Preamble1 - COIR INDUSTRY ACT, 1953
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
Section3 - Definitions
Chapter II Section4 - Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board
Section5 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings
Section6 - Salary and allowances of Chairman
Section7 - Vice-Chairman
Section8 - Executive and other Committees
Section9 - Secretary and staff
Section10 - Functions of the Board
Section11 - Dissolution of the Board
Chapter III Section12 - Control of export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products
Chapter IV Section13 - Imposition of a duty of customs on export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products
Section14 - Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board
Section14A - Grant by the Central Government to the Board
Section15 - Constitution of Fund
Section16 - Borrowing powers of Board
Section17 - Accounts and audit
Chapter V Section18 - General control over acts and proceedings of the Board
Section19 - Report and returns
Chapter VI Section20 - Penalties
Section21 - Offences by companies
Section22 - Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution
Section23 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section24 - Power to delegate
Section25 - Suspension of operation of Act
Section26 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section27 - Power of Board to make by-laws