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The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1955

.....Section 12-B GRANT OF INJUNCTION, ETC., BY CIVIL COURTS. 13 PRESUMPTION AS TO ORDERS. 14 BURDEN OF PROOF IN CERTAIN CASES. 15 PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN UNDER ACT. Section 15-A. PROSECUTION OF PUBLIC SERVANT. 16. Repeals and savings." 1 SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT. (1) This Act may be called the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the whole of India 1[***]. 2 DEFINITIONS. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - 2[***] 2[3[(ia) "Collector" includes an Additional Collector and such other officer, not below the rank of Sub-Divisional Officer, as may be authorised by the Collector to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act;]] 4[***] (b) "food-crops" include crops of sugarcane; (c) "notified order" means an order notified in the Official Gazette; 5[(cc) "order" includes a direction issued thereunder;] 6[(d) "State Government," in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;] 7[(e) "sugar" means" (i) any form of sugar containing more than ninety per cent., of sucrose, including sugar candy; (ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered form; or (iii).....

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1955

..... (ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered form, or (iii) sugar in process in vacuum pan sugar factory or raw sugar produced therein.] 6 [***] STATE AMENDMENTS 7 Himachal Pradesh In section 2, in clause (a), after sub-clause (vi), insert the following sub-clause, namely:-- "(via) packing cases made wholly or partly of wood, card-board or straw, 8 Maharashtra In section 2,-- (a) after the words "the context otherwise requires/' and before clause (a), insert the following clause, namely:-- "(ai) 'Collector' in Greater Bombay means the Controller of Rationing and includes any Deputy or Assistant Controller of Rationing, and elsewhere means the Collector of the District and includes any Assistant or Deputy Collector or District Supply Officer within his respective jurisdiction;" (b) after clause (b), insert the following clauses, namely:-- "(ba) 'holder', in relation to any agricultural land, means the person corporate, firm, association, joint family or body of individuals in joint possession of such land; (bb) 'holding' means the aggregate of all lands in possession of a holder;" _____________________ .....

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....WITH OTHER ENACTMENTS Any order made under section 3-shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act or any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. SECTION 06A: CONFISCATION OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITY 8[(1)] Where any essential commodity is seized in pursuance of an order made under section 3- in relation thereto,9[a report of such seizure shall, without unreasonable delay, be made to] the Collector of the district or the Presidency-town in which such essential commodity is seized and whether or not a prosecution is instituted for the contravention of such order, the Collector10[may, if he thinks it expedient so to do, direct the essential commodity so seized to be produced for inspection before him, and if he is satisfied] that there has been a contravention of the order, may order confiscation of - (a) the essential commodity so seized; (b) any package, covering or receptacle in which such essential commodity is found; and (c) any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance used in carrying such essential commodity: Provided that without prejudice to any action which may be.....

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Section 3

Title: Powers to Control Production, Supply, Distribution, Etc., of Essential Commodities

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....by the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2006, w.e.f. 12.02.2007. 16. Renumbered by the Essential Commodities (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2009 [Act No. 36 of 2009] w.e.f. 01st October, 1974 previous text was:- "Explanation" 17. Inserted by the Essential Commodities (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2009 [Act No. 36 of 2009] w.e.f. 01st October, 1974. 18. Substituted by the Essential Commodities (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2009 [Act No. 36 of 2009] to be effective from 01st October, 2009 previous text was:- "1[(3C) Where any producer is required by an order made with reference to clause (f) of sub section (2) to sell any kind of sugar (whether to the Central Government or a State Government or to an officer or agent of such Government or to any other person or class of persons) and either no notification in respect of such sugar has been issued under sub-section (3A) or any such notification, having been issued, has ceased to remain in force by efflux of time, then, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), there shall be paid to that producer an amount therefor which shall be calculated with reference to such price of sugar as the Central.....

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Amending Act 1

Title: Amendment Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....importer or exporter shall sell or otherwise dispose of or deliver any kind of sugar or remove any kind of sugar from the bonded godowns of the factory in which it is produced, whether such godowns are situated within the premises of the factory or outside or from the warehouses of the importers or exporters, as the case may be, except under and in accordance with the direction issued by the Government: Provided that this sub-section shall not affect the pledging of such sugar by any producer or importer in favour of any scheduled bank as defined in clause (e) of section 2 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) or any corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), so, however, that no such bank shall sell the sugar pledged to it except under and in accordance with a direction issued by the Central Government. (3E) The Central Government may, from time to time, by general or special order, direct any producer or importer or exporter or recognised dealer or any class of producers or recognised dealers, to take action regarding production, maintenance of stocks,.....

Assam Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1955

.....Committee. Section 10F - Powers and functions of Standing Finance Committee Without prejudice to anything contained in Ss. 11 and 12 of this Act, the factions of the Standing Finance Committee shall be -- (i) To render except financial advice including its proper administration of the Board's funds including its proper utilization; (ii) To scrutinize and to give its comments and expert advice on the following matters, namely: (a) all annual and supplementary budgets of the Board; (b) all new schemes of the Board; (c) any proposal for entertainment of the members of the Staff of the Board that may be necessary after the commencement of the Assam Khadi and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Act, 1960; and, (d) any other financial matter which the Board may, by general or special order, direct to be referred to the Standing Finance Committee for its scrutiny, comment and expert advice. Section 10G - Powers and functions of the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer of the Board Subject to the general control of the Board, the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer of the Board shall -- (i) advise the Board and its Committees on all matters.....

The Assam Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage Industries) Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1955

.....arrears of land revenue. [Published in the Assam Gazette, Part V, dated 9th November, 1955] page - 83. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS AMENDING ACT - THE ASSAM ACT NO. XV OF 1956 Under the provisions made under Section 4(1) of the State Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage Industries) Act, 1955 loans upto Rs. 20,000 only can be sanctioned by the Cottage Industries Department and applications for loans over that amount are required to be passed on to the State Financial Corporation. In cases, however, where the industrial concern is not found eligible for accommodation from Corporation, the Cottage Industries Department may consider such applications upto a limit of Rs. 50,000. But the Co-operative Societies being composed of a number of individuals generally require more capital than what an individual requires. The industries taken up by the Co-operative Societies are also larger than industries taken up by the individuals and as such a Co-operative Society usually required more than Rs. 20,000 for developing the industries. The Government of India have offered assistance to State Governments for issuing loans to Small Industries at 3 percent interest per annum only and.....

The Orissa Khadi & Village Industries Board Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1955

.....(1) The Board may enter into and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act. (2) Every contract shall be made on behalf of the Board by the Secretary. (3) Every such contract shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be entered into in such manner and form as may be prescribed. (4) Any contract not executed in the manner provided in this section and the rules made thereunder shall not be binding on the Board. Section 14 - Appointment of Committee The Board may from time to time appoint one or more Committees for the purpose of securing efficient discharge of the functions of the Board and in particular for the purpose of securing that the said functions are exercised with due regard to the circumstances and requirements of any village industries. Such Committees may be appointed for any particular area. Section 15 - [Omitted] [Omitted vide Orissa Act No. 18 of 1969.] [* * *] Section 16 - General powers of the Board The Board shall for the purposes of carrying out their functions under this Act, have the following powers: (i) to acquire and hold such movable and immovable property as it may deem.....