Section 7.

7. In the principal Act, in section 12,
for the existing provisions of sub-section
(2), the following shall be substituted,
namely:-

"(2) The sale shall be by public
auction and shall be held in the village
where the mortgaged property is situated
or at the nearest place of public resort
or in the office of the Sales Officer-
whichever place, in the opinion of the
Sales Officer, is likely to attract the maxi-
mum number of bidders and the property
is likely to sell to better advantage
there."