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