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Enacted 1951

The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951

In force 60 sections Commerce and Industry

An Act to provide for the development and regulation of certain industries.

Act 65 of 1951 Enacted 31 Oct 1951 Department Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Administered by. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade · Other Acts of 1951

Commencement. 08-05-1952, 15-02-1962

Preamble

THE INDUSTRIES (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 1951

ACT NO. 65 OF 1951

[31st October, 1951.] An Act to provide for the development and regulation of certain industries.

BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:--

What this Act covers

Summary of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951

Objectives

• To regulate and develop industries specified in the First Schedule to the Act.

• To promote planned industrial development in the public interest.

• To ensure the orderly growth, efficient management, and balanced distribution of industrial production.

• To enable the Central Government to intervene in the management of industrial undertakings in specified circumstances.

Key Provisions

• Applies to industries listed in the First Schedule to the Act, commonly referred to as scheduled industries.

• Empowers the Central Government to regulate the establishment, operation, expansion, and management of scheduled industries in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

• Provides for the registration of existing industrial undertakings and, where applicable, the licensing of new industrial undertakings or substantial expansion.

• Authorizes the Central Government to conduct investigations into the affairs of industrial undertakings where necessary in the public interest.

• Enables the Central Government, in specified circumstances, to assume the management or control of industrial undertakings to ensure continued production and proper management.

• Provides for the collection of information, maintenance of records, and submission of returns by industrial undertakings.

• Prescribes penalties for contraventions of the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder.

Sections

Type to filter. 60 sections.

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
  3. 3Definitions
  4. 4[Omitted.]
  5. 5Establishment and constitution of Central Advisory Council and its functions
  6. 6Establishment and constitution of Development Councils and their functions
  7. 7Reports and accounts of Development Councils
  8. 8Dissolution of Development Councils
  9. 9Imposition of cess on scheduled industries in certain cases
  10. 10Registration of existing industrial undertakings
  11. 10ARevocation of registration in certain cases
  12. 11Licensing of new industrial undertakings
  13. 11ALicence for producing or manufacturing new articles
  14. 11BPower of Central Government to specify the requirements which shall be complied with by small scale industrial undertakings
  15. 12Revocation and amendment of licences in certain cases
  16. 13Further provision for licensing of industrial undertakings in special cases
  17. 14Procedure for the grant of licence or permission
  18. 15Power to cause investigation to be made into scheduled industries or industrial undertakings
  19. 15APower to investigate into the affairs of a company in liquidation
  20. 16Powers of Central Government on completion of investigation under section 15
  21. 17[Omitted.]
  22. 18Power of person or body of persons appointed under section 15 to call for assistance in any investigation
  23. 18APower of Central Government to assume management or control of an industrial undertaking in certain cases
  24. 18AAPower to take over industrial undertakings without investigation under certain circumstances
  25. 18BEffect of notified order under section 18A
  26. 18CContracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied
  27. 18DNo right to compensation for termination of office or contract
  28. 18EApplication of Act 7 of 1913
  29. 18FPower of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 18A
  30. 18FAPower of Central Government to authorise, with the permission of the High Court, persons to take over management or control of industrial undertakings
  31. 18FBPower of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to industrial undertakings, the management or control of which has been taken over under section 18A, section 18AA or section 18FA
  32. 18FCPower of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of managed company
  33. 18FDDecision of Central Government in relation to managed Company
  34. 18FEProvisions where Government decides to follow the course of action specified in section 18FD (1)
  35. 18FFProvisions where Government decides to follow the course of action specified in section 18FD (2)
  36. 18FGPreparation of inventory of assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed company
  37. 18FHStay of suits and other proceedings
  38. 18GPower to control supply, distribution, price, etc., of certain articles
  39. 19Powers of inspection
  40. 20General prohibition of taking over management or control of industrial undertakings
  41. 21Certain administrative expenses of Development Councils to be paid from moneys provided by Parliament
  42. 22Power of the Central Government to issue directions to Development Council
  43. 23Decision of Central Government final respecting certain matters
  44. 24Penalties
  45. 24AAdjudication
  46. 24BAppeal
  47. 24CRecovery
  48. 25Delegation of powers
  49. 26Power to issue directions
  50. 27Omitted
  51. 28Burden of proof in certain cases
  52. 29Omitted
  53. 29AOmitted
  54. 29BPower to exempt in special cases
  55. 29CProtection of action taken under the Act
  56. 29DDebts incurred by the authorised person to have priority
  57. 29EValidation
  58. 30Power to make rules
  59. 31Application of other laws not barred
  60. 32[Repealed.]

Schedules

This Act has 3 schedules. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.

Rules made under this Act

16 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

  • Amendment in the 1st Schedule of IDR2016
  • De-reservation of SSI items2015
  • Allowing Private Investment in Rail Infrastructure2014
  • Amendment in the composition of Licensing Committee2013
  • Project Approval Board2012
  • Amendment in S.O.477(E) dated 14.08.20082008
  • Enhancement of limit of 69 SSI items2006
  • Amendment in S.O.477(E) dated 23.09.20052005
  • Amendment in S.O.477(E)2004
  • Amendment in S.O.477(E) dated 03.06.20032003
  • SSI Undertakings2003
  • List of Industries in respect of which Industrial License is Compulsory1991
  • The Scheduled Industries (Submission of Production Returns) Rules, 19791979
  • The Development Councils (Procedural) Rules, 19521953
  • The Central Advisory Council (Procedural) Rules, 19521952
  • The Registration and Licensing of Industrial Undertakings Rules, 19521952

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