Bare Act
The Sikkim Khadi And Village Industries Board Act, 1996
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This Act establishes the Sikkim Khadi and Village Industries Board as a corporate body to promote hand-spun cloth and cottage industries across the state. It regulates the organization’s structure, including the appointment of a Chairman, non-official members, and officers responsible for financial management and daily operations. The legislation applies to individual investors, business undertakings, and public officials participating in these sectors within Sikkim. By defining powers and functions, the Act ensures the board effectively supports rural employment, sustainable village-based production, and economic development while maintaining proper financial oversight through designated officers.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Establishment and incorporation of the Board
- 4. Composition of the Board
- 5. Powers and functions of the Executive Officer
- 6. Powers and functions of the Accounts Officer
- 7. Disqualifications
- 8. Removal of Chairman, Member, etc. from the Board
- 9. Resignation of office by Member
- 10. Vacancies etc. not to invalidate act and proceedings of the Board
- 11. Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purpose
- 12. Meetings of the Board
- 13. Term of office and conditions of service of the Chairman and other members
- 14. Appointment and conditions of service of officers and other employees of the Board
- 15. Standing Finance Committee
- 16. Appointment of other Committees
- 17. Delegation of powers of the Board.
- 18. Appointment of other Committees.
- 19. Acts and proceedings of Board and Committee to be presumed to be valid.
- 37. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 38. Dissolution of Board
- 39. Supersession of the Board
- 40. Recoveries of arrears
- 41. Powers to write off losses
- 42. Power to make rules
- 43. Power to remove difficulties
- 44. Repeal and Saving
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