No: -- Dated: Dec, 11 2017

Jharkhand Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Rules, 2017

    Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 has been implemented by the Government of India with effect from 2 October, 2006, through which micro, small and medium enterprises has been defined and necessary provisions for developing micro, small and medium enterprises have been made. In its Section 11, the State Government has been given the right to give priority in purchases from micro, small and medium enterprises for their development in the Chapter-5 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act. 2006, necessary provisions have been made for resolving the problem of delayed payment of the goods supplied by the micro and small enterprises or the delayed payment of the services rendered and in Section 30, the State Governments has been given the power to notify the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Facilitation Council Rules.

    In the above context, the State Government hereby prescribes the following rules:-

1. Short title and commencement. -(1) These rules will be called Jharkhand Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Rules, 2017.

(2) This rule will be effective from the date of publication in the Jharkhand Gazette.

(3) It will be extended in entire Jharkhand State.

2. Definitions. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.

(a) "Act" means The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006)

(b) "Section" means the section of the Act

(c) "Arbitration and Conciliation Act" means Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996;

(a) "Council"  means Micro, Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC) set up by Government of Jharkhand, under the provision Section 20 of Act.

(e) "Institute" means any institution or center, which provide alternative dispute resolution service referred to in sub-section (2) and (3) of Section 18 of the Act.

(f) "Chairman" means the chairperson of the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council appointed under the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the Act.

(g) "Member" means member of the Council.

(h) "State Government" means Government of Jharkhand.

(i) "Micro Small Enterprise (MSE)" means micro small enterprise as per the provisions of the Act.

(j) Those words and expressions, used are not defined, but defined in the Act, they will have the same meaning as it is defined for them in the Act.