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 9: Penalty for contravention of section 5.
    Whoever packs any commodity, class of commodities or any percentage thereof in any material in contravention of section 5 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to an amount equal to double the cost of the jute packaging material which should have been used in accordance with the order made under section 3.
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