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The Rubber Act, 1947

Constitution of the Board

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 Cited by 7 provisions Instruments 3

Section 4 of the Rubber Act, 1947 deals with constitution of the Board. As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act a Board to be called the Rubber Board. The Act came into force on 18 Apr 1947.

(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act a Board to be called the 1*** Rubber Board.

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name of 1*** Rubber Board having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire and hold property, both movable and immovable and to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

2[(3) The Board shall consist of--

(a) a Chairman to be appointed by the Central Government;

3[(b) two members to represent the State of 4[Tamil Nadu], one of whom shall be a person representing rubber producing interests;

(c) eight members to represent the State of Kerala, six of whom shall be persons representing the rubber producing interests, three of such six being persons representing the small growers;]

(d) ten members to be nominated by the Central Government, of whom two shall represent the manufacturers and four labours;

5[(da) three members to be nominated by the Central Government of whom two shall be from the Department of Commerce and one from the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation;]

(e) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People and one by the Council of States; 6[and]

7[(ee) the Executive Director, ex officio; and]

(f) the Rubber Production Commissioner, ex officio.

(4) The persons to represent the States of 8[Tamil Nadu] and 9[Kerala] shall be elected or nominated as may be prescribed.

(5) Any officer of the Central Government when deputed by that Government in this behalf shall have the right to attend the meetings of the Board and take part in the proceedings thereof but shall not be entitled to vote.

(6) The Board shall elect from among its members a Vice-Chairman who shall exercise such of the powers, and perform such of the functions of the Chairman as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman.

(7) The members of the Board shall receive from the Board such allowances as may be prescribed.

(8) It is hereby declared 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 4, The Rubber Act, 1947 (Act 24 of 1947).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 7

  1. Fertiliser (Control) Order 1985 s. 2
  2. Finance Act s. 4 Amendment of section 10
  3. Income-tax Act s. 10 Incomes not included in total income
  4. Income-tax Act s. 33AB Tea development account ,coffee development account and rubber development account
  5. Odisha Offices of Profit (Removal of Disqualifications) Act s. 5
  6. s. 5 Vacancies in the Board
  7. s. 25 Power of Central Government to make rules

Made under this section, and citing it

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

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 4

What does Section 4 of the Rubber Act deal with?

Section 4 of the Rubber Act is headed "Constitution of the Board". As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act a Board to be called the Rubber Board.

How do I find court cases under Section 4 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 4, section 4 Rubber Act 1947, section 4 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 4 of the Rubber Act, and has it changed?

7 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 3 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 4 of the Rubber Act come into force?

Section 4 of the Rubber Act, cited as Rubber Act 1947 4, 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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