Section List

Act Number: 22

Act Name: The Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963

Year: 1963

Enactment Date: 1963-08-24

Long Title: An Act to provide for the sound development of the export trade of India through quality control and inspection and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Commerce

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Establishment of Export Inspection Council.
4 Director of Inspection and Quality Control.
5 Functions of the Council.
6 Powers of the Central Government in regard to quality control and inspection.
7 Machinery for quality control and inspection.
8 Power to recognise or establish marks to denote conformity with standard specifications.
9 Power to obtain information from exporters, etc.
10 Finance, accounts and audit.
10A Power to enter and inspect.
10B Power to search.
10C Power to seize commodities, etc.
10D Power to stop and seize conveyances.
10E Search and seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
10F Confiscation.
10G Confiscation of conveyance.
10H Option to pay fine in lieu of confiscation.
10I Liability to penalty.
10J Confiscation or penalty not to interfere with other punishments.
10K Adjudication.
10LGiving of opportunity to the owner of goods etc.
10M Appeal
10N Powers of revision.
10O Powers of adjudicating and other authorities.
10P Continuance of proceedings in the event of death or insolvency
11Penalty
11APenalty for contravention of order made by adjudicating authority or Appellate authority.
11B Offences by officers and employees of agency, etc.
11C Correction of clerical or arithmetical mistakes.
12Offences by companies.
13Delegation of powers.
14 Procedure for prosecution.
15 Officers and employees of agency to be public servants.
16Protection of action taken in good faith.
16A Suspension, etc., of operation of the provisions of the Act.
17Power to make rules.
18 Act to over-ride other enactments.
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