THE AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 1985

ACT NO. 2 OF 1986 · Enacted [8th January, 1986.] · 36 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

Section 3.Power to amend Schedule.

AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Section 4.Establishment and constitution of the Authority.

Section 5.Salary and Allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman and allowances of members.

Section 6.Chairman to be chief executive.

Section 7.Secretary of the Authority and other staff.

Section 8.Special provision for transfer of employees to the Authority.

Section 9.Committees of the Authority.

Section 10.Functions of the Authority.

Section 10A.Functions in respect of Special products, etc.

Section 11.Power to supersede the Authority.

REGISTRATION

Section 12.Registration of exporters.

Section 13.Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration.

Section 14.Returns to be made by exporters.

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 15.Grants or loans by the Central Government.

Section 16.Constitution of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Fund.

Section 17.Borrowing powers of the Authority.

Section 18.Accounts and audit.

CONTROL BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Section 19.Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of Scheduled products.

Section 20.Directions by the Central Government.

Section 21.Returns and reports.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 22.Penalty for making false reports.

Section 23.Penalties for obstructing a member or officer of the Authority in the discharge of his duty and for failure to produce books and records.

Section 24.Other penalties.

Section 25.Offences by companies.

Section 26.Jurisdiction of court.

Section 27.Previous sanction of the Central Government.

Section 28.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 29.Power to delegate.

Section 30.Suspension of operation of this Act.

Section 31.Application of other laws not barred.

Section 32.Power to make rules.

Section 33.Power to make regulations.

Section 34.Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.

Section 35.Validation.