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COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD
REGULATIONS, 1982
Government of
India
Ministry of Agriculture,
Dept. of Agriculture & Cooperation
Subordinate Legislation under
The Coconut Development Board Act, 1979
(5 of 1979)
(As amended up to . . . . . . . .) |
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S.O.85(E) dated the 12th February, 1982
- In exercise of the powers conferred by
section 20 of the Coconut Development
Board Act, 1979 (5 of 1979), the Coconut
Development Board with the previous
approval of the Central Government,
hereby makes the following regulations,
namely:- |
1. Published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
1982, Part II, Section 3(ii), Sl No. 59 |
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Chapter I
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Chapter II
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Chapter III
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Chapter IV
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CHAPTER 1 - Preliminary
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1.
Short title, Commencement and
application.-
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These
regulations may be called the
Coconut Development Board
Regulations, 1982;
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They
shall come into force on the date of
their publication in Official
Gazette.
2.
Definitions- In these regulations,
unless there is anything repugnant in
subject or context.
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the
"Act" means the Coconut Development
Board Act, 1979 (5 of 1979);
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"Chief
Coconut Development Officer" means
the Chief Coconut Development
Officer of the Board;
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‘Committee’ means any Committee
appointed by the Board under Section
9;
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‘rules’
means the Coconut Development Board
Rules, 1981;
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‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of
the Board;
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‘section’ means the section of the
Act;
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‘Vice-Chairman’ means the
Vice-Chairman of the Board;
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The
words and expressions used and not
defined, but defined in the Act
shall have the meanings respectively
assigned to them in the Act.
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CHAPTER II - Committees of
the Board
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3.
Appointment of Committees.- (1) The
Board may appoint 2*[every two
year], as provided in Section 9 of
the Coconut Development Board Act,
1979, the following Committees and
may appoint such other Committees as
the Board deems necessary to
exercise such powers and discharge
such functions as may be delegated
to it under these regulations,
namely:-
(a) an Executive
Committee consisting of:-
(i) the Chairman
who shall be the ex-officio Chairman
of the Committee
(ii) a
Vice-Chairman
(iii) three
members representing the Government
of the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka appointed under
clause(g) of sub-section (4) of
section 4 of the Act. |
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2* [(iv)
The Financial Adviser or Deputy
Secretary (Finance) to the
Government of India, Ministry of
Agriculture, and two other members
elected by the Board from amongst
themselves who shall be
representatives of growers.]
(b) a Research
and Development Committee consisting
of:-
(i) the Chairman
who shall be the ex-officio Chairman
of the Committee;
(ii) a
Vice-Chairman
(iii) all the four
members of the Board representing
coconut growers appointed under
clause (i) of sub-section (4) of
section 4 of the Act; |
2. Substituted by GSR 479(E) dated
26-5-1994 |
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1* [(iv)
Horticulture Commissioner,
Government of India; ex-officio; ]
(v) the Director,
Central Plantation Crops Research
Institute; Ex-officio;
(vi) four other
persons to be co-opted by the Board
from amongst experts and scientists
who are not members of the Board, or
from institutions which are not
represented on the Board provided
that such co-opted persons shall
have no right to vote.
(c) a Processing
and Marketing Committee consisting
of:-
(i) the Chairman
who shall be the ex-officio Chairman
of the Committee;
(ii) a
Vice-Chairman;
(iii) the member
of the Board representing the
coconut processing industry
appointed under clause (j) of
subsection (4) of section 4 of the
Act;
(iv) the Chairman
of the Coir Board; Ex-officio;
(v) four members
elected by the members of the Board
from amongst themselves of whom two
shall be representatives of growers;
(vi) four other
persons to be co-opted by the Board
to represent (1) the Department of
Agriculture and Co-operation in the
Ministry of Agriculture, Government
of India (2) the National
Co-operative Development Corporation
Ltd, (3) the Kerala State Coconut
Development Corporation Ltd., and
(4) the Directorate of Marketing and
Inspection, Government of India, who
are not members of the Board
provided that such co-opted persons
shall have no right to vote.
(d) a Publicity
Committee consisting of:-
(i) the Chairman
who shall be the ex-officio Chairman
of the Committee;
(ii) a
Vice-Chairman;
(iii) three
members representing the Governments
of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
appointed under clause (g) of sub-
section (4) of section 4 of the Act;
(iv) Three members
appointed by the Board by election
of whom one shall be representative
of growers.
(v) four other
persons to be co-opted by the Board
to represent (1) the Department of
Agriculture and Co-operation in the
Ministry of Agriculture, Government
of India (2) such organisations as
are engaged in Agricultural
Information who are not members of
the Board provided that such
co-opted persons shall not have the
right to vote.
(2) The Chairman
of the Board who is the ex-officio
Chairman of every Committee may
require any officer or officers of
the Board to attend any meeting of
the Committee but such officers
shall have no right to vote.
4. Functions of
the Committees.- (a) Executive
Committee.- Subject to such
restrictions and conditions as may
be imposed by the Board, the
Executive Committee shall discharge
such functions of the Board relating
to the administration, finance and
other matters as may be assigned to
it by the Board.
(b) Research and
Development Committee:- Subject to
such restrictions and conditions as
may be imposed by the Board, the
Research and Development Committee
shall discharge such functions of
the Board relating to the
development of coconut cultivation
and coconut small holdings in India
including promotion of agricultural
and technological research on
coconut as may be assigned to it by
the Board.
(c) Processing
and Marketing Committee.- Subject to
such restrictions and conditions as
may be imposed by the Board, the
Processing and Marketing Committee
shall discharge such functions of
the Board relating to processing and
marketing of coconut and its
products, product diversification
and by-product utilisation grading
storage and co-operative development
as may be assigned to it by the
Board.
(d) Publicity
Committee:- Subject to such
restrictions and conditions as may
be imposed by the Board, the
Publicity Committee shall discharge
such functions of the Board relating
to the publications and
dissemination of information on all
aspects of coconut industry as may
be assigned to it by the Board.
5.
Sub-Committee.- A Committee
appointed by the Board may appoint a
Sub-Committee from among its members
for enquiring and reporting on any
specified subject or any other
purpose within the scope of the
functions allotted to it by the
Board. |
1. Substituted by GSR 479(E) dated
26-5-1994 |
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CHAPTER III - Procedure for
Meetings
of the Board and its Committees
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6.
Meeting of the Board.-The Board shall
hold a meeting at least once in every
quarter on such dates and at such
places as the Chairman may think fit,
and the interval between any two
ordinary meetings shall not in any
case, be longer than four months.
Provided
the Board may, with the permission of
the Central Government, hold no
meeting in any particular quarter.
7.
Power to call Meetings.-
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The
Chairman may at any time, call a
meeting of the Board or of any of
the Committees, and shall do so if a
requisition for a meeting is
presented to him in writing by at
least eight members in the case of a
meeting of the Board and at least
four members in the case of a
meeting of a Committee.
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The
Chairman may require any officer or
officers of the Board to attend any
meeting of the Board but such
officers shall not have the power to
vote.
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At least
fourteen clear days before any
meeting of the Board and at least
ten clear days before a meeting of
any of the committees notice of the
date, time and place of the intended
meeting signed by the Secretary
shall be sent to the Central
Government and left at or posted to
the address of every member of the
Board or, as the case may be, of the
Committee.
Provided that in case of urgency, a
special meeting of the Board or of
any or more of the Committees may be
summoned at any time by the
Chairman, who shall inform in
advance, the Central Government and
the members, of the subject-matter
for discussions and the reasons for
which he considers the summoning of
such urgent meeting. No ordinary
business shall be transacted at such
special meetings.
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Notwithstanding anything contained
in these regulations, the Central
Government may also, at any time,
call a meeting of the Board.
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1. Substituted by GSR 479(E) dated
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Quorum.-
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1* [No
business shall be transacted at a
meeting of the Board unless there
are present at least six members and
no business shall be transacted at a
meeting of a Committee unless there
are present at least three members
constituting the Committee.]
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If at
any time the number of members
present in a meeting of any of the
committees is less than the required
quorum, the person presiding shall
adjourn the meeting to a date not
later than seven days from the date
of the meeting informing the members
of the Committee of the date, time
and place of the adjourned meeting,
and if the number of members present
at such adjourned meeting is less
than the required quorum, the
members so present shall be the
quorum.
9.
Absence from meetings of a
Committee.-Any member other than an
ex-officio member, of a Committee
absenting himself from three
consecutive meetings without the leave
of the Chairman shall cease to be a
member of that Committee.
10.
Filling up of casual vacancies.-
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(1) Any
casual vacancy in the membership of
a Committee shall be filled up by
the remaining members of the
Committee from amongst the members
of the Board.
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A person
appointed in a casual vacancy shall
hold office so long as the member
whose place he fills would have been
entitled to hold office, if the
vacancy had not occurred.
11.
Presiding over Meetings - At every
meeting of the Board or any of the
Committees at which he is present, the
Chairman shall preside and, in his
absence, the Vice-Chairman shall
preside. If both the Chairman and the
Vice-Chairman are absent, the members
present at the meeting shall elect one
from among themselves to preside at
the meeting.
12.
Agenda.- (1) the Chairman shall cause
to be prepared and circulated to the
Central Government and among the
members of the Board or any of the
Committees at least ten days before
any ordinary meeting of the Board or
of such Committee, a list of business
to be transacted at that meeting.
13.
Business by circulation -
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Any
business which is to be transacted
by the Board or a Committee may, if
the Chairman of the Board or of the
Committees so directs, be referred
to members (other than members who
are absent from India) by
circulation of papers.
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Any
proposal or resolution circulated
under sub-regulation (1) and
approved by the majority of members
who have recorded their views in
writing shall be as effectual and
binding as if such proposal or
resolution were decided by the
majority of the members at a
meeting.
Provided
that at least eight members of the
Board or four members of the
Committee as the case may be have
recorded their views on the proposal
or resolution.
Provided
further that when a proposal or
resolution is referred to the
members by circulation, any five
members, of the Board or three
members of any of the Committees, as
the case may be, may require that
the proposal or resolution be
referred to members at a meeting,
and thereupon such reference shall
be made to members at a meeting of
the Board or of the Committee, as
the case may be.
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When any
business is referred to members of
the Board or of the Committee, as
the case may be, by circulation, a
period of not less than fifteen
clear days shall be allowed for
receipt of replies from members.
Such period shall be reckoned from
the date on which the notice of
business is issued.
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If a
proposal or resolution is
circulated, the result of the
circulation shall be communicated to
all the members of the Board or of
the Committee concerned.
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All
decisions on questions arrived at by
circulation of papers shall be
placed at the next meeting of the
Board or of the Committee, as the
case may be for record.
14.
Record of Business.-
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A record
shall be maintained by the Secretary
of all items of business transacted
by the Board or by the Committees
and copies of such record shall be
forwarded to the Central Government.
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The
record of business transacted at
every meeting of any of the Board
and of the Committees shall be
signed by the Chairman or the
Vice-Chairman or the member
presiding at such meetings.
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When a
business is transacted by
circulation of papers, a record of
business so transacted shall be
signed by the Chairman.
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1. Substituted by GSR 479(E) dated
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Voting (1) Every question brought
before any meeting of the Board or its
Committees shall be decided by a
majority of Members present and voting
at the meeting before which the matter
is brought. The Chairman or
Vice-Chairman or the member presiding
over the meeting of the Board or of
the Committee, as the case may be,
shall exercise his right of vote only
when there is an equality of votes.]
(2) In the case of
an equality of votes, the Chairman or
the Vice-Chairman or the member
presiding over the meeting of the
Board or of the Committee, as the case
may be, shall have a casting vote.
16.
Revision.-
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The
Central Government may, for reasons
to be recorded in writing, review
any decision of the Board or its
Committee and pass such order in the
matter as it thinks fit.
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A copy
of every order passed under
sub-regulation (1) shall be sent to
the Board by the Central Government.
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On
receipt of a copy of the order as
aforesaid, the Board may make a
representation to the Central
Government against the said order
and the Central Government may after
considering the representation,
either cancel, modify or confirm the
order passed by it under
sub-regulation (1), or take such
other action in respect of the
matter as may, in the opinion of the
Central Government, be just or
expedient, having regard to all the
circumstances of the case.
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1. Substituted by GSR 479(E) dated
26-5-1994 |
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CHAPTER IV- Service
Conditions of Employees
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17.
Pay, leave and allowances etc.-
The pay, leave, allowances,
pension and retirement benefits,
other conditions of service and
other facilities and concessions
such as advances of pay, advances
for purchase of conveyances,
construction of houses and the
like, in respect of all employees
of the Board, shall be regulated
in accordance with such rules and
regulations as are for the time
being applicable to officers and
employees of the Central
Government of the corresponding
grades or status stationed at
those places till separate
regulations are made by the Board.
18.
Recruitment regulations.-Subject
to rule 18 of the Coconut
Development Board Rules, 1981, the
recruitment rules for the
different categories of posts in
the Directorate of Coconut
Development shall apply for
appointment to the same or similar
categories of posts under the
Board till separate recruitment
rules are framed by the Board.
Provided that for the categories
of which are not similar to the
existing ones in the Directorate
of Coconut Development recruitment
regulations shall be framed by the
Board, with the prior approval of
the Central Government as and when
such posts are created or proposed
to be created.
(F.No.
14-14/81-CAI)[Ministry
of Agriculture
(Department of Agriculture &
Cooperation)]
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1. Substituted by GSR 479(E) dated
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