The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985
Central Act · Act 2 of 198637 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the establishment of an Authority for the development and promotion of exports of certain agricultural and processed food products and for matters connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 2 of 1986 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 37 |
| Subjects | taxation, transport, agriculture, local |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Power to amend Schedule.
- Section 4 Establishment and constitution of the Authority.
- Section 5 Salary and Allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman and allowances of members.
- Section 6 Chairman to be chief executive.
- Section 7 Secretary of the Authority and other staff.
- Section 8 Special provision for transfer of employees to the Authority.
- Section 9 Committees of the Authority.
- Section 10 Functions of the Authority.
- Section 10A Functions in respect of Special products, etc.
- Section 11 Power to supersede the Authority.
- Section 12 Registration of exporters.
- Section 13 Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration.
- Section 14 Returns to be made by exporters.
- Section 15 Grants or loans by the Central Government.
- Section 16 Constitution of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Fund.
- Section 17 Borrowing powers of the Authority.
- Section 18 Accounts and audit.
- Section 19 Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of Scheduled products.
- Section 20 Directions by the Central Government.
- Section 21 Returns and reports.
- Section 22 Penalty for making false reports.
- Section 23 Penalties for obstructing a member or officer of the Authority in the discharge of his duty and for failure to produce books and records.
- Section 24 Other penalties.
- Section 25 Offences by companies.
- Section 25A Adjudication of penalties.
- Section 26A Officers and employees of Authority to be public servants.
- Section 27 Previous sanction of the Central Government.
- Section 28 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 29 Power to delegate.
- Section 30 Suspension of operation of this Act.
- Section 31 Application of other laws not barred.
- Section 32 Power to make rules.
- Section 33 Power to make regulations.
- Section 34 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
- Section 35 Validation.
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