India Code: Maharashtra Warehouses Act.

The Maharashtra Warehouses Act.

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Act ID:	19605
Act Number:	5
Enactment Date:	1960-01-28
Act Year:	1960
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Warehouses Act.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra


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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

LICENSING OF BUSINESS OF WAREHOUSING

CHAPTER III

DUTIES OF A WAREHOUSEMAN

CHAPTER IV

INSPECTION AND GRADING OF GOODS

CHAPTER V

WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS

CHAPTER VI

MISCELLANEOUS


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


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