7. Power of Central Government to make certain declarations.—(1) The Central Government
may, if it is satisfied, in relation to a notified sugar undertaking that it is necessary so to do in the interests
of the general public with a view to preventing the fall in the volume of production of the sugar industry,
it may, by notification, declare that—
(a) all or any of the enactments specified in the Schedule shall not apply or shall apply with such
adaptations, whether by way of modification, addition or omission (which does not, however, affect
the policy of the said enactments) to such sugar undertaking, as may be specified in such
notification, or
(b) the operation of all or any of the contracts, assurances of property, agreements, settlements,
awards, standing orders or other instruments in force (to which such sugar undertaking or the person
owning such undertaking is a party or which may be applicable to such sugar undertaking or person)
immediately before the date of issue of the notification shall remain suspended or that all or any of
the rights, privileges, obligations and liabilities accruing or arising thereunder before the said date,
shall remain suspended or shall be enforceable with such adaptations and in such manner as may be
specified in the notification.
(2) The notification made under sub-section (1) in relation to a notified sugar undertaking shall
remain in force, in the first instance, for such period not exceeding one year as may be specified in the
notification but the duration of such notification may be extended from time to time by a further
notification by a period not exceeding one year at a time.
(3) Any notification made under sub-section (1) shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in any other law, agreement, or instrument or any decree or order of a Court, tribunal,
officer or other authority or of any submission, settlement or standing order.
(4) Any remedy for the enforcement of any right, privilege, obligation or liability referred to in
clause (b) of sub-section (1) and suspended or modified by a notification made under that sub-section
shall, in accordance with the terms of the notification, remain suspended or modified and all proceedings
relating thereto pending before any Court, tribunal, officer or other authority shall accordingly remain
stayed or be continued subject to such adaptations, so, however, that on the notification ceasing to have
effect—
(a) any right, privilege, obligation or liability so remaining suspended or modified shall become
revived and enforceable as if the notification had never been made;
(b) any proceeding so remaining stayed shall be proceeded with subject to the provisions of any
law which may then be in force, from the stage which had been reached when the proceedings
become stayed.
(5) In computing the period of limitation for the enforcement of any right, privilege, obligation or
liability referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1), the period during which it or the remedy for the
enforcement thereof remained suspended shall be excluded.
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8. Assistance to notified sugar undertakings to clear arrears of cane dues.—(1) The Central
Government may issue such directions as it deems fit to the Custodian-General and the Custodians to
facilitate the speedy clearance of arrears of cane dues so as to avoid undue hardship to cane producing
farmers.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Central Government may render such
assistance in such manner as it may deem fit to any notified sugar undertaking to enable the undertaking
to clear the whole or any part of its arrears of cane dues so as to avoid undue hardship to cane producing
farmers.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “arrears of cane dues” shall be
construed in accordance with the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (6) of section 3.