Provisions regarding licences under section 14
Section 15 of the Rubber Act, 1947 deals with provisions regarding licences under section 14. Every general licence issued under section 14 shall be published by the Board in the Gazette of India and in such newspapers as the Board may direct. The Act came into force on 18 Apr 1947.
(1) Every general licence issued under section 14 shall be published by the Board in the Gazette of India and in such newspapers as the Board may direct.
(2) A special licence issued under section 14 shall be valid only for such period as may be specified therein:
Provided that the Board may from time to time extend the period of validity of any such licence.
(3) The Board may at any time for reasons to be recorded by it in writing revoke a special licence granted under section 14, and on such revocation it shall be returned to the Board by the person to whom it was issued.
(4) No application for a special licence made by a person who was carrying on business as a dealer or manufacturer immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be rejected by the Board except for special reasons to be recorded in writing.
Section 15, 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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Mardec R.K. Latex Private Limited v. The Rubber Board & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Where a crumb-rubber factory licensee under the Rubber Board licensing scheme is taken over by a successor, and the Board initially conditions further licensing action on clearing the transferor's alleged cess arrears from earlier illegal transactions, but later grants a fresh licence pursuant to interim orders, the challenge to non-issuance becomes infructuous; any later attempt to fasten transferor cess liability on the successor must proceed only after notice and opportunity, and cess clearance is not to be treated as an automatic condition precedent once the Board has chosen to grant the licence under the s.14/15 scheme.
On this section: NEW teaching fill on empty Rubber s.15 (provisions regarding licences under s.14): continuity/fresh licence for factory transferee and limits on using transferor cess arrears as a licence-blocking condition. Does NOT re-pad filled Rubber 8/11/14.
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Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 15
What have the courts held on Section 15 of the Rubber Act?
Mardec R.K. Latex Private Limited v. The Rubber Board & Ors. (22 Sep 2014) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: NEW teaching fill on empty Rubber s.15 (provisions regarding licences under s.14): continuity/fresh licence for factory transferee and limits on using transferor cess arrears as a licence-blocking condition. Does NOT re-pad filled Rubber 8/11/14.
How do I find court cases under Section 15 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 15, section 15 Rubber Act 1947, section 15 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 Mardec R.K. Latex Private Limited v. The Rubber Board & Ors. (22 Sep 2014).
What should I read with Section 15 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. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Taxation Law(Amendment) Act, 2017 (2017), then Amendment to Rubber Rules 2009 (2010).
When did Section 15 of the Rubber Act come into force?
Section 15 of the Rubber Act, cited as Rubber Act 1947 15, 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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