Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

Section - 2 - Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union

Section - 3 - Definitions

Section - 4 - Saving

Section - 5 - Establishment and constitution of Central Advisory Council and its functions

Section - 6 - Establishment and constitution of Development Councils and their functions

Section - 7 - Reports and accounts of Development Councils

Section - 8 - Dissolution of Development Councils

Section - 9 - Imposition of cess on scheduled industries in certain cases

Section - 10 - Registration of existing Industrial undertakings

Section - 10A - Revocation of registration in certain cases

Section - 11 - Licensing of new industrial undertakings

Section - 11A - Licence for producing or manufacturing new articles

Section - 11B - Power of Central Government to specify the requirements which shall be complied with by the small scale industrial undertakings

Section - 12 - Revocation and amendment of licences in certain cases

Section - 13 - Further provision for licensing of industrial undertakings in special cases

Section - 14 - Procedure for the grant of licence or permission

Section - 15 - Power to cause investigation to be made into scheduled industries or industrial undertakings

Section - 15A - Power to investigate into the affairs of a company in liquidation

Section - 16 - Powers of Central Government on completion of investigation under section 15

Section - 17 - Special provisions for direct control by Central Government in certain cases

Section - 18 - Power of person or body of persons appointed under section 15 [or section 15A] to call for assistance in any investigation

Section - 18A - Power of Central Government to assume management or control of an industrial undertaking in certain cases

Section - 18AA - Power to take over industrial undertakings without investigation under certain circumstances

Section - 18B - Effect of notified order under section 18A

Section - 18C - Contracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied

Section - 18D - No right to compensation for termination of office or contract

Section - 18E - Application of Act 7 of 1913

Section - 18F - Power of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 18A

Section - 18FA - Power of Central Government to authorise, with the permission of the High Court, persons to take over management or control of industrial undertakings

Section - 18FB - Power of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to industrial undertakings, the management or control of which has been taken over under section 18A, section 18AA or section 18FA

Section - 18FC - Power of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of managed company

Section - 18FD - Decision of Central Government in relation to managed company

Section - 18FE - Provisions where Government decides to follow the course of action specified in section 18FD(1)

Section - 18FF - Provisions where Government decides to follow the course of action specified in section 18FD(2)

Section - 18FG - Preparation of inventory of assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed company

Section - 18FH - Stay of suits and other proceedings

Section - 18G - Power to control supply, distribution, price, etc., of certain articles

Section - 19 - Powers of inspection

Section - 20 - General prohibition of taking over management or control of industrial undertakings

Section - 21 - Certain administrative expenses of Development Councils to be paid from moneys provided by Parliament

Section - 22 - Power of the Central Government to issue directions to Development Councils

Section - 23 - Decision of Central Government final respecting certain matters

Section - 24 - Penalties

Section - 24A - Adjudication

Section - 24B - Appeal

Section - 24C - Recovery

Section - 25 - Delegation of powers

Section - 26 - Power to issue directions

Section - 27 - Cognizance of offences

Section - 28 - Burden of proof in certain cases

Section - 29 - Jurisdiction of Courts

Section - 29A - Special provision regarding fines

Section - 29B - Power to exempt in special cases

Section - 29C - Protection of action taken under the Act

Section - 29D - Debts incurred by the authorised person to have priority

Section - 29E - Validation

Section - 30 - Power to make rules

Section - 31 - Application of other laws not barred

Section - 32 - Amendment of section 2, Act 14 of 1947

The First Schedule - [See sections 2 and 3(i)]

Section - The Second Schdule - [See section 6(4)]

The Third Schedule - [See section 18FB]

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