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The Rubber Act, 1947

Definitions

In force From 18 Apr 1947 Act 24 of 1947 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 24 of 1947 Ministry Commerce and Industry Enacted 18 Apr 1947 In force 18 Apr 1947 Instruments 9

Section 3 of the Rubber Act, 1947 deals with definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- (a) "Board" means the Rubber Board constituted under this Act; The Act came into force on 18 Apr 1947.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--

(a) "Board" means the 1*** Rubber Board constituted under this Act;

(b) "dealer", means any person who deals in rubber, whether wholesale or retail, or holds stocks of rubber, and includes the representative or agent of a dealer;

(c) "estate" means any area administered as one unit which contains land planted with rubber plants;

2[(cc) "Executive Director" means the Executive Director appointed under this Act;]

(d) "export" and "import" mean respectively taking out of, and bringing into 3[India] by sea, land or air;

4[(dd) "India" means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir*;]

(e) "manufacturer" means any person engaged in the manufacture of any article in the making of which rubber is used;

(f) "owner" includes any agent of an owner and a mortgagee in possession and a lessee of an estate;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

5[(ga) "processor" means a person who undertakes the processing of rubber;]

(h) "rubber" means--

(i) crude rubber, that is to say, rubber prepared from the leaves, bark or latex of any rubber plant;

(ii) the latex of any rubber plant whether fluid or coagulated, in any stage of the treatment to which it is subjected during the process of conversion into rubber;

(iii) latex (dry rubber content) in any state of concentration,

and includes scrap rubber, sheet rubber, rubber in powder and all forms and varieties of crepe rubber, but does not include rubber contained in any manufactured article;

(i) "rubber plant" includes plants, trees, shrubs or vines of any of the following:--

(i) Hevea Braziliensis (Para Rubber),

(ii) Manihot Glaziovii (Ceara Rubber),

(iii) Castillio elastica,

(iv) Ficus elastica (Rambong), and

(v) any other plant which the Board may, by notification in the Gazette of India, declare to be a rubber plant for the purposes of this Act;

(j) "Rubber Production Commissioner" means the Rubber Production Commissioner appointed under this Act;

6[(k) "small grower" means an owner whose estate does not exceed 7[fifty acres] in area.]

Section 3, The Rubber Act, 1947 (Act 24 of 1947).

Made under this section, and citing it

9 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 3

What does Section 3 of the Rubber Act deal with?

Section 3 of the Rubber Act is headed "Definitions". In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- (a) "Board" means the Rubber Board constituted under this Act;

How do I find court cases under Section 3 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 3, section 3 Rubber Act 1947, section 3 of the Rubber 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 Rubber Act, and has it changed?

9 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Amendment to Rubber Rules 2018 (2018), then Amendment to Rubber Rules 2017 (2017).

When did Section 3 of the Rubber Act come into force?

Section 3 of the Rubber Act, cited as Rubber Act 1947 3, 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.

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