Jammu and Kashmir Handicrafts (Quality Control) Act, 1978
No: 4 Dated: Apr, 08 1978
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR HANDICRAFTS (QUALITY CONTROL) ACT, 1978
(Act No. IV of 1978)
An Act to provide for the Improvement of Quality of Handicrafts of Jammu and Kashmir so far as regards their production.
Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the India as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Handicrafts (Quality Control) Act, 1978.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different handicrafts and for different areas.]
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) "Competent authority" means a person authorised by the Government, by notification in the Government Gazette, to perform all or any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act;
(b) "Council" means the Handicrafts Quality Control Council constituted under section 3 ;
(c) "Dealer" means a person carrying on the business of selling or buying of notified handicrafts in retail or wholesale ;
(d) "Notified handicraft" means a handicraft article as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette notify;
(e) "Q. C. Mark" means an exclusive identifying quality control mark approved by the Government as representing the goods of a particular notified handicraft;
(f) "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures a notified handicraft or gets it artistically done up by hand either in his own 'Karkhana' or establishment or through others under his instructions and / or /on contract basis;
(g) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act.
3. Constitution of the Council. - (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, the Government shall, by notification in the Government Gazette, constitute a Council.
(2) The Council shall consist of not less than seven and not more than fifteen members to be nominated by the Government by notification in the Government Gazette. The Council shall be chaired by such person as may be appointed by the Government by notification in the Government Gazette and the Chief Inspector shall be the Member-Secretary of the Council:
Provided that representation in the Council shall be secured for persons having special knowledge and practical experience in the matters relating to handicrafts.
(3) The members of the Council shall hold office for such period, and shall be eligible for renomination under such conditions, as may be prescribed.
(4) The non-official members shall be entitled to such allowances for attending the meetings of the Council as may be prescribed.
(5) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid by reasons only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the constitution thereof.
(6) The Council may associate with it any person from amongst the persons having special knowledge and practical experience in matters relating to handicrafts and such person shall have a right to take part in the meeting of the Council but shall not be entitled to vote.