The West Pakistan Agricultural Development Finance Corporation (Recovery of Arrears) Act, 1958

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THE WEST PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 
CORPORATION (RECOVERY OF ARREARS) ACT, 1958.  
 
(West Pakistan Act XVIII of 1958)  
 
CONTENTS. 
 
PREAMBLE 
 
SECTIONS: 
 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. 
2. Pledging of property to the corporation and recovery of its dues. 
3. Repeal of W. P. Ord. XII of 1957. 
 
 
  
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THE WEST PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION (RECOVERY OF ARREARS) 
 ACT, 1958.  
 
(West Pakistan Act XVIII of 1958)1  
 
[23rd April, 1958.] 
  
An Act to provide facilities to the Agricultural Development Finance 
 Corporation for recovering its dues 
 
 WHEREAS it is necessary to provide facilities to the Agricultural 
Development Finance Corporation for recovering its dues; 
 
Preamble. 
 It is hereby enacted as follows: — 
 
1. (1) This Act may be called the West Pakistan Agricultural 
Development Finance Corporation (Recovery of Arrears) Act, 1958. 
Short title extent and 
commencement. 
  
 2["(2) It shall extend to the whole of the province of West Pakistan, 
except the Tribal Areas"]. 
  
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
 
2. (1)  Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the 
time being in force it shall be lawful for any agricultural concern, as 
defined in the Agricultural Development Finance Corporation Act, 1952 
(hereinafter called the said Act) to pledge, mortgage , hypothecate or 
assign to the Agricultural Development Finance Corporation (hereinafter 
called the Corporation) established under the said Act, any movable or 
immovable property, in order to secure a loan advanced or to be advanced 
by the Corporation under the said Act. 
 
Pledging of property 
to the Corporation 
and recovery of its 
dues. 
 (2) The Corporation shall, in accordance with the provisions of the 
said Act, be competent to deal with and recover its dues by disposal of any 
property, pledged, mortgaged, hypothecated or assigned as aforesaid and 
nothing contained in any other law shall affect the rights or powers of the 
Corporation conferred on it under the provisions of the said Act, or affect 
anything done or purported to be done thereunder. 
 
3. The West Pakistan Agricultural Development Finance Corporation 
(Recovery of Arrears) Ordinance, 1957, is hereby repealed. 
Repeal of W P Ord 
XII of 1957. 
 
                                                 
* This Act has been extended to the District of Karachi subject to certain modifications see the West Pakistan laws (Extension to Karachi) 
Ordinance, 1964 (Ordinance No. 7 of 1964) s. 2 Schedule (with effect from 25th May, 1964). 
 
1 For Statement of Objects and Reason see Gazette of West Pakistan 1956 Extra-Ordinary p. 766. 
2 Subs, by W. P. Ord. VII of 1964, s.2 Sch.