RICE-MILLING INDUSTRY (REGULATION) (WEST BENGAL SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974

Act No. 53 of 1974

12th December, 1974

An Act to amend the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1958, in its application to West Bengal. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1958 (21 of 1958.), in its application to West Bengal, for the purpose and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-

S.1 Short title

This Act may be called the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) (West Bengal Second Amendment) Act, 1974.

S.2 Application of the Act

The Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1958 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), shall, in its application to West Bengal, be amended in the manner hereinafter provided.

S.3 Insertion of new section 6A in Act 21 of 1958

After section 6 of the said Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-

6A. 'Licence for husking mill.

• (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Act, every owner of a husking mill, whether he holds a licence under this Act or not, shall, within thirty days from the date of coming into force of the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) (West Bengal Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1974 (West Ben. Ord. XIV of 1974), or in the case of an owner of a new husking mill, before he starts actual milling operation, make an application to the licensing officer for the grant of a fresh licence for carrying on rice-milling operation in that husking mill:
• Provided that the licensing officer may, for good or sufficient reason being shown, extend the time for making such application for a further period of thirty days.
• (2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form, be accompanied by such fee and shall
  

S.4 Repeal and savings

• (1) The Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) (West Bengal Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1974 (West Ben. Ord. XIV of 1974), is hereby repealed.
• (2) Anything done or any action taken under the said Act as amended by the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) (West Bengal Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1974, shall be deemed to have been validly done or taken under the said Act as amended by this Act as if this Act had commenced on the 31st day of October, 1974.