Chapter I PRELIMINARY

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Board" means the Arunachal Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board established under section 4 of the Act; (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board (c) "Commission" means the Khadi and Village Industries Commission established under section 4 of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 61 of 1956; (d) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh; (e) "Khadi" means any cloth woven on Handloom in India from Cotton. Silk or Woollen Yarn hand-spun in India or from a mixture of any two or all of such yarns and shall include readymade garments made out of such cloth ; (f) "member" means a member of the Board; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (h ) "Regulations" means Regulations made by the Board under this Act; (i) "Secretary" means Secretary of the Board; (j) Vice-Chairman" means Vice-Chairman of the Board; (k) "Village Industries" means,- (i) all or any of the Industries specified i the schedule to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (61 of 1956) including any other industry deemed to be specified in that schedule by reason of a notification under section 3 of that Act; and (ii) any other industry that may be specified in this behalf by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette.

(1) The Government may on its own motion or on the recommendations of the Commission or the Board, by notification in the Official Gazette, specified any industry in addition to the industries, included in the schedule to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (61 of 1956) as a Village Industry. (2) A copy of every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid before the State Legislative Assembly, as soon as may be after it is issued.

(1) With effect from such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette fix in this behalf, there shall be established a Board to be called the Arunachal Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board for the purpose of this Act. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate 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 : Provided that any lease, sale or transfer to any person or authority other than the Commission, of any immovable property belonging to the Board shall be void unless it is sanctioned by the Government.

(1) The Board shall consist of not less than five and not more than nine members appointed by the Government after consultation with the Commission from amongst-. (a) non officials, who in the opinion of the Government are qualified as having experience and fit, in matters relating to the development of Khadi and Village Industries programmes; (b) officials not exceeding one-fourth of the total members. (2) The Government may, after consultation with the Commission, nominate one of the members of the Board to be the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed. (3) The Government may after consultation with the Commission, appoint from among the other members of the Board, as Vice-Chairman who shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed or delegated to him by the Chairman. (4) The Government may, in consultation with the Commission, appoint from among the other members other than the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman to be the Secretary of the Board who shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman. (5) In the event of any vacancy that may arise in the office of a member of the Board by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise, such vacancy may be filled in by the Government and the member so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term of the member in whose place he is appointed. (6) Any member may resign his office by giving Notice in writing to the Government and on such resignation being notified in the Official Gazette by the Government, such member shall be deemed to have vacated his office. (7) No act or proceedings of the Board shall be invalidated merely by reason, only of the existence of any vacancy in its membership or by reason of any defect in the constitution thereof.

(1) The Board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by regulation made under this Act, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions of this Act. (2) A person associated with the Board under sub-section (I) for any purpose may take part in the discussions of the Board relevant to that purpose, but shall not have the right to vote and shall not be a member for any other purpose. (3) The Government may depute one more of their officers to attend any meeting of the Board and to take part in the discussions of the Board but such Officer or Officers shall not have the right to vote.