Functions of the Board
Section 8 of the Rubber Act, 1947 deals with functions of the Board. It shall be the duty of the Board to promote by such measures as it thinks fit the development of the rubber industry . The Act came into force on 18 Apr 1947.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to promote by such measures as it thinks fit the development of the rubber industry 1***.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the measures referred to therein may provide for--
(a) undertaking, assisting or encouraging scientific, technological and economic research;
(b) training students in improved methods of planting, cultivation, manuring and spraying;
(c) the supply of technical advice to rubber growers;
(d) improving the marketing of rubber;
2[(da) improving the quality of rubber and implementing the standards for quality marking, labeling and packing for the rubber produced or processed in, imported into or exported from, India;]
(e) the collection of statistics from owners of estates, dealers, 3[and manufacturers];
4[(f) securing better working conditions and the provisions and improvement of amenities and incentives for workers;
(g) carrying out any other duties which may be vested in the Board under rules made under this Act.]
(3) It shall also be the duty of the Board--
(a) to advise the Central Government on all matters relating to the development of the rubber industry, including the import and export of rubber;
(b) to advice the Central Government with regard to participation in any international Conference or scheme relating to rubber;
(c) to submit to the Central Government and such other authorities as may be prescribed 5[half-yearly reports] on its activities and the working of this Act;
(d) to prepare and furnish such other reports relating to the rubber industry as may be required by the Central Government from time to time.
Section 8, 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 1
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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Stephen T.T. v. Rubber Board & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Recognition of a Rubber Producers’ Society by the Rubber Board and nomination of a Board officer to the society’s executive committee to monitor Board schemes does not enlarge the Board’s s.8 functions into a power to enquire into or control the society’s internal elections or day-to-day management. A member’s Article 226 petition seeking a Board enquiry into alleged bye-law breaches and overdue elections fails where no enactment or bye-law confers such coercive supervisory power on the Board; the society remains governed by the Societies Registration Act and its own bye-laws.
On this section: Empty Rubber s.8 teaching fill (Functions of the Board) — limits of Board recognition/monitoring of RPS under statutory functions (does not re-pad Rubber 11/14).
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
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 8
What have the courts held on Section 8 of the Rubber Act?
Stephen T.T. v. Rubber Board & Ors. (10 Mar 2023) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Empty Rubber s.8 teaching fill (Functions of the Board) — limits of Board recognition/monitoring of RPS under statutory functions (does not re-pad Rubber 11/14).
How do I find court cases under Section 8 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 8, section 8 Rubber Act 1947, section 8 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 Stephen T.T. v. Rubber Board & Ors. (10 Mar 2023).
What should I read with Section 8 of the Rubber Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers 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 8 of the Rubber Act come into force?
Section 8 of the Rubber Act, cited as Rubber Act 1947 8, 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
- 26B. Adjudication of penalties209 words
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