Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debts (Moratorium) Act, 2004

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    "title": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debts (Moratorium) Act, 2004",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debts (Moratorium) Act, 2004",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 3 of 2004)",
    "act_year": 2004,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "description": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debts (Moratorium) Act, 2004",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title extent and Commencement.",
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            "content": "Object & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objects and Reasons.",
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            "title": "2. Declaration.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) 'agriculture' with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions includes, -\n(i) horticulture:\n(ii) the raising of crops (including plantation crops), grass or garden produce;\n(iii) dairy farming:\n(iv) poultry farming:\n(v) breeding of livestock and bees;\n(vi) grazing:\n(b) 'agricultural land' means land used for purposes of agriculture and which is assessed by the Government to land revenue but not being land appurtenant to a residential building situate within a Municipality or Cantonment:\n(c) 'Creditor' means a person but does not include a Commercial Bank established under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 or a Cooperative Credit institution registered under the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 (Act 7 of 1964) or the Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Co-operative Societies Act, 1995 (Act 30 of 1995) from or in respect of whom the debtor has borrowed or incurred a debt and includes his heirs, legal representatives and assigns:\n(d) 'debt' includes any liability owing to a creditor in cash or in kind, whether secured or unsecured payable to any Money lender or to a creditor:\n(e) 'Money Lender' means a person but does not include a Commercial Bank established under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 or a Co-operative Credit Institution registered under the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 or the Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Co-operative Societies Act, 1995 whose main or subsidiary occupation in a business of advancing and realizing loans or acceptance of deposits in course of such business;\n(f) 'Moratorium' means a legal authorisation to a debtor to postpone payment for a certain time.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Declaration of Moratorium.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Bar of Jurisdiction.",
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            "title": "6. Effect of other Laws.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Power to remove difficulties.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Power to make rules.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 14th August, 2019 [ap326]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 3 of 2004)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2004",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debts (Moratorium) Act, 2004",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}