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The Manipur Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 2021
General202128 sections
This Act regulates the cultivation and processing of oil palm throughout the entire state of Manipur. It establishes a framework to oversee the industry by creating an Advisory Committee and appointing an Oil Palm Commissioner and Inspectors. The legislation aims to promote the orderly development of oil palm farming and processing by advising the government on cultivation areas, solving industry problems, and coordinating between growers and factories. By setting these rules, the state government seeks to manage the sector effectively and support the economic interests of oil palm growers and processing units.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution of the Advisory Committee
- 4. Function of the Advisory Committee
- 5. Constitution of Zonal Committee
- 6. Constitution of Project Management Committee
- 7. Powers and functions of the Zonal Committee
- 8. Zonal Committee Funds
- 9. Appointment of Oil Palm Commissioner
- 10. Oil Palm Inspector
- 11. Register of Oil Palm Growers and Oil Palm Growers Cooperative Societies
- 12. Declaration of Factory Zone
- 13. Failure to buy
- 14. Power to fix prices
- 15. Maintenance of Records and inspection
- 16. Penalties
- 17. Institution of Proceedings
- 18. Compounding of Offences
- 19. Protection of acts done in good faith
- 20. Determination on occupier of factory for the purposes of this Act
- 21. Payment of Oil Palm price
- 22. Levy of Tax on purchase of oil palm FFBs
- 23. Purposes for which tax levied and collected
- 24. Power of Government to give direction
- 25. Delegation of powers of Government
- 26. Power to make rules
- 27. Power to remove difficulties
- Unknown. Power to remove difficulties
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