Definitions
Section 2 of the Textiles Committee Act, 1963 deals with definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- (a) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Committee. The Act came into force on 22 Aug 1964.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--
(a) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Committee.
(b) "Committee" means the Committee established under section 3;
1[(ba) "fiber" means man-made fiber including regenerated cellulose rayon, nylon and the like.]
(c) "Fund" means the Textile Fund referred to in section 7;
1[(ca) "handloom industries" has the meaning assigned to it in the Khadi and Other Handloom Industries Development (Additional Excise, Duty on Cloth) Act, 1953 (12 of 1953);]
(d) "member" means a member of the Committee and includes the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman;
1[(da) "powerloom" means a loom which is worked by power as defined in clause (g) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), and which is used or capable of being used only for weaving cloth wholly or partly out of cotton yarn or woollen yarn, or fiber, or any kind of mixed yarn;
(db) "powerloom industry" means an industry in which a manufacturer of textiles has, at any time during the period fixed by the Committee under clause (a) of sub-section (5) of section 5A, not more than fifty powerlooms (without any spinning plants) in the factory or factories owned, controlled or managed by him.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this clause, the expression "factory" has the meaning assigned to it in the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948):]
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) "textile machinery" means the equipment employed directly or indirectly for the processing of textile fiber into yarn and for the manufacture of fabric therefrom by weaving or knitting and includes equipment used either wholly or partly for the finishing, folding, or packing of textiles;
2[(g) "textiles" means any fabric or cloth or yarn or garment or any other article made wholly or in part of--
(i) cotton; or
(ii) wool; or
(iii) silk; or
(iv) artificial silk or other fiber,
and includes fiber;]
(h) "Vice-Chairman" means the Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
Section 2, The Textiles Committee Act, 1963 (Act 41 of 1963).
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Questions about Section 2
What does Section 2 of the Textiles Committee Act deal with?
Section 2 of the Textiles Committee Act is headed "Definitions". In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- (a) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Committee.
How do I find court cases under Section 2 of the Textiles Committee 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: Textiles Committee Act 1963 2, section 2 Textiles Committee Act 1963, section 2 of the Textiles Committee 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 2 of the Textiles Committee Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Factories Act 2, section 3 (Establishment of Textiles Committee), section 5A (Imposition of cess on textiles and textile machinery manufactured in India), section 7 (Constitution of Fund), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Textiles Committee rules 1965 (1965).
When did Section 2 of the Textiles Committee Act come into force?
Section 2 of the Textiles Committee Act, cited as Textiles Committee Act 1963 2, came into force on 22 Aug 1964, having been enacted on 03 Dec 1963. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 22. Power to make rules438 words
- 5A. Imposition of cess on textiles and textile machinery manufactured in India373 words
- 5C. Hearing of appeals by Tribunal343 words
- 4. Functions of the Committee338 words
- 17. Power to prohibit exports and internal marketing of textiles and textile machinery267 words
- 13. Accounts and audit232 words
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