Union of India - Act
The Coconut Husks Control Order, 1973
UNION OF INDIA
India
India
The Coconut Husks Control Order, 1973
Rule THE-COCONUT-HUSKS-CONTROL-ORDER-1973 of 1973
- Published on 29 September 1973
- Commenced on 29 September 1973
- [This is the version of this document from 29 September 1973.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
- In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, -3. Establishment of the Advisory Board.
4. Appointment of Licensing Officer and Inspector.
5. Licences for retting.
6. Licence for the manufacture of fibre.
7. Sale of raw and retted husks.
8. Movement permit.
9. Cancellation of licence or permission.
10. Power to fix prices.
- The Licensing Officer may, after taking into consideration, -(a)the quality of husks and fibre in a locality ;(b)the transportation and retting facilities ;(c)the advantages in fixing prices on regional and seasonal basis ;(d)the wages payable to the persons employed in the locality ;(e)the price of yarn in the locality ; and(f)the export prices of coir products manufactured from yarn in the locality,and on the recommendation of the Advisory Board and with the approval of the Chairman, Coir Board, fix -(i)the price at which raw husk or any type of raw husk may be sold for any retting purposes ;(ii)the ex-retting price at which any retted husk or type of retted husk may be sold in the locality by publishing the price in the official Gazette or by communicating by letters or otherwise, the price to the persons in possession of husks.11. Power to issue directions.
12. Project area.
- The Licensing Officer may, on the recommendation of the Advisory Board and with the approval of the State Government, select any area in any locality as a project area for the establishment of institutions for intensive development of retting of husks or for the manufacture of fibre and shall authorize such number of Inspectors as he thinks fit to be in charge of the project area, with a view -13. [ Maintenance of records. - The Licensing Officer may, by general or special order published in the Official Gazette, direct the holder of a licence or permission under this order to maintain such records of his business, in such manner and to submit to him such returns relating to his business, as to indicate clearly the amount of husks in his daily stock, the source of their acquisition, the price paid therefor and the mode of their disposal.] [Substituted by S.O. 2168, dated 2nd June, 1976.]
14. Owner, etc. to give notice of retting operations.
- Every owner or occupier of land or any agent of such owner or occupier in charge of or management of that land, if retting operations are carried on in that land, shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse, give notice of such retting operations to the Inspector.15. Appeal.
16. Powers of entry and inspection.
- The Licensing Officer or any officer not below the rank of an Inspector authorized by him in this behalf may, with a view to securing compliance with the provisions of this Order, by general or by special order, -(a)require any person, dealer or holder of a licence or permission under this Order to give such information in his possession with respect to any business carried on by him;(b)require any person, dealer or holder of a licence or permission under this Order in writing to furnish samples of any article to which this Order applies ;(c)require any person, or dealer holder of a licence or permission under this Order in writing to produce books or documents belonging to him or under his control;(d)inspect or cause to be inspected any books or document in the possession or under the control of such persons ;(e)stop and search any vehicle, vessel or receptacle in which he has reason to believe that a contravention of this Order has been, is being or is about to be contravened;(f)enter and search premises ; or(g)seize any article to which this Order applies in respect of which he has reason to believe that a contravention of this Order has been, is being or is about to be committed and thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of stocks so seized in a Court or for their safe custody, pending such production.17. Penalty.
- Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Order or of the terms and conditions of a licence, permission or permit granted under this Order, or fails to carry out any direction or requisition made thereunder shall be punishable under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955).18. Power of Central Government to issue directions.
- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, the Central Government shall have power to issue any direction to the State Government in respect of any of the matters dealt with in this order, and such direction shall prevail over any order issued by the State Government or the Licensing Officer under this Order.19. Repeal and saving.
- The Coir Retting (Licencing) Order, 1968, is hereby repealed, except as respects things done or omitted to be done under that Order before the commencement of this Order.Form IThe Coconut Husks Control Order, 1973[See Clause 5(4)]Form of application for the grant of a licence for retting| 1. Name and address of the applicant. |
| 2. Location of the retting field. |
| Survey No. Village (Taluk and District). |
| 3. Is the applicant the owner of the retting field or is he alessor ? |
| 4. If a lessor, the quantum of lease rent. |
| 5. Capacity of the retting field (in 000's husks). |
| 6. Number of husks intended to be retted in the year. |
| 7. Average monthly earrings of the applicant from the rettingbusiness. |
| 8. Number of husks retted by the applicant during the lastthree years (financial year-wise). |
| 9. Chart for disposal of retted husks (unit one thousandhusks) (on production Purchases if any Consumption) Sale Balance. |
| 10. Number and date of previous licence issued, if any. |
| 11. Quality and quantity of husks in the possession of theapplicant. |