Establishment of Board
Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 deals with establishment of Board. With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be known as the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. The Act came into force on 02 Oct 2006.
(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be known as the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
(2) The head office of the Board shall be at Delhi.
(3) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:--
(a) the Minister in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the micro, small and medium enterprises who shall be the ex officio Chairperson of the Board;
(b) the Minister of State or a Deputy Minister, if any, in the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the micro, small and medium enterprises who shall be ex officio Vice-Chairperson of the Board, and where there is no such Minister of State or Deputy Minister, such person as may be appointed by the Central Government to be the Vice-Chairperson of the Board;
(c) six Ministers of the State Governments having administrative control of the departments of small scale industries or, as the case may be, micro, small and medium enterprises, to be appointed by the Central Government to represent such regions of the country as may be notified by the Central Government in this behalf, ex officio;
(d) three Members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People and one by the Council of States;
(e) the Administrator of a Union territory to be appointed by the Central Government, ex officio;
(f) the Secretary to the Government of India in charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the micro, small and medium enterprises, ex officio;
(g) four Secretaries to the Government of India, to represent the Ministries of the Central Government dealing with commerce and industry, finance, food processing industries, labour and planning to be appointed by the Central Government, ex officio;
(h) the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Bank, ex officio;
(i) the chairman and managing director of the Board of Directors of the Small Industries Bank, ex officio;
(j) the chairman, Indian Banks Association, ex officio;
(k) one officer of the Reserve Bank, not below the rank of an Executive Director,to be appointed by the Central Government to represent the Reserve Bank;
(l) twenty persons to represent the associations of micro, small and midium enterprises, including not less than three persons representing associations of women's enterprises and not less than three persons representing associations of micro enterprises, to be appointed by the Central Government;
(m) three persons of eminence, one each from the fileds of economics, industry and science and technology, not less than one of whom shall be a woman, to be appointed by the Central Government;
(n) two representatives of Central Trade Union Organisations, to be appointed by the Central Government; and
(o) one officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control of the micro, small and medium enterprises to be appointed by the Central Government, who shall be the Member-Secretary of the Board, ex officio.
(4) The term of office of the members of the Board, other than ex officio members of the Board, the manner of filling vacancies, and the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by the members of the Board, shall be such as may be prescribed:
Provided that the term of office of an ex officio member of the Board shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue of which he is such a member.
(5) No act or proceedings of the Board shall be invalid merely by reason of--
(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Board; or
(b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the Board; or
(c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Board not affecting the merits of the case.
(6) The Board shall meet at least once in every three months in a year.
(7) The Board may associate with itself, in such manner and for such purposes as it may deem necessary, any person or persons whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions of this Act and a person so associated shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Board relevant to the purposes for which he has been associated but shall not have the right to vote.
(8) Without prejudice to sub-section (7)the Chairperson of the Board shall, for not less than two of the meetings of the Board in a year, invite such Ministers of the State Governments having administrative control of the departments of small scale industries or, as the case may be, the micro, small and medium enterprises, or the Administrators of Union territories and representatives of such other associations of micro, small and medium enterprises, as he may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(9) It is hereby delcared that the office of member of the Board shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, a member of either House of Parliament.
Section 3, The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Act 27 of 2006).
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Referred to by 2
Made under this section, and citing it
16 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.
- S.O. 2134(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (9) of section 7 read with sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 8 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006),Notification 2022
- S.O. 278(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (9) of section 7 read with subsections (2) and (3) of section 8 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006)Notification 2022
- In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 2 of the section 8 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises DevelopmentNotification 2017
- Notification for filing of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum / In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 2 of the section 8 of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006Notification 2017
- Notification of National Board, National Board for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Rules 2006 the Central Government hereby appoints the following personsNotification 2017
- Notification of National Board (Amendment) 2016Notification 2016
- Enactment of filing the Udyog Aadhaar MemorandumNotification 2015
- Notification of Establishment of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2015Notification 2015
- Notification of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Amendment), 2014Notification 2014
- Notification of Establishment of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2013Notification 2013
- Notification of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Amendment), 2013Notification 2013
- Notification of Establishment of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2010Notification 2010
- Notification of apointment of member to National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2010Notification 2010
- S.O. 402Notification 2009
- SO 480Notification 2009
- Establishment of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2007Notification 2007
Another 15 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- S.O. 1055(E) —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (9) of section 7 read with sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 8 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of Government of India, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises number S.O. 2119 (E), dated the 26th June, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii)Notification 2021
- S.O. 498(E) —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), read with rule 3 of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Rules, 2006, the Central Government hereby appoints the following persons as members of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and for that purpose makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises number S.O.1274(E) dated the 24th April, 2017Notification 2021
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of section 3 of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development ActNotification 2018
- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause a of sub section 3 of section 3 of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development ActNotification 2017
- G.S.R. 29(E) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Amendment) Rules, 2022Rule 2022
- Notification no 4926 E dated 18 Oct 2022 related to Non tax benefitsNotification 2022
- Rule GSR no 389Rule 2022
- S.O. 5745(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by section 11 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012,Notification 2022
- S.O. 2347(E) Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), the amendments in the notification of Government of India, Ministry, of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises number S.O. 2119 (E)Notification 2021
- S.O. 3237(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012,Notification 2021
- 2119(E) Central Government after obtaining the recommendations of the Advisory Committee in this behalf hereby notifies certain criteria for classifying the enterprises as micro small and medium enterprisesNotification 2020
- Notification for amendment in the definition for classification of manufacturing enterprises /Amendment in the Notification published in the Gazette of India ,Notification 2009
- Division of the present 28 states of the country into six regions for the selection of six Ministers of the State Governments having administrative control of the departments of small scale industriesNotification 2007
- No. 27 of 2006Notification 2006
- Rules of National Board for MSME, The National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Rules, 2006.Rule 2006
Questions about Section 3
What does Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act deal with?
Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act is headed "Establishment of Board". With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be known as the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development 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: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act 3, section 3 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development 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 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 16: most recently S.O. 2134(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (9) of section 7 read with sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 8 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), (2022), then S.O. 278(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (9) of section 7 read with subsections (2) and (3) of section 8 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006) (2022), and 14 more.
When did Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act come into force?
Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, cited as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act 3, came into force on 02 Oct 2006, having been enacted on 16 Jun 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 7. Classification of enterprises763 words
- 2. Definitions619 words
- 8. Memorandum of micro, small and medium enterprises349 words
- 29. Power to make rules313 words
- 18. Reference to Micro and small Enterprises Facilitation Council290 words
- 21. Composition of Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council198 words
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