Act Info:
Preamble1 - EXPORT (QUALITY CONTROL AND INSPECTION) ACT, 1963
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Establishment of Export Inspection Council
Section4 - Director of Inspection and Quality Control
Section5 - Functions of the Council
Section6 - Powers of the Central Government in regard to quality control and inspection
Section7 - Machinery for quality control and inspection
Section8 - Power to recognise or establish marks to denote conformity with standard specifications
Section9 - Power to obtain information from exporters, etc.
Section10 - Finance, accounts and audit
Section10A - Power to enter and inspect
Section10B - Power to search
Section10C - Power to seize commodities, etc.
Section10D - Power to stop and seize conveyances
Section10E - Search and seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section10F - Confiscation
Section10G - Confiscation of conveyance
Section10H - Option to pay fine in lieu of confiscation
Section10I - Liability to penalty
Section10J - Confiscation or penalty not to interfere with other punishments
Section10K - Adjudication
Section10L - Giving of opportunity to the owner of goods etc.
Section10M - Appeal
Section10N - Powers of revision
Section10O - Powers of adjudicating and other authorities
Section10P - Continuance of proceedings in the event of death or insolvency
Section11 - Penalty
Section11A - Penalty for contravention of order made by adjudicating authority or Appellate authority
Section11B - Offences by officers and employees of agency, etc.
Section11C - Correction of clerical or arithmetical mistakes
Section12 - Offences by companies
Section13 - Delegation of powers
Section14 - Procedure for prosecution
Section15 - Officers and employees of agency to be public servants
Section16 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section16A - Suspension, etc., of operation of the provisions of the Act
Section17 - Power to make rules
Section18 - Act to override other enactments