27. Non-prized subscribers to pay subscriptions and obtain receipts.—Every non-prized
subscriber shall pay his subscription due in respect of every instalment on the dates and times and at the
places mentioned in the chit agreement and shall, on such payment, be entitled to obtain a receipt from the
foreman.
28. Removal of defaulting subscribers.—(1) A non-prized subscriber who defaults in paying his
subscription in accordance with the terms of the chit agreement shall be liable to have his name removed
from the list of subscribers and a written notice of such removal shall be given by the foreman to the
defaulting subscriber within fourteen days of the date of such removal:
Provided that if the defaulter pays the defaulted instalment with interest at such rate as may be
prescribed within seven days of the date of receipt of such notice, his name shall be re-entered in the list
of such subscribers.
(2) Every such removal under sub-section (1) shall with the date thereof be entered in the relevant
book maintained by the foreman.
(3) A true copy of the entry referred to in sub-section (2) shall be filed by the foreman with the
Registrar within fourteen days from the date of removal.
(4) Any defaulting subscriber aggrieved by the removal of his name from the list of subscribers may,
within seven days of the date of receipt of the notice of removal refer the matter to the Registrar for
arbitration under section 64.
29. Substitution of subscribers.—(1) A foreman may substitute in the list of subscribers any person
(thereafter in this Chapter referred to as the substituted subscriber) in place of the defaulting subscriber
whose name has been removed under sub-section (1) of section 28.
(2) Every substitution referred to in sub-section (1) shall, with the date thereof, be entered in the
relevant book maintained by the foreman and a true copy of every such entry shall be filed by the foreman
with the Registrar within fourteen days from the date of substitution.
30. Amounts due to defaulting subscribers.—(1) A foreman shall, out of the amounts payable by
and realized from the substituted subscriber towards the instalments relatable to the period before the date
of the substitution (including the arrears due from the defaulting subscriber), deposit, before the date of
the next succeeding instalment, in a separate identifiable account in an approved bank mentioned in the
chit agreement, an amount equal to the contributions made by the defaulting subscriber less such
deductions as may be provided for in the chit agreement, and shall inform the defaulting subscriber as
well as the Registrar of the fact of such deposit and shall not withdraw the amount so deposited except for
payment to the defaulting subscriber.
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(2) The amount so deposited under sub-section (1) shall be paid to the defaulting subscriber as and
when he claims the amount and the amount so deposited shall not be withdrawn by the foreman for any
purpose other than for such payment.
(3) The contributions of any defaulting subscriber who has not been substituted till the termination of
the chit shall be paid to him within fifteen days from the date of termination of the chit subject to such
deductions as may be provided for in the chit agreement.