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Bare Act

The Kerala Raw Cashewnuts (Procurement and Distribution) Act, 1981

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This state legislation governs the acquisition and sale of raw cashewnuts throughout Kerala to protect agricultural income and stabilize local market prices. Enacted in 1981, it empowers the state government to directly purchase raw cashew from growers and manage its distribution through designated channels. By establishing a formal procurement framework, the Act regulates the sale of this essential commodity and ensures that farmers and the public benefit from price stability within the state.

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  1. 1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 2A. 2A 6 [****************]
  4. 2B. 2B 7 [****************]
  5. 2C. 2C 8[****************]
  6. 3. 9 ["3
  7. 4. Restriction on possession of raw cashewnuts
  8. 5. Price to be paid by agent and sub-agents
  9. 6. Agent to furnish returns
  10. 7. Power of government to issue instructions to agent and sub-agent.
  11. 8. Removal of agent.
  12. 9. Appointment of Co-operative Societies as sub-agents.
  13. 10. Prohibition of processing or conversion and restriction on sale etc. The agent or a sub-agent shall not-
  14. 11. Sale of raw cashewnuts to cashew factories.-(1) all raw cashewnuts purchased by the agent and the sub-agents under this
  15. 11A. Provided that the agent or a sub-agent may refuse to purchase the raw cashewnuts tendered for sale which do not conform
  16. 12. Duty of occupier to take delivery of raw cashewnuts
  17. 13. Price to be paid by occupiers
  18. 14. Processing of raw cashewnuts to be done in the concerned factory
  19. 15. Restriction on transport of raw cashewnuts.-
  20. 16. Application form and form of permit.-
  21. 17. Power to refuse permit.-
  22. 18. Cancellation of permit.
  23. 19. Powers of entry, seizure, etc.
  24. 20. Confiscation of raw cashewnuts.
  25. 21. 21. Issue of show-cause notice before confiscation.- (1) No order confiscating any raw cashewnuts, package, covering,
  26. 22. 22. Appeal.- (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of confiscation under section 20 may, within one month from the date
  27. 23. 23. Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishment
  28. 24. Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases
  29. 25. Penalties
  30. 26. Attempts and abetment
  31. 27. 27. False statement.- If any person, -
  32. 28. 28. Offences by companies.- (1) If the person contravening any of the provisions of this Act is a company, every person
  33. 29. 29. Offences to be cognizable
  34. 30. 30. Cognizance of offences.- No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such
  35. 31. 31. Grant of injunction, etc., by civil courts
  36. 32. 32. Protection of action taken under Act.- (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any
  37. 33. Exemption.
  38. 34. Power to make rules.
  39. 35. Repeal and saving.

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