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The Prevention of Black Marketing & Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 1980

.....OF SUPPLIES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1980 THE PREVENTION OF BLACK MARKETING & MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1980 An Act to provide for detention in certain cases for the purpose of prevention of Black-marketing and maintenance of supplies of commodities essential to the community and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title, extent and commencement: (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of October, 1979. 2. Definitions: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "appropriate Government" means, as respects a detention order made by the Central Government or by an officer of the Central Government or a person detained under such order, the Central Government, and as respects a detention order made by a State Government or by an officer of a State Government or as respects a person detained.....

Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act 1976 Complete Act

Title: Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....for receipt and payment by purchaser Section28 - Power of Market Committee to levy fees Section29 - Power to borrow Section30 - Execution of contracts Section31 - Certain disputes regarding construction of rules, etc., about weights and measures to be decided by the Controller of Weights and Measures Chapter 5 Section32 - Power of Market Committee to employ staff Chapter 6 Section33 - Regulation of marketing of agricultural produce Section34 - Grant of licences Section35 - Power to cancel or suspend licences Section36 - Appeal Section37 - Provision for settlement of disputes Chapter 7 Section38 - Marketing Development Fund Section39 - Market Fund, its custody and investment Section40 - Purposes for which Market Fund may be expended Section41 - Manner of auditing accounts, preparing budget, annual report etc. Chapter 8 Section42 - Making or recovery of trade allowance prohibited Chapter 9 Section43 - Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements, etc. Section44 - Duty of officers, servants and members of Market Committee to furnish information to Board, authorised officers and Administrator Section45 - Seizure of account books and other documents Section46 -.....

Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1966 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1966

State: Karnataka

Year: 1966

.....Section 111 - Purposes for which the Marketing Development Fund shall be expended Section 112 - Functions of the Board Section 113 - Provisions of Act and Rules to apply to the Board Chapter XII Section 114 - Penalties for evasion of payment of fee, etc. Section 115 - Liability of accused to pay fee, cess or other amount Section 116 - Power of Magistrate to recover summarily fee, or other amount Section 117 - Penalty for contravention of section 8 Section 117A - Penalty for contravention of section 66 Section 118 - Penalty for contravention of sections 78, 79 and 80 Section 119 - Penalty for failure to obey order under section 123 Section 120 - Penalty for contravening the provisions of section 123 or 124 Section 121 - Penalty for contravention of section 125 Section 122 - General provisions for punishment of offences Chapter XIII Section 123 - Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements, etc. Section 124 - Duty of officers and members to furnish information to Director of Agricultural Marketing, authorised officers and State Government Section 125 - Seizure of account books and other documents Section 126 - Power of State Government to call for proceedings of.....

Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....2, Ext., p. 71. Amending Act 27 of 1982.- Under section 7of the Prevention of Black marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, action against a person who has absconded or is concealing himself with a view to avoiding the execution of a detention order can be initiated only by the appropriate Government. This leads to delay in cases where the order of detention is made by a District Magistrate or a Commissioner of Police, referred to in section 3(2) of the Act. Under the corresponding provisions in the National Security Act, 1980(vide section 7thereof), power is conferred on the officers empowered to Order detention to take action against absconding persons In that context and keeping in view the need for expeditious action against absconding persons, it is proposed to amend section 7of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, so as to enable officers referred to in section 3(2)of that Act also to exercise the powers in relation to absconding persons. 2. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects.-S.O.R.-Gaz: of lnd" 23-2-1932, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext" p. 44 (No. 3). An Act to provide for.....

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Appendix 2

Title: The Prevention of Blackmarketing Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....is outside the said limits. 7. Powers in relation to absconding persons (1) If1 [the appropriate Government or an officer mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3, as the case may be,] has reason to believe that a person in respect of whom a detention order has been made has absconded or is concealing himself so that the order cannot be executed, that Government2 [or officer] may-- (a) make a report in writing of the fact to a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class having jurisdiction in the place where the said person ordinarily resides; and thereupon the provisions of sections 82, 83, 84 and 85 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall apply in respect of the said person and his property as if the order directing that he be detained were a warrant issued by the Magistrate; (b) by order notified in the Official Gazette direct the said person to appear before such officer, at such place and within such period as may be specified in the order; and if the said person fails to comply with such direction he shall, unless he proves that it was not possible for him to comply therewith and that he had, within the period.....

Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 Preamble 1

Title: Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981

State: Central

Year: 1981

ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1981 [Act, No. 18 of 1981] PREAMBLE An Act to make certain special provisions by way of amendments to the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for a temporary period for dealing more effectively with persons indulging in hoarding and black marketing of,-and profiteering in, essential commodities and with the evil of vicious inflationary prices and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whereas for ensuring the availability of essential commodities at fair prices, it is necessary to curb the hoarding and black marketing of, and profiteering in, such commodities; And whereas for dealing more effectively with persons indulging in such antisocial activities and the evil of vicious inflationary prices, it is necessary to make certain special provisions by way of amendments to the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), for a period of1[fifteen] years; Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- ________________________ 1. Substituted for "ten" by the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Amendment Act, 1993, w.r.e.f. 27.08.1992.

Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1981

ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1981 ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1981 18 OF 1981 An Act to make certain special provisions by way of amendments to the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for a temporary period for dealing more effectively with persons indulging in hoarding and black marketing of,-and profiteering in, essential commodities and with the evil of vicious inflationary prices and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whereas for ensuring the availability of essential commodities at fair prices, it is necessary to curb the hoarding and black marketing of, and profiteering in, such commodities; And whereas for dealing more effectively with persons indulging in such antisocial activities and the evil of vicious inflationary prices, it is necessary to make certain special provisions by way of amendments to the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), for a period of ' [fifteen] years; BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows :- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION (1) This Act may be called the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions)Act,.....

Bombay Essential Commodities and Cattle (Control) Act, 1958, (Maharashtra) Section 4

Title: Powers to Control Production, Supply, Distribution, Etc.

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1958

.....con ferred by sub-section (1), an order made thereunder may provide - (a) for regulating by licence, permit or otherwise the production or manufacture of any essential commodity; (b) for regulating by licence, permit or otherwise the storage, movement, transport, distribution, disposal, acquisition, use or consumption of any essential commodity; (c) for prohibiting the withholding from sale of any essential commodity ordinarily kept for sale; (d) for requiring any person holding in stock any essential commodity to sell the whole or a specified part, of the stock at such price to the Government or to an officer or agent of such Government or to such other person or class of persons, and in such cir cumstances, as may be specified in the order; (e) for controlling the price at which any essential commodity or cattle may be bought or sold; (f) for regulating by licence, permit or otherwise the movement, transport, distribution, disposal, acquisition, use and keeping of cattle; (g) for collecting any information or statistics with a view to regulating or prohibiting any of the matters aforesaid; (h) for requiring persons engaged in the production, supply or.....

Assam Preventive Detention Act, 1980 Section 3

Title: Power to Make Orders Detaining Certain Persons

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....the community" shall have the same meaning as in the Explanation to sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Prevention of Black marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980). (2) When any order is made under the preceding sub-section by any officer mentioned therein, he shall forthwith report the fact to the State Government together with the grounds on which the order has been made and such other particulars as in his opinion have a bearing on the matter, and no such order shall remain in force for more than twelve days after the making thereof unless in the meantime it has been approved by the State Government: Provided that where under Section 8 the grounds of detention are communicated by the officer making the order after five days but not later than ten days from the date of detention, this sub-section shall apply subject to the modification that, for the words "twelve days", the words "fifteen days" shall be substituted.

Assam Preventive Detention Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....the Assam State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1980 (38 of 1980), has been consulted before the enactment of this measure as a President's Act. SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT (1) This Act may be called the Assam Preventive Detention Act, 1980. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS -In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Advisory Board" means the Board constituted under Section 9-; (b) "detention order" means an order made under Section 3-; (c) "State" means the State of Assam ; (d) "State Government" means the State Government of Assam. SECTION 03: POWER TO MAKE ORDERS DETAINING CERTAIN PERSONS - (1) The State Government or any officer of the State Government, not below the rank of a Secretary to the State Government, or a District Magistrate may, if satisfied with respect to any person that with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State, the maintenance of public order or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community, it is necessary so to do, make an order directing that such person be detained: Provided that no order of.....