National Jute Board Act, 2008
No: 12 Dated: Feb, 12 2009
The National Jute Board Act, 2008
Act No. 12 of 2009
An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Jute Board for the development of the cultivation, manufacture and marketing of jute and jute products and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the National Jute Board Act, 2008.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “appointed day” means such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for the purpose of section 3;
(b) “Board” means the National Jute Board constituted under section 3;
(c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board;
(d) “Council” means the Jute Manufactures Development Council established under section 3 of the Jute Manufactures Development Council Act, 1983 (27 of 1983);
(e) “Jute” means the plants of jute, kenaf and mesta;
(f) “jute manufacture” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Jute Manufactures Cess Act, 1983(28 of 1983);
(g) “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson;
(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(i) “regulations” means regulations made by the Board under this Act;
(j) “Society” means the National Centre for Jute Diversification, a society set up by the Central Government in the Ministry of Textiles and registered under the Societies Registration Act,1860 (21 of 1860);
(k) “year” means the year commencing on the 1st day of April and ending on the 31st day of March next following.