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

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985.

(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, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Power to amend Schedule.
  4. 4.Establishment and constitution of the Authority.
  5. 5.Salary and Allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman and allowances of members.
  6. 6.Chairman to be chief executive.
  7. 7.Secretary of the Authority and other staff.
  8. 8.Special provision for transfer of employees to the Authority.
  9. 9.Committees of the Authority.
  10. 10.Functions of the Authority.
  11. 10A.Functions in respect of Special products, etc.
  12. 11.Power to supersede the Authority.
  13. 12.Registration of exporters.
  14. 13.Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration.
  15. 14.Returns to be made by exporters.
  16. 15.Grants or loans by the Central Government.
  17. 16.Constitution of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Fund.
  18. 17.Borrowing powers of the Authority.
  19. 18.Accounts and audit.
  20. 19.Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of Scheduled products.
  21. 20.Directions by the Central Government.
  22. 21.Returns and reports.
  23. 22.Penalty for making false reports.
  24. 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.
  25. 24.Other penalties.
  26. 25.Offences by companies.
  27. 26.Jurisdiction of court.
  28. 27.Previous sanction of the Central Government.
  29. 28.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  30. 29.Power to delegate.
  31. 30.Suspension of operation of this Act.
  32. 31.Application of other laws not barred.
  33. 32.Power to make rules.
  34. 33.Power to make regulations.
  35. 34.Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  36. 35.Validation.
  37. SCH-THE FIRST SCHEDULE.THE FIRST SCHEDULE
  38. SCH-THE SECOND SCHEDULE.THE SECOND SCHEDULE