Sikkim Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1978
No: 11 Dated: Apr, 07 1978
Sikkim Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1978
(Sikkim Act No. 11 of 1978)
An Act To provide for the 3 establishment of a Board for the development of the Khadi and Village Industries in the State of Sikkim and for matters connected therewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim in the Twenty-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 Sikkim Khadi And Village Industries Board Act, 1978.
(2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim.
(3) It shall come into force in such date as the State Government may by a notification in the Official Gazette appoint in this behalf.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) "Board" means the Sikkim Khadi & Village Industries Board established under Section 3.
(b) "Khadi & Village Industries Commission" means the Khadi & Village Industries Commission of India established under Section 4 of the Khadi & Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 61 of 1956).
(c) "Khadi" means any cloth woven on handlooms in India from cotton, silk or woolen yarn handspun in India or from a mixture by two or all of such yarns and shall include ready-made garments made out of such cloths.
(d) " Village Industries" means: -
(i) all or any of the Industries specified in the schedule to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956, and includes any other industry deemed to be specified in the said schedule by reason of a notification issued by the Government of India under Section 3 of the said Act, and
(ii) any other industry specified in this behalf by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette in consultation with the Khadi & Village Industries Commission of India and the Board.
(e) " Government" means the Government of Sikkim.
(f) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(g) "Regulations" means regulations made by the Board under this Act.
(h) "Chairman" means Chairman of the Board.
(i) " Vice-Chairman" means Vice-Chairman of the Board.
(j) "Members" means members of the Board.
CHAPTER II
The Sikkim Khadi And Village Industries Board
3. Establishment and in Corporation of Board. - Wit effect from such date as the Government may, by Notification, fix in this behalf, there shall be established a Board to be called the Sikkim Khadi and Village Industries Board. It shall be a body corporate by the name Aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may, by the said name, sue and be sued.
4. Constitution of the Board. - (a) The Board shall consist of not less than seven and not more than eleven members, all of whom shall be non-officials who are already interested in constructive activities relating to and who have abiding interest in the Khadi and Village Industries programme.
(b) One of the members of the Board shall be appointed by the Government as the Chairman of the Board.
(c) The Government may appoint one of the other members as the Vice- Chairman who shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the chairman as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman.
(d) The Government shall, after consultation with the Board, appoint a member other than the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman to be the Secretary of the Board.
(e) The appointments of Chairman, Vice-chairman and Secretary shall be made by the Government in consultation with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
(f) In the event of any vacancy in the officer of a member of the Board by reason of death, resignation or removal such vacancy shall be filled in by appointment by the Government and the member appointed in such vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor.
(g) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the other members of the Board shall receive such allowances as may be prescribed and all such allowances shall be paid from the fund of the Board.