Subs. by section 8 ibid . — THE UTTAR PRADESH DEBT RELIEF ACT, 19771

2 . Subs. by section 8 ibid . Certain transfer to be voidable 1[ Every transfer of immovable property made on or after October 10, 1975 by a small farmer] against whom proceedings in execution have been stayed under this Act or under any of the enactments repealed by sub-section (1) of section 36 shall be voidable at the option of the creditor whose claim against such small farmer is defeated or delayed. Exclusion of period of limitation Appointment of debt settlement officers Application for determi -nation of debt Particulars to be stated in application In computing the period of limitation for any suit, appeal application or other proceeding for the recovery of a debt (including an application for the execution of a decree passed in such suit, appeal or proceeding), the period during which such proceeding remained barred or stayed under this Chapter shall be excluded. CHAPTER – IV Scaling down of debts of small farmers The State Government may for the purposes of settlement of debt between the small farmers and their creditors, by notification, appoint Debt Settlement Officers and may like-wise define the areas within which they shall exercise jurisdiction. (1) A small farmer may, within a period of 2[two years] from the date of commencement of this Act apply to the Debt Settlement Officer for the area in which such farmer resides or holds any land for determination of his debts. Unless the small farmer has already made an application under sub -section (1), any of his creditors may like-wise make an application to the same authority to which, and in the manner in which, the small farmer might have applied under that sub-section for the determination of the debt in question. Every application under this section shall be signed and verified by the applicant in the manner prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for signing and verification of plaints : Provided that in the case of an application under sub-section (2), the creditor shall be bound to verify the contents only in so far as they are known to him If applications are made to more than one authority in respect of the same debt, such application shall, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, be transferred to and dealt with by one authority. Every application presented by a small farmer under section 17 shall contain the following particulars, namely — (a) the name of the small farmer and the place where he resides or holds land ; 1 . Subs. and be deemed always to have been substituted by section 9 of U.P. Act No. 2 of 1979. 2 . Subs. and be deemed always to have been substituted by section 10 ibid . (b) the name and address of the creditor ; (c) the particulars of all debts payable by a small farmer to each creditor ; (d) the particulars of all properties of the small farmer together with the approximate value of such property and the place or places at which they are to be found ; (e) 1 [the particulars of the annual household income of the small farmer ; (f) the gross value of the agricultural produce for the year referred to in section 20. ]

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