State Act

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1965 (No. 9 of 1965)The Goa, Daman and Diu Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1965

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Board” means the 5[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and] Daman and Diu Khadi and Village Industries Board, established under section 3; (b) “Chairman” means Chairman of the Board; 6[(c) “Government” means the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu headed by the Administrator appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;] (d) “Khadi and Village Industries Commission” means the Khadi and Village Industries Commission established under section 4 of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 61 of 1956); (e) “Khadi” means any cloth woven on handlooms in India from cotton, silk or woolen yarn handspun in India or from a mixture of any two or all of such yarns; and certified as Khadi by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956; (f) “Member” means member of the Board; (g) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (h) “Regulations” means regulations made by the Board under this Act; (i) “Vice-Chairman” means Vice-Chairman of the Board; (j) “Village Industries” means:— (i) All or any of the industries specified in the schedule to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956, and includes any other industry deemed to be specified in the said schedule by reason of a notification issued by the Central Government under section 3 of the said Act; and (ii) Any other industry specified in this behalf by Government by notification in the Official Gazette in consultation with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and the Board.