1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be
called the Himachal Pradesh Debt Reduction Act, 1976.
1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh
(Extra-ordinary), dated the 17
th
March 1976, p. 896. For its Authoritative Hindi
Text see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-ordinary), dated 18
th
March,
1994 pp. 325-337.
2. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-
ordinary), dated 8
th
April, 1978, p. 332.
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH DEBT REDUCTION ACT, 1976 3
(2) This Chapter and Chapters III to V shall extend to the whole of
Himachal Pradesh and Chapter II to such areas as the State Government may,
from time to time by notification, direct.
(3) This Act shall come into force on such date
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as the State
Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf.Source footnotes
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Amendment of section 10 of the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920.Section 4 · Amendment of section 74 of the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920.Section 5 · Forum of suits.Section 6 · Debtor’s right to sue.Section 7 · Amendment of decree.Section 8 · Accounting and determination of the amount due.Section 9 · Rate of interest on decrees.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.