The Tamil Nadu Jute Goods Control Act, 1949

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PRS or any persons connected with it shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, damage, or distress to any person on account of any action taken or not taken on the basis of this document. The Tamil Nadu Jute Goods Control Act, 1949 Act 28 of 1949 Keyword(s): Controller, Jute Goods 70 Jute Goods Control [I949 : T.N. Ad Xg Vi l l[TAMIL NADU] Am No. 3UCVIII OF 1949'. I (Received the assent of the Governor-Generd on the 10th December 1949 ;first published in the Fort St. George Gazette Extraordinary on the 14th December 1949.) An Act to proride for the regulation uf the productim, supply and distrtbutioo of jute g& in UleYState of Tamil Nadu]. WHBRRAS it is necessary to provide for the regulation of the production, supply and distribution of jute goods in the TState of Tamil Nadu]; It is here by enaded * aa follows;-- Snort title, extent and 1. (1) This Act may be called the '[Tamil Nadu] Jute Goods Contro 1 Act, 1949. (2) It extends to t'le whole of the TState o f Te.mil Nadu]. (3) It shall come into force at once. DefiniMo-• 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnP.nt in the subject or context- (a) '# Controller " means the Jute Co nt ro Her appoin- ted bythe 6[SteteJ Government uncer sec~icn 3 ; (b) jute goods " includes all jute manufactures. . - - - -- - I ~hesc words were substituted for the word gsMadrapR@ by tho Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Otder, 1969, as amended by tho Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Lam (Second Amendment) Order, 1969. 8 For statement of Objects and Reasons, see Port St. George Gazette Extraordim ry, dated the 17th November 1949, Part Iv-A, page475. .. 3 This expression was substituted for the expression "Province of Madras" by paragrapb 3(2) of the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970. h 4 This expression was substituted for the expression '"State of ~~adras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amend- ment) Order, 1969. 6 his word was substituted for the word ''Provincial" by ' the Adaptation ul Laws Order, 1950. , . - - Jute Gooh Control 71 h . Tfae Ifstatel Government mav. bv notification in Annnintrn~nt PJ (1) Subject to the control o f t he '[State] Govern- Pcwers of Cont- , the Controller, so far as it appears to him to ber~ller(ocontro1 production, ssarv or extxdient for rermlatinr. maintainine -r - . . .. .r, .r - - - - - - - r ~ V . - . . I . - L , . " * Foft st: ( leoee Gazette, appoint auy person to be the Controller. Controller for the r[State]. Y 62, - - - - u - supply CiJ dlS- increasing the p;oduction, supply or distribm;,,;* of jute tribution ofjute goods, may, by order in writing- mods. (a) require any person holding a sto chof jute goods to cxIl the whole or a specified part thereof at such prices and $0 suchperson(inc1odingthe Central or '[StatejGovern- (. * (b) require any person engaged in the production of jute good s to comply with such directions as may be \-t* - - * sub-sect~on (I) shall comply with such order, nolwith- standing anything inconsistint therewith contained in any f merrtl or in such circumstances as mav be smcified in the Ld in the order as to the type, quality or quantity df the jute goods to be produced or delivered by him from I tirlle to time. it (21 Anv mr so n to whom an order is issued under 1' ~nt~a~orothe~instrumenttowhichhe is a party. p;;/ 5. If a ny person contravenes any order issued to him Pmalties* by the Controller under section 4, he shall be punishable with imprisonment tor a tall11 which may extend to three years or with fin. or with both. 6. If the person contravening an order issued by the Omnces by antroller under section 4 is a co mpany or other bod y corporations. corporate, every director, mamger, secretary or other - 1 This word was Adaptation of Laws substituted for Order, 1950. the word by tht a This word was substituted for the ,word "Provincew by Now the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. 72 Jute Goods Control [I949 : T.N. Act XXWII officer or agent thereof shall, unless he proves that the contravention took phce without his knowledge or that b exercised all d uc d ilipnce to prevent su ch contravention; be deemed to be guilty of such contravention. Q p ~ ~ a h @ of 7. No Court shall take cogniz~.nce of any offence 0ffences*punishable under this' Act except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by the Cantroller. Proteotionof 8,( l)N0 suit,prosecutionor ether legalproceding Wen shall lic ogaiainst :!ny per son (i ncluditlg I he Co ntro Uer) for ' under the Act. anything whichis in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any order issu :d under section 4. (2) No suit or other legal pro ceed ing sllall lie against the '[State] Go ver nme'nt , t hc Controller or any other person, ir? respect of' any damage caused or likly to be caused by anything which is in good fa i th don: rJr intended t o be done i n p u r r u ~ ~ ofany order issued under section 4. Repeal and 9. (1) The Madras Jute Good s Co ntro 1 Ordinance, M~ saving. 1949. is here by repealed. (2) Not withstanding such repeal, any notifications or orders issued, action taken, or thing done in the exercise of any power conferred by or under the said Ordinance shall I be deemed to have beenissued,tabnor done intheexercise ofthe powers conferred byor under this Act asifthis Act had comeinto force on thei5th day of November k1949. C -- -- -- a This word was nubst ituted for the w a d *Provjogid *. b y the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1 ~ 0 . . I" 1 - 4.pdf 5.pdf