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Related Section(s)1[2. Declaration as to expediency of Union control.--It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that the Union should take under its control the silk industry.]
1. Subs. by Act 31 of 1953, s. 3, for section 2.
(1) This Act may be called the Central Silk Board Act, 1948.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.]
1. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for sub-section (2).
2. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 21 of 1970, s. 2. (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the
Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act a
Board to be called the Central Silk Board.
(2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued. 1[(3) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (a) a2[Chairperson] to be appointed by the Central Government; 3[(b) not more than three officials to be nominated by the Central Government, one of whom shall be the head of the Silk Division in the Ministry of Textiles as the 4[Vice-Chairperson] and one shall be the Secretary of the Board, both being the officers not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India;] Provided that it shall be lawful for any such official to depute in the prescribed circumstances another official to attend any meeting of the Board on his behalf; (c) six persons to be elected by Parliament, four from the House of the People by the members of the House of the People and two from the Council of States by the members of the Council of States; 5[Provided that a member of Parliament shall, upon ceasing to be a member of the House of the People or as the case may be, the Council of States, cease to be a member of the Board.] (d) 6[five persons] to be nominated by the Government of 7[Karnataka], one of whom shall represent the filature raw silk industry and two shall represent the rest of the sericulture industry; (e) 8[one person] to be nominated by the Government of 9[Tamil Nadu]; (f) two persons to be nominated by the Governor of West Bengal; (g) one person to be nominated by each of the Governments of 10[Andhra Pradesh], Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, 11[Gujarat], 12* * * , Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal;] (h) one person to be nominated by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir; (i) not more than three persons to be nominated by the Central Government to represent the producers of raw silk and areas other than the States specified in clauses (d) to (g) inclusive; (j) eight persons to be nominated by the Central Government, of whom one shall represent the spun-silk industry, one the silk throwing and twisting industry, one the silk weaving industry, one labour; and two of them shall be experts in sericulture.] (4) The members of the Board shall receive from its funds such travelling and other allowances as may be prescribed. 13[(5) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the term of office of a member shall be such period, not exceeding three years, as may be prescribed. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5),-- (a) the Central Government may terminate the appointment of the 14[Chairperson]after giving him notice for a period of not less than three months; (b) the 14[Chairperson]may resign his office by giving notice in writing for a period of not less than three months to the Central Government, and on such resignation being notified in the Official Gazette by that Government, the 14[Chairperson]shall be deemed to have vacated his office.]
1. Subs. by Act 31 of 1953, s. 4, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 25-3-1954).
2. Subs. by Act 42 of 2006, s. 3, for "Chairman" (w.e.f. 1-7-2007). 3. Subs.by s. 4, ibid., for clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-7-2007). 4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "Vice-Chairman" (w.e.f. 1-7-2007). 5. Ins. by Act 42 of 2006, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-7-2007). 6. Subs. by the A. O. (No. 3), 1956, for "four persons". 7. Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) (Adaption of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1974, for "Mysore" (w.e.f. 1-11-1973). 8. Subs. by the A. O. (No. 3), 1956, for "two persons". 9. Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1970, for "Madras" (w.e.f. 14-1-1969). 10. Subs. by the A. O. (No. 3), 1956, for "Andhra". 11. Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1961, for "Bombay" (w.e.f. 1-5-1960). 12. The words "Madhya Bharat" omitted by the A. O. (No. 3), 1956. 13. The words in brackets shall stand inserted (date to be notified) by Act 13 of 1982, s. 2. 14.Subs. by Act 42 of 2006, s. 3, for "Chairman" (w.e.f.1-7-2007). (1) The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
1[(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, rules made under this section may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- (i) the term of office of members of the Board, the circumstances in which and the authority by which members may be removed and the filling of casual vacancies in the Board; (ii) the procedure to be followed at meetings of the Board and at the standing committee for the conduct of business and the number of members which shall form a quorum at any meeting; (iii) the maintenance by the Board of records of business transacted by the Board and the submission of copies thereof to the Central Government; (iv) the holding of a minimum number of meetings every year; (v) the power of the Board, its Chairman and Standing Committee with respect to the incurring of expenditure; (vi) the conditions subject to which the Board may incur expenditure outside India; (vii) the preparation of budget estimates of receipts and expenditure of the Board and the authority by which the estimates are to be sanctioned; (viii) the maintenance of the accounts of income and expenditure of the Board2 ***; 3[(viiia) the form of the annual report of the Board and the date on or before which it shall be submitted to the Central Government;] (ix) the deposit of the funds of the Board in bank and the investment of such funds; (x) the re-appropriation of estimated savings from one budget head to any other budget head; (xi) the conditions subject to which the Board may borrow funds; (xii) the conditions subject to which and the manner in which contracts may be entered into by or on behalf of the Board; (xiii) the delegation to the Standing Committee or the 4[Chairperson] or the 5[Vice-Chairperson] or members or officers of the Board of any of the powers and duties of the Board under this act; (xiv) the staff which may be employed by the Board and the pay and allowances, leave and other conditions of service of officers and other employees of the Board; (xv) the travelling and other allowances of members of the Board and or the Standing Committee; 6[(xva) specifying the allowances or fees of the persons associated by the Committee under subsection (2) of section 8A; (xvb) matters incidental to the production, supply, distribution, trade and commerce in silk-worm seed under clause (x) of sub-section (2) of section 8B; (xvc) manner of registration of a producer or dealer by the Registration Committee under subsection (1) and form for making application and fees to be paid under sub-section (4) of section 8E;] (xvi) the purposes for which funds of the Board may be expended; (xvii) the maintenance of the registers and other records of the Board and of its Standing Committee; (xviii) the collection of any information or statistics in respect of raw silk or any product of silk; 7[(xix) the manner of grading, marketing, developing and distributing raw silk and products of silk industry;] (xx) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed. 8* * * * *
1. Subs. by Act 31 of 1953, s. 8, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 25-3-1954).
2.The words "and the audit of such accounts"omitted by Act 21 of 1970, s. 6. 3. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. 4. Subs. by Act 42 of 2006, s. 3, for "Chairman", (w.e.f.1-7-2007). 5. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "Vice-Chairman" (w.e.f. 1-7-2007). 6 Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 1.7.2007). 7 Subs. by s. 10, for clause (xix) (w.e.f. 1-7-2007). 8 Sub-section (3) omitted by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-7-2007). |
