The Jammu and Kashmir Silk Protection Act, 1907

1 [This Act shall be called the Kashmir Silk Protection Act, 1964. and shall extend to the whole of the Jammu and Kashmir State territory.

The words (i) silk worm rearers, (ii) silk worm egg, (iii) silk cocoon and raw Kashmir silk shall have the same meaning as those which are generally assigned in them in the Jammu and Kashmir State.

Explanation.—Raw silk includes "Gudar".

If any silk worm rearer appointed by the Kashmir Sericulture Department, at the instance of the Director Sericulture or the persons appointed by the Director in this behalf, sells to any person or uses in any other manner the silk cocoon reared by him which is in his possession, or the seeds of such silk entrusted to him for the purpose of rearing or if any person deliberately neglects to return on demand such seed in his possession to the said Director or to persons appointed by the Director in this behalf, he shall, on being convicted, be punished with imprisonment of cither description which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.

If any person receives the silk cocoons from any silk worm rearer without the permission of the Director, or is found to be in possession of the silk cocoons or silk seeds without the permission of the Director or of the person appointed by him in this behalf, he shall be presumed to have received that stolen property knowing and believing it to be as such and may be prosecuted under section 411, Ranbir Penal Code.