Section 22:
Duties of foreman.
(1) The foreman shall, on the prized subscriber furnishing sufficient
security for the due payment of future subscriptions, be bound to pay him the 1[net chit amount]::
Provided that the prized subscriber shall be entitled to the payment of the 1[net chit amount] without any
security whatsoever if he agrees to the deduction therefrom of the amount of all future subscriptions and
in such a case, the foreman shall pay the 1[net chit amount] to the prized subscriber within seven days after the
date of the draw or before the date of the next succeeding instalment, whichever is earlier:
Provided further that where the 1[net chit amount] has been paid to the prized subscriber under the first
proviso, the amount deducted shall be deposited by the foreman in an approved bank mentioned in the
chit agreement and he shall not withdraw the amount so deposited except for the payment of future
subscriptions.
(2) If, owing to the default of the prized subscriber, the 1[net chit amount] due in respect of any draw
remains unpaid until the date of the next succeeding instalment, the foreman shall deposit the prize
amount forthwith in a separate account in an approved bank mentioned in the chit agreement and intimate
in writing the fact of such deposit and the reasons therefor to the prized subscriber and the Registrar:
Provided that where any prized subscriber does not collect the 1[net chit amount] in respect of any
instalment of a chit within a period of two months from the date of the draw, it shall be open to the
foreman to hold another draw in respect of such instalment.
(3) Every payment of the 1[net chit amount] or the amount of future subscriptions under sub-section (1),
and the deposit of the 1[net chit amount] under sub-section (2), shall be intimated to the subscribers at the next
succeeding draw and the particulars of such payment or deposit shall be entered in the minutes of the
proceedings of that draw.
(4) The foreman shall not appropriate to himself any amount in excess of what he is entitled to under
clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 21:
Provided that where the foreman is himself a prized subscriber, he shall be entitled to appropriate to
himself the 1[net chit amount] subject to his complying with the provisions of section 31:
Provided further that the foreman may appropriate to himself the interest accruing on the amount
deposited under the second proviso to sub-section (1).
(5) The foreman shall not admit any person as a subscriber to a chit, if, by such admission, the total
number of tickets mentioned in the chit agreement is increased.
(6) The foreman shall distribute among the subscribers, in accordance with the chit agreement, the
2[share of discount] either in cash, grain or by way of adjustment towards the subscriptions payable for the next
instalment, if any.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “prize amount” (w.e.f. 1-1-2020).
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “dividend” (w.e.f. 1-1-2020).