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The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992

Short title and commencement

In force From 19 Jun 1992 Act 22 of 1992 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 22 of 1992 Ministry Commerce and Industry Enacted 07 Aug 1992 In force 19 Jun 1992 Instruments 1

Section 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 deals with short title and commencement. This Act may be called the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992. The Act came into force on 19 Jun 1992.

(1) This Act may be called the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.

(2) Sections 11 to 14 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of June, 1992.

Section 1, The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (Act 22 of 1992).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 11 Contravention of provisions of this Act, rules, orders and foreign trade policy
  2. s. 14 Giving of opportunity to the owner of the goods (including the goods connected with services or technology), etc

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 1

What does Section 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act deal with?

Section 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act is headed "Short title and commencement". This Act may be called the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.

How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) 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: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act 1, section 1 Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, section 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) 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 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 11 (Contravention of provisions of this Act, rules, orders and foreign trade policy), section 14 (Giving of opportunity to the owner of the goods (including the goods connected with services or technology), etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Safeguards Measures (Quantitative Restrictions) Rules 2012 (2012).

When did Section 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act come into force?

Section 1 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, cited as Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act 1, came into force on 19 Jun 1992, having been enacted on 07 Aug 1992. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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