Lawgist6Establishment and constitution of Development Councils and their functions
(1) The Central Government may, by notified order establish for any scheduled industry or group of scheduled industries, a body of persons to be called a Development Council which shall consist of members who in the opinion of the Central Government are--
(a) persons capable of representing the interests of owners of industrial undertakings in the scheduled industry or group of scheduled industries;
(b) persons having special knowledge of matters relating to the technical or other aspects of the scheduled industry or group of scheduled industries;
(c) persons capable of representing the interests of persons employed in industrial undertakings in the scheduled industry or group of scheduled industries;
(d) persons not belonging to any of the aforesaid categories, who are capable of representing the interests of consumers of goods manufactured or produced by the scheduled industry or group of scheduled industries.
(2) The number and the term of office of, and the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, and the manner of filling casual vacancies among members of a Development Council shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) Every Development Council shall be, by virtue of this Act, a body corporate by such name as may be specified in the notified order establishing it and may hold and transfer property and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
(4) A Development Council shall perform such functions of a kind specified in the Second Schedule as may be assigned to it by the Central Government and for whose exercise by the Development Council it appears to the Central Government expedient to provide in order to increase the efficiency or productivity in the scheduled industry or group of scheduled industries for which the Development Council is established, to improve or develop the service that such industry or group of industries renders or could render to the community, or to enable such industry or group of industries to render such service more economically.
(5) A Development Council shall also perform such other functions as it may be required to perform by or under any other provision of this Act.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
- 3 Definitions
- 4 [Omitted.]
- 5 Establishment and constitution of Central Advisory Council and its functions
- 6 Establishment and constitution of Development Councils and their functions
- 7 Reports and accounts of Development Councils
- 8 Dissolution of Development Councils
- 9 Imposition of cess on scheduled industries in certain cases
- 10 Registration of existing industrial undertakings
- 10A Revocation of registration in certain cases
- 11 Licensing of new industrial undertakings
- 11A Licence for producing or manufacturing new articles
- 11B Power of Central Government to specify the requirements which shall be complied with by small scale industrial undertakings
- 12 Revocation and amendment of licences in certain cases
- 13 Further provision for licensing of industrial undertakings in special cases
- 14 Procedure for the grant of licence or permission
- 15 Power to cause investigation to be made into scheduled industries or industrial undertakings
- 15A Power to investigate into the affairs of a company in liquidation
- 16 Powers of Central Government on completion of investigation under section 15
- 17 [Omitted.]
- 18 Power of person or body of persons appointed under section 15 to call for assistance in any investigation
- 18A Power of Central Government to assume management or control of an industrial undertaking in certain cases
- 18AA Power to take over industrial undertakings without investigation under certain circumstances
- 18B Effect of notified order under section 18A
- 18C Contracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied
- 18D No right to compensation for termination of office or contract
- 18E Application of Act 7 of 1913
- 18F Power of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 18A
- 18FA Power of Central Government to authorise, with the permission of the High Court, persons to take over management or control of industrial undertakings
- 18FB Power of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to industrial undertakings, the management or control of which has been taken over under section 18A, section 18AA or section 18FA
- 18FC Power of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of managed company
- 18FD Decision of Central Government in relation to managed Company
- 18FE Provisions where Government decides to follow the course of action specified in section 18FD (1)
- 18FF Provisions where Government decides to follow the course of action specified in section 18FD (2)
- 18FG Preparation of inventory of assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed company
- 18FH Stay of suits and other proceedings
- 18G Power to control supply, distribution, price, etc., of certain articles
- 19 Powers of inspection
- 20 General prohibition of taking over management or control of industrial undertakings
- 21 Certain administrative expenses of Development Councils to be paid from moneys provided by Parliament
- 22 Power of the Central Government to issue directions to Development Council
- 23 Decision of Central Government final respecting certain matters
- 24 Penalties
- 24A Penalty for false statements
- 25 Delegation of powers
- 26 Power to issue directions
- 27 Cognizance of offences
- 28 Burden of proof in certain cases
- 29 Jurisdiction of courts
- 29A Special provision regarding fines
- 29B Power to exempt in special cases
- 29C Protection of action taken under the Act
- 29D Debts incurred by the authorised person to have priority
- 29E Validation
- 30 Power to make rules
- 31 Application of other laws not barred
- 32 [Repealed.]
