Act 45 of 1953

The Coir Industry Act, 1953

An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the development of the Coir Industry and for that purpose to levy a customs duty on coir fiber, coir yarn and coir products exported from India and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Enacted 1953-12-23
28 sections

Section	Title
1	Short title, extent and commencement.	Read
2	Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.	Read
3	Definitions.	Read
4	Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board.	Read
5	Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.	Read
6	Salary and allowances of Chairman.	Read
7	Vice-Chairman.	Read
8	Executive and other Committees.	Read
9	Secretary and staff.	Read
10	Functions of the Board.	Read
11	Dissolution of the Board.	Read
12	Control of export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products.	Read
13	Imposition of a duty of customs on export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products.	Read
14	Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.	Read
14A	Grant by the Central Government to the Board.	Read
15	Constitution of Fund.	Read
16	Borrowing powers of Board.	Read
17	Accounts and audit.	Read
18	General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.	Read
19	Report and returns.	Read
20	Penalties.	Read
21	Offences by companies.	Read
22	Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution.	Read
23	Protection of action taken in good faith.	Read
24	Power to delegate.	Read
25	Suspension of operation of Act.	Read
26	Power of Central Government to make rules.	Read
27	Power of Board to make by-laws.	Read