Act 2 of 1986

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985

An Act to provide for the establishment of an Authority for the development and promotion of exports of certain agricultural and processed food products and for matters connected therewith.

  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Department of Commerce
  • Enacted 1986-01-08
  • 36 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Power to amend Schedule. Read
4 Establishment and constitution of the Authority. Read
5 Salary and Allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman and allowances of members. Read
6 Chairman to be chief executive. Read
7 Secretary of the Authority and other staff. Read
8 Special provision for transfer of employees to the Authority. Read
9 Committees of the Authority. Read
10 Functions of the Authority. Read
10A Functions in respect of Special products, etc. Read
11 Power to supersede the Authority. Read
12 Registration of exporters. Read
13 Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration. Read
14 Returns to be made by exporters. Read
15 Grants or loans by the Central Government. Read
16 Constitution of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Fund. Read
17 Borrowing powers of the Authority. Read
18 Accounts and audit. Read
19 Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of Scheduled products. Read
20 Directions by the Central Government. Read
21 Returns and reports. Read
22 Penalty for making false reports. Read
23 Penalties for obstructing a member or officer of the Authority in the discharge of his duty and for failure to produce books and records. Read
24 Other penalties. Read
25 Offences by companies. Read
26 Jurisdiction of court. Read
27 Previous sanction of the Central Government. Read
28 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
29 Power to delegate. Read
30 Suspension of operation of this Act. Read
31 Application of other laws not barred. Read
32 Power to make rules. Read
33 Power to make regulations. Read
34 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. Read
35 Validation. Read
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