Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of rubber
Section 11 of the Rubber Act, 1947 deals with power to prohibit or control imports and exports of rubber. The Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make provision for prohibiting, restricting or otherwise controlling the import or export of rubber, either generally or in specified classes of cases. The Act came into force on 18 Apr 1947.
(1) The Central Government may,1*** by order published in the Official Gazette, make provision for prohibiting, restricting or otherwise controlling the import or export of rubber, either generally or in specified classes of cases.
(2) All goods to which any order under sub-section (1) applies shall be deemed to be goods of which the import or export has been prohibited or restricted under section 19 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 (8 of 1878), and all the provisions of that Act shall have effect accordingly, except that section 183 thereof shall have effect as if for the word "shall" therein the word "may" were substituted.
(3) If any person contravenes any order made under sub-section (1) he shall, without prejudice to any confiscation or penalty to which he may be liable under the provisions of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 (8 of 1978), as applied by sub-section (2), be punishable with 2[penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees or cancellation of licence issued under section 14, or with both]
Section 11, The Rubber Act, 1947 (Act 24 of 1947).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Block Rubber Processors' Association of India v. Union of India & Ors. (with Edathala Polymers (P) Ltd.)
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Where the Rubber Board refused scrap-rubber import permission for want of a BIS prescription under the Central Government’s 12.12.2001 import-control notification, and the Union’s policy affidavit was prepared without associating the petitioners or addressing Rubber Act provisions, the Court directs the Union to decide the pending representation after hearing within two months, and meantime permits the petitioners to import scrap rubber without BIS prescription as per the Act, uninfluenced by that unheard report.
On this section: Teaching fill on s.11 import-control power: BIS/notification-based import restrictions must be applied with fair hearing on representations; interim import relief may follow when the administrative process skips the statute and the affected traders.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 11
What have the courts held on Section 11 of the Rubber Act?
Block Rubber Processors' Association of India v. Union of India & Ors. (with Edathala Polymers (P) Ltd.) (01 Mar 2023) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Teaching fill on s.11 import-control power: BIS/notification-based import restrictions must be applied with fair hearing on representations; interim import relief may follow when the administrative process skips the statute and the affected traders.
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Rubber 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: Rubber Act 1947 11, section 11 Rubber Act 1947, section 11 of the Rubber Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Block Rubber Processors' Association of India v. Union of India & Ors. (with Edathala Polymers (P) Ltd.) (01 Mar 2023).
What should I read with Section 11 of the Rubber Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 14 (Licensing of transactions in rubber), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Taxation Law(Amendment) Act, 2017 (2017).
When did Section 11 of the Rubber Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Rubber Act, cited as Rubber Act 1947 11, came into force on 18 Apr 1947, having been enacted on 18 Apr 1947. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 25. Power of Central Government to make rules864 words
- 12. Imposition of new rubber cess699 words
- 4. Constitution of the Board390 words
- 26. Penalties357 words
- 3. Definitions345 words
- 8. Functions of the Board260 words
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