Act Number: 10

Act Name: The Bengal Rent Act, 1859

Year: 1859

Enactment Date: 1859-04-29

Long Title: An Act to amend the law relating to the recovery of Rent in the Presidency of Fort Willian in Bengal.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 135: Recovery of expenses if Ameen proceeds to place of sale and no sale takes place.
    When a Civil Court Ameen or other Officer has proceeded to any place for the purpose of holding a sale and no sale takes place either for the reason stated in the last preceding Section, or because the demand of the distrainer has been previously satisfied, no intimation of such satisfaction having been given by the distrainer to the Civil Court Ameen or other Officer, the charge of one anna in the Rupee on account of expenses shall be leviable and shall be calculated on the estimated value .of the distrainer property. If the demand of the distrainer be not satisfied until the day fixed for the sale, the charge for expenses shall be paid by the owner of the property and may be recoverd by the sale of such portion thereof as may be necessary. In every other case it shall be paid by the distrainer and may be recovered by attachment and sale of the property of the dsitrainer under the warrant of the collector. Provided always that in no case shall a larger amount than ten Rupees be recoverable under this Section.
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