The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956
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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956
THE KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION ACT, 1956 ACT NO. 61 OF 1956*
[25th September, 1956.]An Act to provide for the establishment of a Commission for the development of Khadi and Village Industries and for matters connected therewith.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:--CHAPPRELIMINARYCHAPTER IPRELIMINARY1.Short title and extent.1. Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956.(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.2.Definitions.2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--(a) "the Board" means the Board constituted under 1*[section 10];(b) "chairman" means the chairman of the Commission;(c) "Commission" means the Khadi and Village Industries Commission established under section 4;2*[(cc) "fixed capital investment" includes investment in plant and machinery and land and building of an industry;](d) "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;(e) "member" means a member of the Commission 3*[and includes the chairman 4***];(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;5*[(ff) "rural area" means the area comprised in any village, and includes the area comprised in any town, the population of which does not exceed ten thousand or such other figure as the Central Government may specify from time to time;]6* * * * *6* * * * *---------------------------------------------------------------------*The Act comes into force in Pondicherry on 1.10.1963 vide Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I.*Extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. ...See the full content of this document
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