The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987
- Citation
- Act No. 10 of 1987
- Jurisdiction
- IN
- Made by
- Ministry of Textiles
- Instrument
- Act
- Status
- In force
What it requires (3 obligations)
Where the Central Government has ordered that a commodity, class of commodities or percentage of them be packed in jute packaging material, that commodity may not be supplied or distributed unless it is packed in accordance with the order. Jute packaging material means jute, jute yarn, jute twine, jute sacking cloth, hessian cloth, jute bags or any other packaging material containing not less than seventy-five per cent by weight of jute.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Jute packaging, textiles
- Markets
- IN
- Penalties
- The section headed "Penalty for contravention of section 5" provides a fine which may extend to double the cost of the jute packaging material that should have been used under the order made under section 3.
A proviso allows three months from the date specified in the order for goods that were being packed in another material immediately before that date. The commodities reached are defined at section 2(a) as any essential commodity within the meaning of the Essential Commodities Act 1955, or any article manufactured or produced by a scheduled industry within the meaning of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951. The Act confers the power; the Gazette orders made under it decide which goods are caught and from when. The register records the duty, not the current schedule of orders.
Drafted from the section headed "Prohibition of packing in any material other than the jute packaging material", with the definition from section 2(c).
A person required to use jute packaging material may be ordered by the Central Government to furnish information in their possession about the commodity requiring such packing, in the form and within the period the order specifies, and to furnish samples of jute packaging material for inspection at the places and within the period specified.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Jute packaging, textiles
- Markets
- IN
- Penalties
- The section headed "Penalty for false statement, etc." provides a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for failing to furnish the information or sample, or for furnishing information known or reasonably believed to be false in a material particular.
The duty arises on an order being made, not automatically. The Act confers the power; the Gazette orders made under it decide which goods are caught and from when. The register records the duty, not the current schedule of orders.
Drafted from section 6, which the statute identifies by naming section 5 within it.
An officer authorised by the Central Government may enter at all reasonable times any place, premises or vehicle where a commodity packed in jute packaging material is stored or kept for supply or distribution, may require its production for inspection, and may ask for information relating to it. Where the officer has reason to believe a commodity has been packed in contravention of the prohibition and is secreted, that place, premises or vehicle may be searched and the commodity seized.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Jute packaging, textiles
- Markets
- IN
Where seizure is impracticable the officer may instead serve an order that the goods not be removed or dealt with without prior permission. The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 applies to searches and seizures under this section. The Act confers the power; the Gazette orders made under it decide which goods are caught and from when. The register records the duty, not the current schedule of orders.
Drafted from the sections headed "Power to enter and inspect" and "Power to search and seize". Neither is cross-referenced by number elsewhere in the Act, so neither is numbered here.
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