Section 5
Prohibition of packing in any material other than the jute packaging material.
The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987
About this Act
An Act to provide for the compulsory use of jute packaging material in the supply and distribution of certain commodities in the interests of production of raw jute and jute packaging material, and of persons engaged in the production thereof, and for matters connected therewith.
Where an
order has been made under section 3 requiring any commodity, class of commodities or any percentage
thereof to be packed in jute packaging material for their supply or distribution, such commodity, class of
commodities or percentage thereof shall not, on and from the date specified in such order, be supplied or
distributed unless the same is packed in accordance with that order:
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the supply or distribution of any commodity, class of commodities or percentage thereof for a period of three months from the aforesaid date if immediately before that date such commodity, class of commodities or percentage thereof, were being packed in any material other than jute packing material.
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the supply or distribution of any commodity, class of commodities or percentage thereof for a period of three months from the aforesaid date if immediately before that date such commodity, class of commodities or percentage thereof, were being packed in any material other than jute packing material.