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Agrarian Development Act (No. 46 of 2000) - Sect 45

Farmers" Organisations to have the power to obtain loan facilities

45.
(1) Every Farmers' Organisation may"
(a) obtain loans or advances, from prescribed Banks or State Institutions ;
(b) obtain loans from prescribed banks or State Institutions for its members under joint loan schemes on the basis of recovering and paying bank such loans within a prescribed period :
(c) acquire, hold, take or give on lease or hire, mortgage, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of, any movable or immovable property ;
(d) utilize the moneys of a Farmers' Organisation in the performance of its duties ;
(e) utilize the moneys obtained in the exercise of its powers to give loans to its members.
(2) A Farmers' Organisation may obtain deposits from its members and utilise the same to grants loans to its members.
(3) When a member of a Farmers' Organisation gives fourteen days notice to the organisation that he intends to withdraw any money deposited with the organisation, the Farmers' Organisation shall pay that member the money so deposited with interest thereon.
(4) Regulations may be made prescribing the manner in which the powers conferred by this section may be exercised.


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