Chapter I Chapter I

1. Short title, extent, commencement and repeal. (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Khadi and Village Industries Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka. (3) It shall come into force in such areas from such dates as the State Government may by notification in the Karnataka Gazette specify. (4) On the coming into force of this Act in the Belgaum Area, the Bombay Village Industries Act, 1954 (Bombay Act No. XLI of 1954), shall stand repealed and on the coming into force of this Act in the Gulbarga Area, the Hyderabad Khadi and Village Industries Act, 1955 (Hyderabad Act No. X of 1955), shall stand repealed.

2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context.— (i) “Board” means the Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board constituted under section 4; (ii) “khadi” means any cloth woven on handlooms in India from cotton, silk or woollen yarn handspun in India, or from a mixture of any two or all of such yarns; (iii) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (iv) “Regulations” means regulations made under this Act; (v) “village industry” means the Khadi Industry and any industry specified in the Schedule to this Act.