Section 32, Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 [S1Q-4D1]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 17 April 1976.
32. Registration of shopkeepers in a village market.—(1) Every shopkeeper in a village market shall, within thirty days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the keeping of a shop in a village market after such commencement, within thirty days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Gram Panchayat in Form 3, accompanied by a fee of two hundred rupees. (2) The Gram Panchayat shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No shopkeeper in a village market shall carry on the keeping of a shop in a village market unless registered under this section.
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Panchayat: Section 2, Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 [S1Q3FS] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Panchayat" means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243B of the Constitution for the rural areas
Panchayat: 15 more definitions.
village: Section 2, Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 [S1Q3FS] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "village" means a village specified by the Governor by public notification to be a village for the purposes of this Act
village: 15 more definitions.
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