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The Coir Industry Act

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.
1953
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMANARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
  4. 3
     Definitions

  • THE COIR BOARD

  • 4
     Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board
  • 5
     Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings
  • 6
     Salary and allowances of Chairman
  • 7
     Vice-Chairman
  • 8
     Executive and other Committees
  • 9
     Secretary and staff
  • 10
     Functions of the Board
  • 11
     Dissolution of the Board

  • CONTROL OVER THE EXPORT OF COIR FIBRE COIR YARD AND PRODUCTS

  • 12
     Control of export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products

  • FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

  • 13
     Imposition of a duty of customs on export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products
  • 14
     Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board
  • 14A
     Grant by the Central Government to the Board
  • 15
     Constitution of Fund
  • 16
     Borrowing powers of Board
  • 17
     Accounts and audit

  • CONTROL BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

  • 18
     General control over acts and proceedings of the Board
  • 19
     Report and returns

  • MISCELLANOUS

  • 20
     Penalties
  • 21
     Offences by companies
  • 22
     Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution
  • 23
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 24
     Power to delegate
  • 25
     Suspension of operation of Act
  • 26
     Power of Central Government to make rules
  • 27
     Power of Board to make by-laws