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The Tamil Nadu Silkworm Seed (Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1956

The Tamilndau Silkworm Seed (Production Supply and Distribution) Act 1956

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This law governs the production, supply, and distribution of silkworm seed in Tamil Nadu to ensure the silk industry operates efficiently and fairly. It requires anyone involved in rearing silkworms, reeling silk, or selling cocoons to obtain a government license. The legislation sets strict rules for how silkworm seed is manufactured, stored, and transported, and it mandates that cocoons can only be sold to licensed buyers at regulated prices. By controlling these key stages of the silk supply chain, the Act aims to protect the interests of rearers and maintain the quality of silk production in the state.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Regulation of manufacture, etc., of silkworm seed.
  4. 4. Regulation of rearing
  5. 5. Regulation of disposal of silkworm cocoons
  6. 6. Regulation of sale or purchase of silkworm cocoons for reeling
  7. 7. Regulation of reeling
  8. 8. Regulation of possession of silkworm seed:
  9. 9. Application for licence.
  10. 10. Constitution and powers of market committee.
  11. 11. Regulation and distribution of silkworm seed.
  12. 12. Power to obtain information
  13. 13. Power of entry and seizure
  14. 14. Penalties
  15. 15. Composition of offences
  16. 16. Trial of offences.
  17. 17. Protection for acts done in faith
  18. 18. Officers to be deemed public servants
  19. 19. Power to make rules

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