EXPORT (QUALITY CONTROL AND INSPECTION) ACT, 1963

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Establishment of Export Inspection Council

S.4 Director of Inspection and Quality Control

S.5 Functions of the Council

S.6 Powers of the Central Government in regard to quality control and inspection

S.7 Machinery for quality control and inspection

S.8 Power to recognise or establish marks to denote conformity with standard specifications

S.9 Power to obtain information from exporters, etc.

S.10 Finance, accounts and audit

S.10(a) Power to enter and inspect

S.10(b) Power to search

S.10(c) Power to seize commodities, etc.

S.10(d) Power to stop and seize conveyances

S.10(e) Search and seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

S.10(f) Confiscation

S.10(g) Confiscation of conveyance

S.10(h) Option to pay fine in lieu of confiscation

S.10(i) Liability to penalty

S.10(j) Confiscation or penalty not to interfere with other punishments

S.10(k) Adjudication

S.10(l) Giving of opportunity to the owner of goods etc.

S.10(m) Appeal

S.10(n) Powers of revision

S.10(o) Powers of adjudicating and other authorities

S.10(p) Continuance of proceedings in the event of death or insolvency

S.11 Penalty

S.11(a) Penalty for contravention of order made by adjudicating authority or Appellate authority

S.11(b) Offences by officers and employees of agency, etc.

S.11(c) Correction of clerical or arithmetical mistakes

S.12 Offences by companies

S.13 Delegation of powers

S.14 Procedure for prosecution

S.15 Officers and employees of agency to be public servants

S.16 Protection of action taken in good faith

S.16(a) Suspension, etc., of operation of the provisions of the Act

S.17 Power to make rules

S.18 Act to override other enactments

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