Kerala Essential Articles Control (Temporary Powers) Act, 1961

No: 3 Dated: Jan, 17 1962

THE KERALA ESSENTIAL ARTICLES CONTROL, (TEMPORARY POWERS) ACT 1961

ACT 3 OF 1962

    An Act to provide, in the interest of the general public, for the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce in, certain articles

    Preamble.-WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce in, certain articles

BE it enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as f'ollows:- 

I. Short title, extent, commencement and duration.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Essential Articles Control (Temporary Powers) Act 1961. 

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala.

(3) It shall come into force at once and shall remain in force for a period of five years from the date of the commencement of this Act.

(4) Upon the expiry of this Act, the provisions of section 4 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Act,1125 (Act VII of 1125), shall apply as if this Act had then been repealed by an Act of the Kerala State Legtslature.

2. Difinitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "essential article" means any article (not being an essential commodity as defined in the Essential Commodities Act 1955) which may be declared by the Government by notified order to be an essential article ;

(b) "Notified order" means an order notified in the Gazette ;

(c) "Undertaking" means any undertaking by way of any trade or business and includes the occupation of handling, loading or unloading goods in the course of transport