THE UNITED PROVINCES REGULATION OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ACT, 1940

1. (1) This Act may be called "the United Provinces Regulation of Agricultural Credit Act, 1940." (2) It extends to the whole of the United Provinces except the Jaunsar-Bawar pargana of the Dehra Dun district and the portion of the Mirzapur district, south of the Kaimur Range. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Governor may, *by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

2. . In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context, (1) 1[ x x x] (2) "agricultural produce" means the agricultural produce of an agriculturist raised by him or by his servants or by labour hired by him and includes crops whether standing or gathered, and the fruit and flowers of trees and plants : (3) 1[ x x x] (4)1[ x x x] (5)1[ x x x] (6) "loan" means an advance, whether in cash or kind, made on or after the first day of June, 1940, and includes any transaction which is in substance a loan but does not include an advance by the Central or any Provincial Government, or by a local authority authorized by the Provincial Government to grant loans or by a cooperative society ; (7)1[ x x x] (8)1[ x x x] (9)1[ x x x] (10)1[ x x x] (11)1[ x x x] (12)1[ x x x] (13)1[ x x x]

3 to 7. Omitted by U.P. Act No. 29 of 1976 3.1[ x x x ] 4.1[ x x x ] 5.1[ x x x ] 6.1[ x x x ] 7.1[ x x x ]

8. . Notwithstanding anything in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, not more than one-third of the agricultural produce of a judgment-debtor shall be liable to attachment in execution of any decree or decrees based on a loan or loans.

9. For the purposes of executing a decree based on a loan against the agricultural produce of a judgment-debtor, the word “six” in section 48 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall be deemed to have been substituted for the word "twelve", wherever it occurs.

10 to11. Omitted by U.P. Act No. 29 of 1976 10. . 1[ x x x ] 11. . 1[ x x x ]

12 to 26. Omitted by sec. 30 of U.P. Act No. 29 of 1976. 12. . 1[ x x x ] 13. . 1[ x x x ] 14. . 1[ x x x ] 15. . 1[ x x x ] 16. . 1[ x x x ] 17. . 1[ x x x ] 18. . 1[ x x x ] 19. . 1[ x x x ] 20. . 1[ x x x ] 21. . 1[ x x x ] 22. . 1[ x x x ] 23. . 1[ x x x ] 24. . 1[ x x x ] 25. . 1[ x x x ] 26. . 1[ x x x ]

27 to 35. Omitted by sec. 30 of U.P. Act No. 29 of 1976. 27.1[ x x x ] 28.1[ x x x ] 29.1[ x x x ] 30.1[ x x x ] 31.1[ x x x ] 32.1[ x x x ] 33.1[ x x x ] 34.1[ x x x ] 35.1[ x x x ]