4. Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board.—(1) With effect from such date as the
Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, there shall be
established for the purposes of this Act a Board to be called the Coir Board.
(2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a
common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to
contract, and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.
(3) The Board shall consist of a Chairman and such number of other members not exceeding forty as
the Central Government may think expedient, to be appointed by that Government by notification in the
Official Gazette from among persons who are in its opinion capable of representing—
1. Subs. by Act 25 of 1964, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 6-6-1964).
2. 9th February, 1954, vide notification No. S.R.O. 470, dated 9th February, 1954, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part I,
s. 3(ii), this Act has been extended in its application to the Union territory Goa, Daman and Diu by the Act 11 of 1963, s. 3 and
the Schedule (w.e.f 1-2-1965).
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and
Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
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(a) growers of coconuts and producers of husks and coir yarn;
(b) persons engaged in the production of husks, coir and yarn and in the manufacture of coir
products;
(c) manufacturers of coir products;
(d) dealers in coir, coir yarn and coir products, including both exporters and internal traders;
(e) parliament;
(f) the Governments of the principal coconut growing States;
(g) such other persons or class of persons who, in the opinion of the Central Government, ought
to be represented on the Board.
(4) The number of persons to be appointed as members from each of the categories specified in
sub-section (3), the term of office, of the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by,
and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.
(5) Any officer of the Central Government when deputed by that Government in this behalf shall have
the right to attend meetings of the Board and take part in the proceedings thereof but shall not be entitled
to vote.
5. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.—No act or proceeding taken by the
Board under this Act shall be questioned on the ground merely of—
(a) the existence of any vacancy in the Constitution of, the Board; or
(b) any omission, defect or irregularity not affecting the merits of the case.
6. Salary and allowances of Chairman.—The Chairman shall be entitled to such salary and
allowances and shall be subject to such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, provident fund
and other matters as may from time to time be fixed by the Central Government.
7. Vice-Chairman.—The Board shall elect from among its members a Vice-Chairman, who shall
exercise such of the powers and discharge such of the duties of the Chairman as may be prescribed or as
may be delegated to him by the Chairman.
8. Executive and other Committees.—(1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the Board for
the purpose of exercising such of the powers and performing such of the duties of the Board as may be
prescribed or as the Board may delegate to it.
(2) The Executive Committee shall consist of—
(i) the Chairman,
(ii) the Vice-Chairman, and
(iii) five other members elected by the members of the Board, from among themselves of whom
not more than two shall be Government officials and one shall be from among the members
representing persons engaged in the production of husks, coir and coir yarn and in the manufacture of
coir products.
(3) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed, the Board may constitute other
standing committees or ad hoc committes for exercising any power or discharging any duty of the Board
or for enquiring into or reporting and advising on any matter which the Board may refer to them.
(4) A Standing Committee shall consist exclusively of members of the Board.
(5) An ad hoc Committee may include persons who are not members of the Board, but their number
shall be less than one-half of its strength.
9. Secretary and staff.—(1) The Central Government shall, after consulting the Board appoint a
Secretary to the Board who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed or as
may be delegated to him by the Board or the Chairman.
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(2) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed, the Board may appoint such officers
and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its functions and pay them such
salaries and allowances as it may determine from time to time.
(3) The Chairman, Secretary and other officers and employees of the Board shall not undertake any
work unconnected with their duties under this Act except with the permission of the Central Government.
10. Functions of the Board.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to promote by such measures as it
thinks fit the development under the control of the Central Government of the coir industry.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the measures referred to
therein may relate to—
(a) promoting exports of coir yarn and coir products, and carrying on propaganda for that
purpose;
(b) regulating under the supervision of the Central Government the production of husks, coir yarn
and coir products by registering coir spindles and looms for manufacturing coir products as also
manufacturers of coir products, licensing exporters of coir, coir yarn and coir products and taking
such other appropriate steps as may be prescribed;
(c) undertaking, assisting or encouraging scientific technological and economic research and
maintaining and assisting in the maintenance of one or more research institutes;
(d) collecting statistics from manufacturers of, and dealers in, coir products and from such other
persons as may be prescribed, on any matter relating to the coir industry; the publication of statistics
so collected or portions thereof or extracts therefrom;
(e) fixing grade standards and arranging when necessary for inspection of coir fibre, coir yarn and
coir products;
(f) improving the marketing of coconut husk, coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products in India and
elsewhere and preventing unfair competition;
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[(ff) setting up or assisting in the setting up of factories for the production of coir products with
the aid of power;]
(g) promoting co-operative organisation among producers of husk, coir fibre and coir yarn and
manufacturers of coir products;
(h) ensuring remunerative returns to producers of husks, coir fibre and coir yarn and
manufacturers of coir products;
(i) licensing of retting places and warehouses and otherwise regulating the stocking and sale of
coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products both for the internal market and for exports;
(j) advising on all matters relating to the development of the coir industry;
(k) such other matters as may be prescribed.
(3) The Board shall perform its functions under this section in accordance with and subject to such
rules as may be made by the Central Government.
11. Dissolution of the Board.—(1) The Central Government may, if the Board does any act
exceeding the powers conferred upon it or acts in a manner contrary to the rules or prejudicial to the
interests of the industry or acts 2* * * contrary to the directions given by the Central Government, call
upon the Board to show cause why the Board should not be dissolved and if no explanation is offered or
if the Central Government is dissatisfied with the explanation given it may suspend or dissolve the Board
from such date and for such period as may be specified in the notification.
(2) When the Board is dissolved under the provisions of sub-section (1)—
1. Ins. by Act 25 of 1964, s. 3 (w.e.f. 16-6-1964).
2. The words “or fails to act” omitted by Act 45 of 1953, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 17-5-1957).
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(a) all members shall, from the date of dissolution, vacate their offices as such members;
(b) all powers and duties of the Board shall, during the period of dissolution, be exercised and
performed by such person or persons as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf;
(c) all funds and other property vested in the Board shall, during the period of dissolution, vest in
the Central Government; and
(d) as soon as the period of dissolution expires, the Board shall be reconstituted in accordance
with the provisions of this Act.