Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board
Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953 deals with establishment and constitution of the Coir Board. With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act a Board to be called the Coir Board. The Act came into force on 09 Feb 1954.
(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act a Board to be called the Coir Board.
(2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.
(3) The Board shall consist of a Chairman and such number of other members not exceeding forty as the Central Government may think expedient, to be appointed by that Government by notification in the Official Gazette from among persons who are in its opinion capable of representing--
(a) growers of coconuts and producers of husks and coir yarn;
(b) persons engaged in the production of husks, coir and yarn and in the manufacture of coir products;
(c) manufacturers of coir products;
(d) dealers in coir, coir yarn and coir products, including both exporters and internal traders;
(e) parliament;
(f) the Governments of the principal coconut growing States;
(g) such other persons or class of persons who, in the opinion of the Central Government, ought to be represented on the Board.
(4) The number of persons to be appointed as members from each of the categories specified in sub-section (3), the term of office, of the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.
(5) Any officer of the Central Government when deputed by that Government in this behalf shall have the right to attend meetings of the Board and take part in the proceedings thereof but shall not be entitled to vote.
Section 4, The Coir Industry Act, 1953 (Act 45 of 1953).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 6
- Coconut Development Board Act s. 4 Establishment and constitution of the Board
- s. 3 Definitions
- s. 26 Power of Central Government to make rules
- Finance Act s. 4 Amendment of section 10
- Income-tax Act s. 10 Incomes not included in total income
- Odisha Offices of Profit (Removal of Disqualifications) Act s. 5
Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.490 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Coir Board , [Government Of India] A Board Constituted Under Section 4 Of The Coir Industry Act, 1953, Represented Through Secretary, Coir Board, M. G. Road, Kochi Kerala 2. Suresh Pandit Manager, Coir Board [Government Of India] Show Room And Sales Depot, Patna, Biscomaun Bhawan, West Gandhi Maidan Road, Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. Bihar State Co-Operative …
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… (c) in clause (29A), after sub-clause (g), the following subclause shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1 st day of April, 2002, namely : - (A) the Coir Board established under section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953; (45 of 1953) When the Union Finance Minister, while replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, proposed to extend exemption in the case of Coir Board with retrospective effect from 01.4.2002, but while proposing to insert clause (26AAB) to provide exemption to any income of AMCs …
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… (c) in clause (29A), after sub-clause (g), the following subclause shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1 st day of April, 2002, namely : - (A) the Coir Board established under section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953; (45 of 1953) When the Union Finance Minister, while replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, proposed to extend exemption in the case of Coir Board with retrospective effect from 01.4.2002, but while proposing to insert clause (26AAB) to provide exemption to any income of AMCs …
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Another 11 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- 244(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act,Notification 2020
- 3086(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of section 4 of the Coir Industry ActNotification 2020
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953Notification 2019
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of section 4 of the Coir Industry Act 1953, Notification 2018Notification 2018
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of section 4 of the Coir Industry ActNotification 2017
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act 1953 45 of 1953 read with rules 4 and 5 of the Coir Industry RulesNotification 2016
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953 (45 of 1953), read with rules 4 and 5 of the Coir Industry Rules, 1954, the Central Government hereby appoints the persons mentioned in the Table below as the Members of the Coir Board for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, namelyNotification 2015
- The Coir Industry (Registration) Rules 2008Rule 2008
- The Coir Board Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Bye-laws, 1969Regulation 1969
- The Coir Board (Transaction of Business, Conditions of Service of Employees and Maintenance of Account) Bye-laws, 1955Regulation 1955
- The Coir Industry Rules,1954Rule 1954
Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act is headed "Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board". With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act a Board to be called the Coir Board.
How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Coir Industry Act 1953 4, section 4 Coir Industry Act 1953, section 4 of the Coir Industry Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, and has it changed?
6 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently 1878 (E) Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (2020), then The Coir Industry Rules, 1996 (1996).
When did Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, cited as Coir Industry Act 1953 4, came into force on 09 Feb 1954, having been enacted on 23 Dec 1953. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 26. Power of Central Government to make rules520 words
- 27. Power of Board to make by-laws410 words
- 10. Functions of the Board358 words
- 17. Accounts and audit231 words
- 21. Offences by companies225 words
- 11. Dissolution of the Board203 words
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