Act Number: 10

Act Name: The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987

Year: 1987

Enactment Date: 1987-05-09

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Textiles

Department:

Section 6: Power to call for information and samples.
    The Central Government may, by order, require any person, who is required to use jute packaging material for packing under section 5, to furnish, for the purposes of this Act,--
         (a) such information in his possession, with respect to any commodity or class of commodities or percentage thereof which requires such packing, to any officer specified by it, in such form and within such period as may be specified by that Government in the order;
         (b) such samples of jute packaging material for inspection by such officer at such places and within such period as may be specified by it in the order.
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