Act Info:Preamble1 - MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 1972
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 Authority
Section5 - Acts or proceedings of Authority or its Committees not to be invalidated
Section6 - Salary and allowances of Chairman
Section7 - Executive Officers of the Authority and other staff
Section8 - Committees of the Authority
Section9 - Functions of the Authority
Section10 - Dissolution of the Authority
Chapter III
Section11 - Registration of fishing vessel, processing plant, etc.
Section12 - Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration
Section13 - Returns to be made by owners
Chapter IV
Section14 - Imposition of a cess on marine products exported (Repealed)
Section15 - Payment of proceeds of cess to the Authority (Repealed)
Section16 - Grants and loans by the Central Government
Section17 - Constitution of the Fund
Section18 - Borrowing powers of the Authority
Section19 - Accounts and audit
Chapter V
Section20 - Power to prohibit or control import and exports of marine products
Section21 - Directions by Central Government
Section22 - Returns and reports
Chapter VI
Section23 - Penalty for making false returns
Section24 - Penalties for obstructing a member or officer of the Authority in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records
Section25 - Other penalties
Section26 - Offences by companies
Section27 - Jurisdiction of court
Section28 - Previous sanction of Central Government.
Section29 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section30 - Power to delegate
Section31 - Suspension of operation of Act
Section32 - Application of other laws not barred
Section33 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section34 - Power to make regulations