Law on Essential Commodities

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Description
Law on Essential Commodities is an important law that mainly regulates the production and supply of essential commodities at reasonable prices. The law ensures smooth flow of supplies and controls artificially created shortages, hoarding and black marketing activities.
The Essential Commodities Act extends to the whole of India and because of the extensive complexity and range of problems involved, it provides for diversification of powers to regulate production, supply and distribution etc., of essential commodities made possible through delegation of powers and Control Orders.
The current edition of the law on Essential Commodities has been thoroughly revised and updated and presents the subject in a wider perspective, referring to foreign law and cases where necessary. A separate chapter has been devoted to Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act 1980.
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Contents
Part I. The essential commodities Act 1955
    1 - Short title and extent
    2 - Definitions
    3 - Power to control production, supply, distribution, etc. of essential commodities
    4 - Imposition of duties on State Government, etc
    5 - Delegation of powers
    6 - Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments
    6A - Confiscation of foodgrains, edible oilseeds and edible oils
    6B - Issue of show-cause notice before confiscation of food-grains, etc.
    6C - Appeal
    6D - Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
    6E - Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases
    7 - Penalties
    7A - Power of Central Government to recover certain amounts as arrears of land
    revenue (or as a public demand)
    8 - Attempts and abetment
    9 - False statements
    10 - Offences by companies
    10A - Offences to be congnizable
    10AA - Power to arrest
    10B - Power of Court to publish name, place of business, etc. of companies
    convicted under the Act
    10C - Presumption of culpable mental state
    11 - Cognizance of offences
    12 - Special provision regarding fine
    12A - Power to try summarily
    12AA - Offences triable by Special Courts
    12AB - Appeal and revision
    12AC - Application of Code to proceeding before a Special Court
    12B - Grand of injunction, etc., by civil courts
    13 - Presumption as to orders
    14 - Burden of proof in certain cases 
    15 - Protection of action taken under Act
    15A - Prosecution of public servants
    16 - Repeals and Savings
Part II. The prevention of black-marketing and maintenance of supplies of essential
commodities act 1980
    1 - Short title, extent and commencement
    2 - Definitions 
    3 - Power to make orders detaining certain persons
    4 - Execution of detention order
    5 - Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
    6 - Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds
    7 - Powers in relation to absconding persons
    8 - Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to person affected by the order
    9 - Constitution of Advisory Boards
    10 - Reference to Advisory Boards
    11 - Procedure of Advisory Boards
    12 - Action upon the report of Advisory Board
    13 - Maximum period of detention
    14 - Revocation of detention orders
    15 - Temporary release of persons detained
    16 - Protection of action taken in good faith
    17 - Repeal and savings
Part III. Control orders
    A - Control Orders Issued Under the Essential Commodities Act 1955
    B - Control Orders Issued Under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act 1986
    C - Control Orders Issued Under the Defence of India Rules 1962
    D - Control Orders Issued under the Destructive Insects and Pests Act 1914
    E - Control Orders Issued Under Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act 1947
    F - Control Orders Issued Under the Industries (Development and
    Regulation) Act 1951
    G - Control Orders Issued Under the Tea Act 1953
Part IV. Appendices
    I - The Consumer Protection Act 1986
    II - The Consumer Protection Rules 1987
    III - The Consumer Welfare Fund Rules 1921
    IV - The Jute Packing Materials (Compulsory use in Packing
    Commodities) Act 1987
    V - The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory use in Packing
    Commodities) Rules 1987
    VI - The Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act 1976
    VII - Central Notifications Under the Essential Commodities Act 1955 
    VIII - List of Repealed Order Made Under Essential Commodities Act 1955 
Index
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