PRELIMINARY
Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972.
(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:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
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- 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2.Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
- 3.Definitions.
- 4.Establishment and constitution of the Authority.
- 5.Acts or proceedings of Authority or its Committees not to be invalidated.
- 6.Salary and allowances of Chairman.
- 7.Executive officers of the Authority and other staff.
- 8.Committees of the Authority.
- 9.Functions of the Authority.
- 10.Dissolution of the Authority.
- 11.Registration of fishing vessel, processing plant, etc.
- 12.Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration.
- 13.Returns to be made by owners.
- 14.[Repealed.].
- 15.[Repealed.].
- 16.Grants and loans by the Central Government.
- 17.Constitution of the Fund.
- 18.Borrowing powers of the Authority.
- 19.Accounts and audit.
- 20.Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of marine products.
- 21.Directions by Central Government.
- 22.Returns and reports.
- 23.Penalty for making false returns.
- 24.Penalties for obstructing a member or officer of the Authority in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records.
- 25.Other penalties.
- 26.Offences by companies.
- 27.Jurisdiction of court.
- 28.Previous sanction of Central Government.
- 29.Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 30.Power to delegate.
- 31.Suspension of operation of Act.
- 32.Application of other laws not barred.
- 33.Power of Central Government to make rules.
- 34.Power to make regulations.