(1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1960.
(2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.
(3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of the Act, shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification 2 in the official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
Definitions
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(i) "Board" means the Uttar Pradesh Khadi, and Village Industries Board established under section 4;
(ii) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
[(ii-a) ['Chief Executive Officer' and ‘Additional Chief Executive Officer’ means respectively the Chief Executive Officer and the Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Board appointed under section 10;]
4 (ii-b) 'Financial Advisor' and ‘Accounts Officer’ respectively means the Financial Advisor and Accounts Officer of the Board appointed under section 10 ; ] 3
1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Uttar Pradesh Gazette, Extraordinary, dated April 8,
1960.
2. Remaining previsions of the Act came into force with effect from September 14, 1960, vide Industries (A) Department, notification no. 2984(4)-18-A—457-60, dated September 14, 1966.
3. Added by section 2 (a) of U.P. Act No. 11 of 1983.
4. Substituted by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 15 of 1992.
11 [The Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1960] [Section 3-5]
(iii) "Khadi" means any cloth woven on handlooms in India from cotton, silk or woollen yarn hand-spun in India or from a mixture of any two or all of such yarns;
(iv) ".Member" means a member of the Board and includes its Chairman;
(v) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(vi) "Regulations" means regulations made under section 37 ;
(vii) [ *** ] 1 3[(vii-a) "Vice-Chairman" means Vice-Chairman of the Board: and] (viii] "Village Industries" means all or any of the industries specified in the Schedule and includes any other industry deemed to be specified in the Schedule by reason of a notification under section 3.
Power to add to the Schedule