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The Puducherry Revenue Recovery Act, 1970

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Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 Definitions
Section 3 Security for revenue
Section 4 The land, the buildings upon it, and its products, shall be regarded as security for payment of revenue.
Section 5 Arrear of revenue and defaulter
Section 6 Arrear of revenue how recovered
Section 7 Interest on arrears
Section 8 Arrears of revenue shall bear interest at the rate of *[12 percent per annum.
Section 9 Procedure when defaulter neglects to pay after notice
Section 10 Distress to be withdrawn on tender of arrear, etc., prior to sale
Section 11 Distrained crops how dealt with
Section 12 Distrained cattle or goods not to be used
Section 13 Recovery of loss from neglect in respect of distrained property
Section 14 Distress to be proportionate to the arrear
Section 15 The distress levied shall not be excessive, that is to say, the property distrained shall be as nearly as possible proportionate to the amount of the arrear.
Section 16 Any distress shall be made after sunrise and before sunset and not otherwise.
Section 17 Provided that nothing in this section shall preclude the defaulter from being proceeded with under Section 424 of the Indian Penal Code.
Section 18 Penalty for forcibly or clandestinely taking away distrained property
Section 19 What places distrainer may force open
Section 20 Powers of distrainer to force open doors, etc, in the presence of a police officer
Section 21 Provided that no apartment in the actual occupancy of women shall be entered except after due notice has been given for their withdrawal and after giving them reasonable facility for such withdrawal.
Section 22 Proclamation of time of sale and of property to be sold
Section 23 Sale how conducted
Section 24 Where the property is sold for more than the amount of the arrear, the excess amount shall, after deducting the expenses of process and interest, be paid to the defaulter.
Section 25 Demand to be served prior to attachment of land and mode of service
Section 26 Procedure when defaulter neglects to pay
Section 27 Mode of attachment
Section 28 Management of attached property
Section 29 Notice of assumption of management
Section 30 Duties of agents
Section 31 Liability of agent to suit or prosecution
Section 32 Effect of existing agreements between landholder and tenants
Section 33 Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the right of the parties to such agreement to bring a suit against the Collector in a civil court to establish their claim.
Section 34 Settlement on withdrawal of attachment
Section 35 Release of land from attachment by persons interested
Section 36 Procedure in sale of immovable property
Section 37 Certain provisions of section 36 not to apply to cases of purchase by Government
Section 38 The provisions of clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 36 shall not apply to cases where immovable property sold under this Act is purchased by the Government.
Section 39 Application to set aside sale of immovable property on deposit
Section 40 Application to set aside sale on grounds of mistake, fraud, etc
Section 41 Proclamation of sale
Section 42 Delivery of possession
Section 43 Contracts and payments binding on purchaser
Section 44 Sale to be free of all encumbrances and disposal of surplus
Section 45 Recovery of arrears due to defaulter on the date of sale
Section 46 Sale of land for arrear
Section 47 Provided that, as far as may be practicable, no larger portion of the land shall be sold than may be necessary to discharge the arrears with interest, the expenses of attachment, management, and sale.
Section 48 Powers of arrest in case of wilful or fraudulent non-payment of arrears
Section 49 Provided further that such imprisonment shall not extinguish the debt due to the Government by the defaulter, or his surety.
Section 50 Mode of enforcing payment by sureties
Section 51 Removal of crops may be prevented where revenue is payable in kind
Section 52 Similar process in case of other species of revenue, advances, fees, cesses etc
Section 53 Process servers to be paid batta
Section 54 Interest and charges recoverable as arrears
Section 55 Who to bear expense of countermanded sale and recovery thereof
Section 56 Receipts for payments of revenue
Section 57 Procedure where defaulter or surety resides out of region
Section 58 Cognizance of questions relating to rate of revenue
Section 59 Suits by persons aggrieved by proceedings
Section 60 Provided that no court shall take cognizance of such suit unless it is instituted within six months from the date on which the cause of action arose.
Section 61 Repeal and savings

The PUDUCHERRY REVENUE RECOVERY ACT, 1970

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Section 14 of The Puducherry Revenue Recovery Act, 1970 — Distress to be proportionate to the arrear

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