The Smith, Stanistreet and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act,1977
Preamble
[Act No. 41 OF 1977]
[17th December,1977]
An Act to provide for, in the public interest, the acquisition and transfer of the right, title and interest of the undertakings of Messrs. Smith, Stanistreet and Company Limited, Calcutta and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS MESSRS. Smith, stanistreet and Company Limited, Calcutta were engaged in the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceuticals and chemicals which are essential to meet the needs of the public;
AND WHEREAS the management of the undertakings of the Company was in a manner highly detrimental to the public interest and had suffered heavy losses;
AND WHEREAS the management of the Company was taken over by the Central Government under section 18A of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act,1951 (65 of 1951.);
AND WHEREAS for the purpose of reconstructing and rehabilitating the undertakings of the Company so as to subserve the interest of the general public by the augmentation and distribution of the defence varieties of essential pharmaceuticals and chemicals produced by the said Company, and to ensure the continued supply thereof, it is necessary to acquire the right, title and interest of the undertakings of Messrs.Smith, Stanistreet and Company Limited, Calcutta;
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :–
The Smith, Stanistreet and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act,1977