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The Coir Industry Act, 1953

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An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the development of the Coir Industry and for that purpose to levy a customs duty on coir fiber, coir yarn and coir products exported from India and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
45 of 1953
Ministry
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Enacted
23 Dec 1953

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28 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board.
  5. Section 5Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
  6. Section 6Salary and allowances of Chairman.
  7. Section 7Vice-Chairman.
  8. Section 8Executive and other Committees.
  9. Section 9Secretary and staff.
  10. Section 10Functions of the Board.
  11. Section 11Dissolution of the Board.
  12. Section 12Control of export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products.
  13. Section 13Imposition of a duty of customs on export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products.
  14. Section 14Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.
  15. Section 14AGrant by the Central Government to the Board.
  16. Section 15Constitution of Fund.
  17. Section 16Borrowing powers of Board.
  18. Section 17Accounts and audit.
  19. Section 18General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.
  20. Section 19Report and returns.
  21. Section 20Omitted.
  22. Section 21Omitted.
  23. Section 22Omitted.
  24. Section 23Protection of action taken in good faith.
  25. Section 24Power to delegate.
  26. Section 25Suspension of operation of Act.
  27. Section 26Power of Central Government to make rules.
  28. Section 27Power of Board to make by-laws.