(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules either prospectively or retrospectively for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
46 Substituted by Act 9 of 1998 (w.e.f. 30th September, 1997).
47 Substituted by Act 9 of 1998 (w.e.f. 30th September, 1997).
[48ANNEXURE CONTRIBUTION PAYABLE TO THE FUND BY EMPLOYERS, PRODUCERS OF COIR PRODUCTS AND DEALERS [See section 4 (2)] Sl.
No.
Category Rate of contribution
(1) (2)
1. Employers engaged in production of yarn using spinning ratts:
(a) traditional Ratt rupees thirty per ratt installed or used
(b) motorised Ratt rupees twenty-five per ratt installed or used
2. Persons engaged in the extraction or production of fibre using defibering machinery from:
(a) retted husk rupees one hundred and fifty
(b) unretted husk rupees five hundred
3. Persons engaged only in cleaning or curling of fibre using power:
(a) for willowing or cleaning unit rupees fifty per unit
(b) curling unit rupees two hundred per unit
4. Persons engaged in the production of coirmats, mattings and carpets using:
(a) handlooms producing mats rupees sixty per loom
(b) handlooms capable of producing mattings of width upto and including Three metres rupees two hundred and forty per loom
(c) hand-looms capable of producing mattings of width above Three metres rupees four hundred and eighty per loom
(d) semi-automatic looms rupees nine hundred per loom
(e) automatic looms or powerlooms rupees one thousand and two hundred per loom
5. Persons engaged in the production of rubber backed coir products including those carrying out job work utilising:
(a) hand press only rupees one hundred per unit or factory
(b) power press rupees two hundred and fifty per unit or factory
6. Persons engaged in the production of rubberised coir products including rubberised coir mattresses and PVC, rubber, foam, synthetic foam or any other foam backed coir products rupees fifteen thousand per unit or factory
7. Persons engaged in sheering, stencilling and other finishing work of coir products rupees one thousand five hundred
8. Persons engaged in the production of coir products not specified elsewhere:
(a) for installed capacity in terms of value of production upto and including rupees one lakh rupees five hundred 48 Inserted by Act 9 of 1998 (w.e.f. 30th September, 1997).
(b) for installed capacity in terms of value of production above one lakh and upto and including rupees ten lakhs rupees one thousand and five hundred
(c) for installed capacity in terms of value of production above rupees ten lakhs and upto and including rupees fifty lakhs rupees three thousand
(d) for installed capacity in terms of value of production above rupees fifty lakhs rupees ten thousand Note 1.- Employers or producers of coir products under Sl. Nos. 1 to 8 above need not make any contribution as a dealer in respect of sale within the country of products manufactured by them.
However, if they resort to marketing of fibre, yarn or coir products procured from other sources, they shall be liable to pay contribution as applicable to a dealer for such quantity of goods procured and sold in the domestic market.
Note 2.- If any of the employers or producers of coir products in Sl. Nos 1 to 8 above exports their production to countries outside India they shall be liable to pay contribution as an exporter for such quantity of goods that are exported.
9. Dealers of husk rupees fifty for every 50,000 Nos. of husk or fraction thereof.
10. Retters of husk rupees twenty-five for every fifty thousand husk or fraction thereof.
Note.- Category of persons included under Sl. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 above engaged in husk retting shall not be liable to pay contribution as retters.
11. Dealers of fibre, pith, yarn or coir products rupees one hundred per rupees one lakh or part thereof of the annual turnover, subject to a minimum of rupees two hundred and fifty.
SCHEDULE [See section 3 (1)] Matters For Which Provisions May Be Made In The Scheme
1. Registration of coir workers, self employed persons, employers, producers of coir products 49[dealers and exporters.]
50[1A. Registration of certain coir workers and self employed persons who have attained sixty years and could not become a member of the Fund before the 30th day of September, 1997 and the payment of their contribution to the Fund.]
2. The time and manner in which contribution shall be made to the fund by coir workers, self employed persons, employers, producers of coir products and dealers and by, or on behalf of coir workers, the contributions which a coir worker and self employed person may make under section 4 and the manner in which such contributions may be recovered.
3. The manner in which the coir workers' contribution may be recovered by the employers.
49 Substituted by Act 9 of 1998 (w.e.f. 30th September, 1997).
50 Inserted by Act 9 of 1998 (w.e.f. 30th September, 1997).
4. The constitution of any committee for assisting the Board.
5. The manner in which accounts shall be kept, the investment of moneys belonging to the fund in accordance with any directions issued or conditions specified by the Government, the preparation of the budget, the audit of accounts and the submission of reports to the Government.
6. The form in which a coir worker shall furnish particulars about himself and his family whenever required.
7. The nomination of a person to receive 51[family pension and retirement benefit] of a member on his death and the cancellation or variation of such nomination.
8. The registers and records to be maintained with respect to coir workers and the returns to be furnished by the employers.
9. The form or design of any identity card, token or disc for the purpose of identifying any member of the fund and for issue, custody and replacement thereof.
10. The fees to be levied for any of the purposes specified in the schedule.
11. The further powers, if any, which may be exercised by the officers appointed under the Act.
12. The manner in which the sums transferred under section 27 to be brought and credited to the fund.
13. The purposes for which the fund may be utilised for the welfare of coir workers, self- employed persons or their dependents.
14. The procedure for defraying the expenditure incurred in the administration of the fund.
15. The procedure for paying pension, 52[family pension, retirement benefit], grants or advances from the fund.
16. Any other matter which is to be provided for in the scheme or which may be necessary or proper for the purpose of implementing the scheme.
____ 51 Substituted by Act 9 of 1998 (w.e.f. 30th September, 1997).
52 Substituted by Act 9 of 1998 (w.e.f. 30th September, 1997).