REGISTERED No. D. (D.N.)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 66] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1984/PHALGUNA 18, 1905
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the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of March, 1984 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force.
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
('Department of Agriculture and Cooperation)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th March, 1984
G.S.R. 206(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act, 1983 (29 of 1983),
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OILS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
G.S.R. 207(E).—In exorcise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act, 1983 (29 of 1983), Ihe Central Government hereby mates the following rules, namely :—
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
Short title nud commencement.—fi) These rules may be culled the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Develop- ment Board Rules, 1984.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise
requires,—
(a1) "Act" means the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act, 1983 (29 of 1983) ;
(b) "committee" means any of the committee appointed
by the Board under section 8 ;
It) "Secretary" means the secretary appointed under
subsection (3) of section 6 ;
id) "section" means a section of the Act ;
te) The words arid expression? uied and not defined, but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
CHAPTER II
The Board and its members
4. Term of office of members.-—(1) Save as hereinafter
provided,—
(i) a member, other than an ex-officio member, tihtill hold office for a period not exceeding three years from the date of his appointment ;
(ii) a member elected unfler clause (e) of sub-section (4) of section 4 shall cease to be a member o[ the Board if he ceases to be a member of the House of Parliament by which he was so elected ;
(iii) a member appointed upder clauses (1). (m), (n)
and (o) of sub-section (4) of section 4 shall cease to be a member of the Board if he ceases to represent the category or interest from which he was sn appointed :
Provided that a member shall be eligible for re-appoint-
ment.
(2) A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy under sub-rule (2) of rule 3 shall hold office no long as the member whose place he fills would have been entitled to hold office, if the vacancy had not occuired.
5. Resignation.—(1) The office of a member, other than an ex-officio member, shall fall vacant from the date on which his resignation is accepted or on the expiry of thirty days from the date of receipt of intimation of resignation, whichever is earlier.
(2) The power to accept the resignation of a member under sub-rule (1) shall vest in the Chairman, who on accepting the resignation, shall report that to the Board at its next meeting.
6. Removal from Board,—The Central Government way
remove any member from office,—
(n) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared
by a competent court ; or
(b) if he is an undischarged insolvent ; or
(c) if he is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude ; or
fd) if, without the leave of the Chairman, he fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board.
7. Absence from India.—Before a member of the Bowrd
goes out of India,—
(ii) he shall intimate the Secretary ihe date of hU departure from and the date of his expected return to India ;
(b) if he intends to be absent from India for a period longer than "ix months, he shall tender his resig- nation.
X. Membership roll.—The Secretary shall keep a record of the names of members and their addressee.
9. Change of address.—A member shall keep the Secretary informed of any change in his address and if he fails to inform the change of address, the address in the official records shall for all mirooses be deemed to be hia addrcs*.
CHAPTER III
3. Manner of filling vacancies among members,— (1) The Central Government may make consultations, as it may think fit, before appointing the representatives of the interests specified in clauses (f), (g), (k), (1), (m), (n) and Co) of sun-section (4) of section 4.
(2) When a member of the Board other than an ex-officio meimber, dies or resigns or is deemed to have resigned or is cemiivecl from office or becomes incapable of acting, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a person to fill that vacancy :
Provided that where the vacancy is one which was held bv the om'Boinft member bv virtue of his membership of Parliament under clause (e) of sub-section (4) of section 4, the appointment of the next incumbent of that vauancv shall lie made on the basis of fresh election by that House of Parliament to which the outgoing member belonged- Travelling and other allowances to the members of the Board/Committees under the Board and the persons associated by the Board.
10. Travelling and other allowances to members of the Board and its committees and persons associated with the Board under sub-section (7) of section 4 or co-opted as a member of its committees under sub-section (4) of sec- tion S—-<" 1 "> A member of the Board or its committee or a person associated with the Board under sub-section (7) of section 4 or a person co-opted as a member of a committee under sub-section (4) of section 8, other than a Govern- ment servant, shall be entitled to draw in respect of any joiirney performed by him for the purpose of attending a meeting of the Board or of a duly constituted committee thereof, or for <3x purpose of discharging any doty assigned to him by the Board or (he committee concerned,
travelling allowance and daily allowance at the highest rate admissible to Government servants of the first grade under the rules and orders made by the Central Govern- ment and for the time being in force :
Provided that, the payment of travelling allowance and daily allowance to a member who is a Member of the Parliament or a Member of a State Legislature shall be regulated in accordance with the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Aa, iy54 or the respective provisions of law pertaining to the Members of the con- cerned State- Legislature.
(2) In the case of any journey performed by an official of the Central Government or the Slate Government specially nominated by the Board to serve on any ad hoc committee or any other committee or to attend to any other business of the Board, the travelling and daily allowances admissible 10 him shall be payable by the Board at the rates admissible to him under the rules of the Government under which he is for the time being employed.
(3) No travelling allowances or daily allowance (hall bo allowed to a member of the Board or its committee or any other person associated by the Board or co-opted by its committee unless be certifies thai he has not drawn any travelling or daily allowance from any other source in respect of the journey and halt for which the claim is BiaUe,
(4) Travelling allowance shall be" payable from the usual place of residence of a member or the person entitled under these rules to the place of the meeting or the place where he has Rone to attend to any business of the Board or any of its committees and back to his place of residence :
Provided that, when the journey commences from or the return journey terminates at any plac" other than his usual place of residence, the travelling allowance shall be limited to the amount that would have becu payable had the journey commenced from or terminated at the muni plHce of residence ; or to the amount payable in respect of the actual journey undertaken whichever is less :
Provided further that, in special circumstances and with previous approval, of the CeDtral Government, the Chairman may grant travelling allowance from places other than the usual place ot residence of a member,
(5) The Secretary shall be the controlling officer for the purpose of trvelling and daily allowance of the members of the Board or of any committee or the persons associated with the Board or co-opted as member of any committee.
11. Conveyance Allowance.—No conveyance allowance for attending meetings of the Board or any of the committees of the Board or for attending to any other business of the Board shall be paid to those members or persons who draw travelling Or daily allowance :
Provided that a member or a person who is ievident at a place where the meeting of tjie Board or any of the committees is held or where any other business of (he Board is transacted, may be paid the actual expenditure incurred, ">n conveyance by him subject to a maximum of rupees ten per day.
12. Payment of fees.—Fees may he paid upto a limit of Rs. 1000 to a person associated by the Board or to a person co-opted fl* a member of a committee of the Board for special work of occasional or in'ermittent character done in furtherance1 of the objectives of the Board and in com- pliance with any of the povisions of the Act :
Provided that the admissibility of fees and its quantum in each case will be decided in accordance with the relevant rules and orders framed by the CcritraJ Government :
Provided further that fees beyond the limit of Rs. 1000 to one person dtiNnR a year can be sanctioned only with the prior approval of the Chairman.
13. Travelling and daily allowances, etc. for journey under- taken outside India.—Ntf travelling allowance for any jour- ney undertaken outside India shall be paid to any member of the Board or any committee or any person associated with the Board or co-opted as member of any committee :
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Provided that, if any member of the Board or any com- mittee with the previous consent of the Central Government, travels outside India in the interest of the Board, he shall be entitled to receive travelling and other allowances at such rates as may be sanctioned by the Central fcrovernment from time to time for non-official members of a delegation sent by it outside India.
CHAPTER IV
Powers to incur expenditure
14. Power to incur expenditure.—(1) Subject to the pro- visions of the Act and these rules and the rules made and orders issued by the Central Government relating to revenue and expenditure for the time being in force, the Board may incur such expenditure as it may think fit on items provided for and within amounts sanctioned,by the Central Govern- ment, in the budget.
(2) The ^appropriations between tub-head* and heads
of expenditure mav be made by the Board,
(3) The Board shall not incur expenditure outside India on any item without the previous sanction of the Central Government.
15. Contracts.—(1) The Board may enter into any contract for the discharge of the functions entrusted to it under the Act :
Provided that—
(a) every contract which extends over a period of more than three years or involves an expenditure in excess of rupees one lakh and
(b) every agreement or contract for technical colla- boration or consultation services with firms or foreign Governments shall require the previous sanction of the Central Government.
(2) Contracts shall not be binding on the Board unless they are executed by the Executive Director or any officer authorised by the Board.
(3) Neither the Executive Director nor any officer of the Board nor any member thereof shall be pesonally liable under any assurances or contracts made by the Board and any liability arising under such assurances or contract tball be discharged from the moneys at the disposal of the Board.
16. Financial transactions in general.—Except as. other- wise provided in these rules, the provisions of the Central Treasury Rules the Delegation of Financial Power Rules, 1978 and the General Financial Rules. 1963 of the Central Government, for the time being in force, shall, subject to such modifications or adaptations as may be made by the Board therein with the previous approval of the Central Government apply to all financial transactions of the Board.
17. Powers and duties of Executive Director.—(1) Trio Executive Director shall as the Chief Executive of the Board, be responsible for the proper functioning of the Board, implementing the Board's policies and the discharge of its functions as provided under the Act and the duties under these rules and the regulations framed by the Board.
(2) Subject to the provisions of these rules the Execu- tive Director may delegate his powers under this rule to any other officer of the Board.
(3) The Executive Director shall have the power to grant leave to all officers and employees of the Board a*d may delegate this power to any other officer of the Board subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.
(4) The Executive Director shall have power :—
tL) to incur expenditure for contineeTJcfes, supplies and services and purchase of articles required for the maintenance and working of the office of the Board within such limits as may be laid down by tbe Board; and
(ii) to carry out the measures in furtherance of the
objects of the Act, as provided under section 9.
[No. 25-7/82-CA. II (DDB)/CA VII (ii)] K. ". S. ACHARYA, Addl, Secy.
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