The Assam Khadi and Village Industries Boards (Amendment) Act, 1997
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 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR •

 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFICATION

 The 30th April, 1997

 No. LGL.36/96/8. -- The following Act of the Assam Legislative
 Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.


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862 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 30.1997

ASSAM ACT NO. XI OF 1997

(Received the Assent of the Governor on 28th April, 1997)

THE ASSAM KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

BOARD (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997.

AN

ACT

further to amend the Khadi and Village Industries

Board Act, 1955.

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the

Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1955, hereinafter Assam

referred to as the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter
appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Forty-eighth Year of the

Republic of India as follows

Shorttitle, 1- (1) This Act may be called the Khadi and Village

extent and Industries Board (Amendment) Act, 1997.

commence-

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and

from the 7th September, 1990.

Amendment 2. In the principal Act, in section 2, in clause (4), for the

of section 2. existing provisions, the following shall be inserted,

namely

"(4)(i) Khadi and Village Industries" means the

industries specified in the Schedule;

(ii) all or any of the industries specified in the

Schedule to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission
Act, 1956 and includes any other industries by reason of Central
notification or amendment issued by the Central ^1955
Government under section 3 of the said Act

Insertion 3. In the principal Act, after section 4 B, the following
of a new new section shall be inserted, namely
section.

"Power to 4C. The State Government may, on its own motion or in
consultation with the Khadi and Village Industries

c u e ’ Commission and the Board, by notification in the Official
Gazette, add to, or omit from the Schedule any Khadi and


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 Village Industry or alter the description of any Khadi and Village Industry and thereupon the Schedule shall be amended accordingly."

Insertion in 4. In the principal Act, in the Schedule, after item no. 17, the
Schedule. following items shall be inserted, namely

###### "18. Agarbati. 19. Service Industry.
 20. Textile Industry."

 M.K. DEKA,
 Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,
 Legislative Department.

GUWAHATI - Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P), Directorate of Ptg. and Sty.,

Assam, Guwahati-21 (Ex. Gazette) No. 227-750-605-30-4-97.


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