Who is empowered to establish 'Central Advisory Council' under the Industries (Development and Registration) Act, 1951 ? State its composition also.

CS Executive · Economic and Commercial Laws · PYQS · December 2020
Who is empowered to establish 'Central Advisory Council' under the Industries (Development and Registration) Act, 1951 ? State its composition also.

Answer & Explanation:

Section 5 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 empowers the Central Government to establish by notified order, a Council to be called the Central Advisory Council, for advising the Government on matters concerning the development and regulation of scheduled industries. Section 5(2) of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 deals with composition of Advisory Council and provides that it shall consist of a chairman and such other members not exceeding thirty in number, to be appointed by the Central Government from among persons who are, in its opinion, capable of representing the interest of owners of industrial undertakings in Scheduled Industries; persons employed in industrial undertakings in Scheduled Industries; consumers of goods manufactured or produced by Scheduled Industries; and such other class of persons including primary producers, as in the opinion of the Central Government ought to be represented on the Advisory Council.

Topics: Industries (Development and Regulation) Act

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