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The Jute Ordinance, 1962

( Ordinance NO. LXXIV OF 1962 )

Licensing
6. (1) No person shall, after the commencement of this Ordinance, carry on 1[business in jute and jute manufactures] in any manner or form, unless he is licensed under this Ordinance:
 
 
 
 
Provided that it shall not be necessary for any grower of jute to obtain any licence for selling jute grown by him:
 
 
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(2) All 3[traders and owners of] kutcha or pucca presses shall be licensed within such period and by such authority as may be prescribed.
 
 
 
 
(3) Licences granted under this Ordinance may be for such type of business or for such area as may be specified therein.
 
 
 
 
(4) Licences granted under this Ordinance may be on such conditions as may be prescribed.
 
 
 
 
(5) Licences granted under this Ordinance shall be personal and non-transferable.
 
 
 
 
(6) Licences granted under this Ordinance shall be valid up to the end of the financial year to which they relate and be renewed annually within such period as may be prescribed.
 
 
 
 
(7) There shall be paid to the Government a prescribed fee for every licence or renewal thereof.
 
 
 
 
(8) A licence granted or renewed under this section may be suspended or cancelled by the prescribed authority,-
 
 
 
 
(a) for any contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder, or
 
 
 
 
(b) for breach of the conditions subject to which the licence was granted, or
 
 
 
 
(c) if the holder of the licence has ceased to carry on the business or has sold or otherwise transferred his interest in the business in respect of which the licence was granted, or
 
 
 
 
(d) for contravening or failing to comply with any law relating to internal trade, export or foreign exchange control, or
 
 
(e) for obtaining or attempting to obtain any such licence by fraud, or
 
 
 
 
(f) for non-payment of any prescribed fees, or
 
 
 
 
(g) for committing any practice relating to trade, commerce and industry which, in the opinion of the Government, is detrimental to the public interest, or
 
 
 
 
(h) for committing breach of any order made under this Ordinance regarding quality, standard, prices, charges or commissions.
 
 
 
 
(9) The holder of a licence shall not be entitled to any compensation for any loss or damage suffered by him as a result of the suspension or cancellation of his licence.

  • 1
    The words “business in jute and jute manufacture” were substituted for the words “business in jute” by section 6 of the Jute (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XVI of 1983)
  • 2
    The second proviso was omitted by section 6 of the Jute (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XVI of 1983)
  • 3
    The words “traders and owners of ” were substituted for the words “dealers and occupiers of jute mills, godowns and” by section 5 of the Jute (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XVI of 1983)
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