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 13: Power to delegate.
    The Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, direct that the powers exercisable by it under any provision of this Act, other than the power to make orders under section 3 or under section 16 or to make rules under section 17, shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order, be exercisable also by--
         (a) such officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government; or
         (b) such State Government or such officer or authority subordinate to a State Government,
as may be specified in the order.
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