The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to provide, in the interest of the general public, for the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce, in certain commodities.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 29)
Section 1 to Section 6C (10 Sections)
Short title and extent.
(1) This Act may be called the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the whole of India 1 ***.
Definitions.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- 1 [(ia) "Collector" includes an Additional Collector and such other officer, not below the rank of Sub-Divisional Officer, as ...
Essential commodities declaration, etc.
1 [ 2A. Essential commodities declaration, etc. --(1) For the purposes of this Act, essential commodity means a commodity specified in the Schedule. (2) Subject to the provisions o...
Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc., of essential commodities.
(1) If the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do for maintaining or increasing supplies of any essential commodity or for securing their equit...
Imposition of duties on State Governments, etc.
An order made under section 3 may confer powers and impose duties upon the Central Government or the State Government or officers and authorities of Central Government or State Gov...
Delegation of powers.
The Central Government may, by notified order, direct that 1 [the power to make orders or issue notifications under section 3] shall, in relation to such matters and subject to suc...
Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments.
Any order made under section 3 shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act or any instrument having effect by v...
Confiscation of essential commodity.
1 [ 6A. Confiscation of essential commodity. -- 2 [(1)] Where any 3 [essential commodity is seized] in pursuance of an order made under section 3 in relation thereto, 4 [a report o...
Issue of show cause notice before confiscation of food grains, etc.
1 [ 6B. Issue of show cause notice before confiscation of food grains, etc. -- 3 [(1)] No order confiscating 4 [any 5 [essential commodity] package, covering, receptacle, animal, v...
Appeal.
1 [ 6C. Appeal. --(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of confiscation under section 6A may, within one month from the date of the communication to him of such order, appeal to any...
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