Category: Textiles
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The Central Silk Board Act, 1948
Enactment Date: 20-09-1948
Act Year: 1948
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date: 20-09-1948
Textiles
Short Title
The Central Silk Board Act, 1948
Long Title
An Act to provide for the development under Central control of the silk industry and for that purpose to establish a Central Silk Board.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 20-09-1948
Act Year: 1948
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date : 20-09-1948
Section 14A r/w Section 8E
Crime: Producing, supplying, distributing, trading, selling or otherwise disposing by a producer or dealer any silk-worm seed without proper registration .
Section 14A r/w Section 8C
Crime: Contravening an order notifying specific kinds and varieties of silk-worm seeds issued with the purpose to regulate the quality of silk-worm seeds of any kind or variety for commercial exploitation.
Section 14(1)(c)
Crime: Failing to produce any account book or other record under one's control or custody, when required under this Act.
Section 14(1)(b)
Crime: Obstructing any officer of the Board Committee and Registration Committee in the exercise of any power conferred or the discharge of any duty imposed under this Act.
Section 14(1)(a)
Crime: Knowingly making any false statement in any return to be furnished under this Act.
The Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985
Enactment Date: 29-03-1985
Act Year: 1985
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date: 31-03-1986
Textiles
Short Title
The Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985
Long Title
An Act to provide for reservation of certain articles for exclusive production by handlooms and for matters connected therewith.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 29-03-1985
Act Year: 1985
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date : 31-03-1986
Section 11(b)
Crime: Damaging or destroying any books of account, registers, records or other documents under this Act when required to produce them.
Section 11(b)
Crime: Failing to produce any books of account, registers, records or other documents when required to be produced.
Section 11(a)
Crime: Failing to provide information or sample
Section 11(a)
Crime: Damaging or destroying any article from which sample was required to be produced
Section 11(a)
Crime: Furnishing false information or sample
Section 10 r/w Section 3
Crime: Producing any article or class of articles in contravention of an order issued to reserve the production of the article exclusively by handlooms.
The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987
Enactment Date: 09-05-1987
Act Year: 1987
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date: 14-05-1987
Textiles
Short Title
The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987
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.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 09-05-1987
Act Year: 1987
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date : 14-05-1987
Section 9 r/w Section 5
Crime: Packing any commodity, class of commodities or any percentage thereof in any material in contravention of an order requiring the same to be packed in jute packaging material for their supply or distribution.
Section 10 r/w Section 6
Crime: Knowingly making false statement or furnishing false information in material particulars, in response to order of the Central Government.
Section 10 r/w Section 6
Crime: Failing to furnish information or sample required by order of the Central Government to be furnished.
The Textiles Committee Act, 1963
Enactment Date: 03-12-1963
Act Year: 1963
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date: 22-08-1964
Textiles
Short Title
The Textiles Committee Act, 1963
Long Title
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Committee for ensuring the quality of textiles and textile machinery and for matters connected therewith.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 03-12-1963
Act Year: 1963
Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Enforcement Date : 22-08-1964
Section 17(2)(b)
Crime: Contravening any order prohibiting the sale of any textile or textile machinery for internal consumption.
Section 17(2)(a)
Crime: Contravening any order prohibiting the export of any textiles or textile machinery.