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The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985

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An Act to provide for the establishment of an Authority for the development and promotion of exports of certain agricultural and processed food products and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
2 of 1986
Ministry
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department
Department of Commerce
Enacted
8 Jan 1986

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38 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Power to amend Schedule.
  4. Section 4Establishment and constitution of the Authority.
  5. Section 5Salary and Allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman and allowances of members.
  6. Section 6Chairman to be chief executive.
  7. Section 7Secretary of the Authority and other staff.
  8. Section 8Special provision for transfer of employees to the Authority.
  9. Section 9Committees of the Authority.
  10. Section 10Functions of the Authority.
  11. Section 10AFunctions in respect of Special products, etc.
  12. Section 11Power to supersede the Authority.
  13. Section 12Registration of exporters.
  14. Section 13Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration.
  15. Section 14Returns to be made by exporters.
  16. Section 15Grants or loans by the Central Government.
  17. Section 16Constitution of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Fund.
  18. Section 17Borrowing powers of the Authority.
  19. Section 18Accounts and audit.
  20. Section 19Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of Scheduled products.
  21. Section 20Directions by the Central Government.
  22. Section 21Returns and reports.
  23. Section 22Penalty for making false reports.
  24. Section 23Penalties for obstructing a member or officer of the Authority in the discharge of his duty and for failure to produce books and records.
  25. Section 24Other penalties.
  26. Section 25Offences by companies.
  27. Section 25AAdjudication of penalties.
  28. Section 26Jurisdiction of court.
  29. Section 26AOfficers and employees of Authority to be public servants.
  30. Section 27Previous sanction of the Central Government.
  31. Section 28Protection of action taken in good faith.
  32. Section 29Power to delegate.
  33. Section 30Suspension of operation of this Act.
  34. Section 31Application of other laws not barred.
  35. Section 32Power to make rules.
  36. Section 33Power to make regulations.
  37. Section 34Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  38. Section 35Validation.