Assam Khadi and Village Industries Boards Act, 1955
No: 16 Dated: Jul, 27 1955
THE ASSAM KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD ACT, 1955
Assam act xvi of 1955
An Act to provide for the organising, developing and regulating village industries in the State of Assam and to constitute a Board to carry out the said object.
Whereas it is necessary to organise, develop and regulate village Industries in the State of Assam and to constitute a Board to carry out the said objects ;
It is hereby enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Assam Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1955.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
2. Definition. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-
(1) "Board" means the Assam Khadi and Village Industries Board, constituted under section 3.
(2) "The Khadi and Village Industries Commission" means the Commission established under Central Act the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956.
(3) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(4) "Khadi and Village Industries" means the industries specified in the Schedule.
CHAPTER II
Establishment and Constitution of the Board
3. Incorporation of Board. - (1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, a Board by the name of Assam Khadi and Village Industries Board.
(2) The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name and shall be competent to acquire and hold property both movable and immovable and to contract and do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act.
4. Constitution of Board. - (1) The Board shall consist such number of members as the State Government may appoint. One of such members shall be appointed by the State Government as the Chairman and another as the Secretary. In addition to the Chairman and the Secretary, the State Government may appoint another member of the Board as the Vice-Chairman the Vice-Chairman, if any appointed, the Chairman, die Secretary and other members of the Board shall hold office for such period as the State Government may, by general or special order, direct.
(2) The Vice-Chairman, if any appointed, the Chairman, the Secretary or any other member of the Board may, at any time, resign his office by submitting his resignation in writing to the State Government. Provided that resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted.
(3) The Vice-Chairman, if any appointed, the Chairman, the Secretary or any other member of the Board shall receive such allowance, if any, as may be prescribed.
(4) The allowances to the members shall be paid from the Fund of the Board.
5. Vacancy of member. - If the Vice-Chairman appointed, if any, or the Chairman or the Secretary or any other member tenders his resignation the State Government may fill up the consequent vacancy by fresh appointment.
6. Proceedings presumed to be valid and good. - No act or proceedings of the Board shall be invalidated merely by reason of any vacancy in its membership on account of resignation, death or removal.
7. Appointment of members of staff of Board and conditions of their service. - (1) The Board may appoint such members of the staff as it may consider necessary, Subject to prior approval of Government in the Finance Department.
(2) The remuneration, allowances and other conditions of service of the members of the staff of the Board shall be such as may be determined by the Board.
8. Appointment of Committees. - Subject to any rules made under section 29, the Board may from time to time appoint one or more committees for the purpose of securing efficient discharge of its functions and in particular for the purpose of securing that the said functions are exercised with due regard to the circumstances and requirements of Khadi or any particular village industry. Such Committees may be appointed for any particular area.