterioration in cold storage and their disposal
18. 18Intimation regarding condition of goods
19. 19Delivery of goods
20. 20Licensee's lien
21. 21Licensee not to pledge or deal in the goods in cold storage without the authority of the hier
22. 22Rate of interest on loan a hier
23. 23-Insurance
24. 24Compensation for loss,destruction etc
25. 25-Dispute regarding compensation to be referred to the Licensing Officer
26. 26Prohibition from recovery of excess amount
27. 27Licensee to maintain account books
28. 28Power of Licensing Officer to issue directions
29. 29Maximum charges
30. 30Ommited
31. 31Board's report to be considered
32. 32Duty to issue receipt
33. 33-Cold storage receipt transferrable by endorsement and delivery
34. 34Duplicate receipt
35. 35Constitution of Tribunal
36. 36Appeal
37. 37Penalty
38. 38Offences by companies
39. 39Cognizance of offence
40. 40Power of Licensing Officer
41. 41Protection of acts in good faith
42. 42Savings as to orders
43. 43Effect of Act and Rules, etc. inconsistent with other enactments and instruments
44. 44Directions by State Government
45. 44AOmmitted
46. 45Rules
47. 46Repeal and savings U. P. Ordinance 7 of 1976