(1) No person shall, for the production of silkworm cocoons, engage in the rearing of silkworms from silkworm seed other than silkworm seed obtained from a person who holds a licence granted under this Act.
(2) The State Government may, by notification, direct that in any specified area no silkworm other than silkworm of the specified race shall be reared and that such a silkworm shall be reared from silkworm seed obtained from the specified source. On the issue of such notification, no person shall rear in such specified area any other race of silkworm or obtain silkworm seed from any other source.
Regulation of production etc. of silkworm seed.
Regulation of rearing.
5. No person shall be in possession of silkworm seed unless— Regulation
(a) he is a rearer; or of possession
(b) he holds of licence granted under this Act; or of silkworm
(c) he is authorised, in writing, by the prescribed officer to seed.
possess silkworm seed.
6. No person shall be in possession of silk yarn in excess of the Regulation of prescribed quantity unless he is— possession
(a) a reeler; or of silk yam.
(b) a licensed trader; or
(c) a twister; or
(d) a weaver; or
(e) authorised, in writing, by the prescribed officer.
7. No rearer shall dispose of or agree to dispose of silkworm cocoons Regulation of iosal or, in pursuance of an agreement entered into by him, make delivery of silkworm silkworm silk sp womi silkworm cocoons to any person other than a person holding a licence cocoon.
under this Act.
193 The West Bengal Silkworm Seed, Cocoon and Silk Yarn (Regulation of Production, Supply, Distribution and Sale) Act, 1988.
[West Ben. Act (Sections 8-12.)
Regulation • of sale or purchase of silkworm cocoons for reeling.
Regulation of reeling.
Regulation of sale and purchase of silk yarn etc.
Application for licence.
Regulation and distribution of silkworm seed.