The Assam Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage Industries) (Amendment) Act, 1959
         - The 23rd February 1960

**| No.LJL, 16/59/11.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general
information.

**(Received the assent of the Governor on the 16th February 1960)**

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**ASSAM ACT No.HI of 1960**

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THE ASSAM AID TO INDUSTRIES (SMALL AND COTTAGE

INDUSTRIES) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959

(As passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 24th

s February I960]
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B fe- ' _An_

_Act_

_._ _further_ _to amend the Assam Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage Industries) Act,_

_1955_

**Preamble.** Whereas it is expedient further to amend the

Assam Aid to Industries (Small and Cottage Indus­
tries) Act, 1955, hereinafter called the Principal Act, Assam Act
in the manner hereinafter appearing ; n o f 195^,


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It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows :—

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Aid to

extent and Industries (Small and Cottage Industries) (Arnend-
cominence- inent, m e n M' Act, 1959.’

(2) It shall have the like extent as the Principal

Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. In Section 2 of the Principal Act: —

of Section 2
of Assam fo r clause (&), the following shall be sub-

o‘ s titu te d :-

“ (/>) ‘Director’ means (t) the Director of Indus­

tries, Assam in respect of Small or Cottage
Industries other than Small or Cottage

Industries under Sericulture and Weaving,

and

(ii) the Director of Sericulture and Weaving,

Assam in respect of Small or Cottage Indus­
tries under Sericulture and Weaving” .

(2) after clause (i), the following shall be added

as clauses ( j ) and _(k) namely: —_

“ (j ) ‘Political Sufferer’ means: —

(i) a person who was a detenue or an externee or

was arrested and kept in jail either as con­
vict or as an undertrial for a period of at
least one month or who was 6ned in a court
of law or whose property was confiscated or
who was permanently disabled or who

suffered grievous bodily injury for participa­
tion in any of the national movemem s ;

(ff) a person ;

(a) dismissed or removed from service,
_(b) being a civil pensioner whose pension was_

forfeited,

(c) who resigned or had to resign from Gov­

ernment service, for participating in or his
association with the national movement,

(tti) a person who boycotted his educational

1 s institution in response to the national move­

i h ment, and continued in Congress work for

the attainment of the independence of India

i'j till 1947,


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(n) a person who gave up his study due to

his participation in the national movement of
1942 and resumed the same afterwards:

Provided that no such person shall be deemed to be

apolitical sufferer if he had given an undertaking to
the authority not to continue in any national move­
ment, or if he had acted subsequently against the
national movement.

_Explanation.—(«) ‘National movement’_ means the

movements launched under the leadership of

Mahatma Gandhi since 1921, or any other movement
for the independence of India.

(1) ‘Authority* means the Government for the time

being, prior to the 15th August, 1947.

(A) ‘Registrar of Co-operative Societies’ shall be

as defined in the Assam Co-operative Societies Act, Assam Act

I of 1950.

1949” .

**Amendment** 3. In section 3 of the Principal Act, after Comma

**of section 3** a t the end of the word “ Department” and before the

j [[Asya]'u[™] word “ Finance” the words and a Comma “Sericul-

**1956.** t u r e and Weaving Department,” shall be inserted.

**Amendment** **4.** (1) In clause _\b} of sub-section (I) of section_ **4**

**of section** 4 0 £ t |.ie [ Principal Act, the words “of Cottage Indus- ]

**Act** **H** t r >e s ” between the words “ Director” and “or” shall

**1956.** be deleted.

(2) After sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Princi­

pal Act, the following sub-section (3) shall be added,
namely:—

“ (3) In case of Small or Cottage Industries owned

by a Company or a Co-operative Society, the State
Government may assist in the development of such
industries by participation in the share capital or by
purchasing debentures issued by such Company”.

Amendment 5. For sub-section (I) of section 5 of the Principal

**of Assam[1]Act ^** [c t] ’ [t] ^l e ^o ^ o w *n g shall substituted, namely:—

**II of 1956.** **.** **,**
“ (1) Any person may submit in the prescribed form

and in the prescribed manner an application to the
Director or to any other officer empowered in this
behalf by the Government for loan in respect of

Small or Cottage Industries” .

**Amendment** 6. Insection 6 of the principal Act:—

**of section 6**
II [A]f[8]1956ACt (1) In the first proviso, the sentence “Security may

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_(2) the second proviso shall_ be substituted as

follows

“Provided also that notwithstanding anything con­

tained in this Act, and subject to such rules as may
be prescribed, the Director or the authority empo­
wered to issue loan may sanction loans upto one

thousand rupees on personal bond of the applicant
and upto two thousand and five hundred rupees on
the security of one or more sureties

(3) after the second proviso, the following provisos

shall be added, namely:—■

“Provided that Government or the authority em­

powered to issue loan may sanction such loan on the
personal bond of the applicant and one or more
personal sureties as considered adequate and reason­
able subject to a maximum of Rs.7,500 in case of
political sufferers who are certified as such by the

competent authority and. who are in need of rehabili­
tation through productive work.

A political sufferer who is in receipt of a pension

from the State Government for participation in any

National Movement shall not be entitled to the b~nc-
fit of this proviso:

Provided further that the Government or the

authority empowered to issue loan may sanction such
loan without security to a Co-operative Society owning
Small or Cottage Industries upto a maximum of fifteen
times of the paid-uo share capital of such Co-opera­
tive Society subject to production of a certificate from
the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Assam”.

Deletion of 7. Section 7 of the Principal Act shall be deleted.

section 7 of
Assam Act
II of 1956.

Amendment 8. Section 8 of the Principal Act shall be renum­
of section 8 bered as section 7 and the words “ of Cottage Indus­
of Assam tries” between the words “ Director” and “may” shall

Act II of
1956. be deleted.

Amendment 9. Section 9 of the Principal Act shall be renum-

of section 9 | ) e r e c j a s section 8 and the words “of Cottage Indus-
Act I l ^ o f , r ’e s ” wherever occurring after the word “ Director'’

1956. in the section as so renumbered shall be omitted.


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Amendment 10. Section 10 of 1 he Principal Act shall be re*

of section 10 n u m bered as section 9 and the words “ of Cottage
Act ii' of Industries” between the words “ Director” and “in”

1956. shall be deleted.

n [ Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ]> ■*-6 and 11 oi the

Principal. Act shall he renumbered as sections 10. fl

15* 16* and 12,13, 13. IS and jfi respectively

17 of Assam

Act II of

**1956.**

**B. C. BARUA,**

Secy, to the Govt of Assam, Law I


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