THE COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1979 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 

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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union. 
3.  Definitions. 

CHAPTER II 

THE COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD 

4.  Establishment and constitution of the Board. 
5.  Allowances payable to Chairman and members. 
6.  Resignation of members. 
7.  Officers of the Board and other staff. 
8.  Special provision for transfer of employees to the Board. 
9.  Committees of the Board. 
10.  Functions of the Board. 
11.  Dissolution of the Board. 

CHAPTER III 

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

12.  Grants and loans by the Central Government. 
13.  Constitution of Coconut Development Fund. 
14.  Borrowing powers of the Board. 
15.  Accounts and audit. 

CHAPTER IV 

CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 

16.  Directions by Central Government. 
17.  Returns and reports. 

CHAPTER V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

18.  Protection of action taken in good faith. 
19.  Power to make rules. 
20.  Power to make regulations. 
21.  Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 

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THE COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT,1979 

ACT NO. 5 OF 1979 

An Act  to  provide for the development  under the control of the Union of the coconut  industry 

and for matters connected therewith. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

[17th March, 1979.] 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Coconut Development 

Board Act, 1979. 

(2) It extends to the whole of India. 

(3)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.—It is hereby declared that it is expedient 

in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the coconut industry. 

3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “Board” means the Coconut Development Board established under section 4; 

2[(b) “Chairman” means the non-executive Chairman of the Board appointed under clause (a) of 

sub-section (4) of section 4; 

(ba) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Board appointed under 

sub-section (1) of section 7;] 

(c)  “coconut”  means  the  fruit  of  coconut  palm  and  includes  green  coconut,  ripe  coconut  and 

copra. 

Explanation.—“Coconut palm” means the coconut tree, CocosNucifera Linn; 

(d) “coconut industry” does not include— 

(i) coir industry; or 

(ii)  an  industry  from  which  products  (including  by-products)  out  of  coconut  oil  are 

manufactured; 

(e) “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman; 

(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 

CHAPTER II 

THE COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD 

4.  Establishment  and  constitution  of  the  Board.—(1)  With  effect  from  such  date  as  the  Central 
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall be established 
for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be called the Coconut Development Board. 

(2)The  Board  shall  be  a  body  corporate  by  the  name  aforesaid,  having  perpetual  succession  and 
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. 

1. 12th January, 1981, vide notification No. G.S.R. 13(E), dated 12th January, 1981, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, 

sec. 3(i). 

2. Subs. by Act 22 of 2021, s. 2, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 

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(3)The head office of the Board shall be at such place as the Central Government may, by notification 

in the Official Gazette, specify. 

(4)The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

1[(a) anon-executive Chairman, to be appointed by the Central Government; 

(aa) the Chief Executive Officer, to be appointed by the Central Government; 

(ab)  the  Joint  Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India,  in-charge  of  Mission  for  Integrated 

Development of Horticulture, ex officio;] 

(b)2[the Horticulture Commissioner] to the Government of India, ex officio; 

(c)the  Director,  Central  Plantation  Crops  Research  Institute  (Indian  Council  of  Agricultural 

Research), ex officio; 

(d)the Chairman of the Coir Board constituted under section 4 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953 (45 

of 1953),ex officio; 

(e)three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People and one 

by the Council of States; 

(f)two  members  to  be  appointed  by  the  Central  Government  to  represent  respectively  the 

Ministries of the Central Government dealing with— 

(i)Revenue; and 

3[(ii)Consumer Affairs;] 

4[(g)  four  members  to  be  appointed  by  the  Central  Government  one  each  to  represent  the 
Governments of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, being States where 
coconut is grown on a large scale; 

(h) four members to be appointed by the Central Government by rotation in the alphabetical order 
to represent the States of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, 
Telengana,  Tripura,  West  Bengal  and  the  Union  territories  of  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands, 
Lakshadweep and Puducherry; 

(i) six members to be appointed by the Central Government, two to represent the coconut growers 
of the State of Kerala and one each to represent the coconut growers of the States of Andhra Pradesh, 
Gujarat Karnataka and Tamil Nadu;] 

(j)one  member  to  be  appointed  by  the  Central  Government  to  represent  the  coconut  processing 

industry; 

(k)two  members  to  be  appointed  by  the  Central  Government  to  represent  such  other  interests 

connected with the coconut industry as, in the opinion of that Government, ought to be represented: 

Provided that every appointment under clauses (g) and (h) shall be made on there commendation 

of the State Government or, as the case may be, of the Union territory concerned. 

(5)The Board shall elect, from amongst its members, a Vice-Chairman who shall exercise such of the 
powers and perform such of the functions of the Chairman as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to 
him by the Chairman. 

(6)The term of office of the members and the manner of filling vacancies among, and the procedure 

to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, the members shall be such as may be prescribed. 

1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2021, s. 3, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 
2. Subs. by Act 21 of 1987, s. 2, for “the Agriculture Commissioner” (w.e.f. 5-8-1987). 
3. Subs. by Act 22 of 2021, s. 3, for sub-clause (ii) (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for clauses (g), (h) and (i) (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 

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(7)Any officer of the Central Government, not being a member of the Board, when deputed by that 
Government in this behalf, shall have the right to attend the meetings of the Board and take part in the 
proceedings thereof but shall not be entitled to vote. 

(8)The  Board  may  associate  with  itself  in  such  manner,  subject  to  such  conditions  and  for  such 
purposes as may be prescribed, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act  and  a  person  so  associated  shall  have  the  right  to  take  part  in  the 
discussions of the Board relevant to the purposes for which he has been associated but shall not have the 
right  to  vote  and  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  such  allowances  or  fees  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  Central 
Government. 

(9)No  act  or  proceeding  of  the  Board  or  any  committee  appointed  by  it  under  section9  shall  be 

invalidated merely by reason of— 

(a)any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Board or such committee; or 
(b)any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the Board or such committee; 

or 

(c)any irregularity in the procedure of the Board or such committee not affecting the merits of the 

case. 
(10)The Board shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard 
to the transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be provided by 
regulations made by the Board under this Act. 

1[5. Allowances payable to Chairman and members.—The Chairman and members of the Board 

shall receive such allowances as may be fixed by the Central Government.] 

6. Resignation of members.—A member, other than an ex officio member, may resign his office by 
giving  notice  thereof  in  writing  to  the  Central  Government  and  on  such  resignation  being  accepted,  he 
shall be deemed to have vacated his office. 

7.  Officers  of  the  Board  and  other  staff.—2[(1)  There  shall  be  a  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the 
Board, not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India, to be appointed by the Central 
Government. 

(1A)  The  Chief  Executive  Officer  shall  exercise  such  powers  and  perform  such  duties  as  may  be 

prescribed. 

(1B) The salaries and allowances payable to, and other conditions of service of, the Chief Executive 

Officer shall be such as may be prescribed.] 

(2)  The  Central  Government  shall  appoint  a  Chief  Coconut  Development  Officer  to  exercise  such 
powers  and  perform  such  duties  as  may  be  prescribed  or  as  may  be  delegated  to  him  by  the  3[Chief 
Executive Officer]. 

(3) The Chief Coconut Development Officer appointed under sub-section (2) shall have the right to 
attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board  and  its  committees  appointed  under  section  9  and  take  part  in  the 
proceedings thereof but shall not be entitled to vote. 

(4) The Central Government shall 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 4[or the Chief Executive Officer]. 

(5)  5[The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Coconut Development Officer] and the Secretary 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. 

1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2021, s. 4, for section 5 (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 
2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 
3. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “Chairman” (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 
4. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 
5. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “The Chief Coconut Development Officer” (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 

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(6) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed, the Board may appoint such other 
officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its functions and the method 
of appointment, the conditions of service and the scales of pay and allowances of such other officers and 
employees of the Board shall be such as may be provided by the Board by regulations made under this 
Act. 

(7) 1[The Chief Executive Officer], the Chief Coconut Development Officer, the 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. 

8.  Special  provision  for  transfer  of  employees  to  the  Board.—(1)  On  the  establishment  of  the 
Board, it shall be lawful for the Central Government to transfer to the Board, by order, and with effect 
from such date or dates as may be specified in the order, any officer or other employee holding office as 
such  in  the  Directorate  of  Coconut  Development  immediately  before  the  date  on  which  the  Board  is 
established: 

Provided that the scale of pay of the post to which such officer or other employee is transferred shall 
not be lower than the scale of pay of the post he was holding immediately before such transfer  and the 
other terms and conditions of service (including pension, leave, provident fund and medical benefits) of 
the post to which he is transferred shall not be less favourable than the terms and conditions of service in 
relation to the post held by him immediately before such transfer: 

Provided  further  that  if,  immediately  before  the  date  of  his  transfer,  any  such  officer  or  other 
employee is officiating in a higher post under the Central Government either in a leave vacancy or in any 
vacancy of specified duration, his pay and other allowances, if any, on transfer, shall be protected for the 
unexpired period of such vacancy and thereafter he shall be entitled to the scale of pay applicable to the 
post under the Central Government to which he would have reverted. 

(2)  Before  any  order  is  issued  under  sub-section  (1),  all  officers  and  other  employees  of  the 
Directorate  of  Coconut  Development  shall  be  give  an  option  in  such  forms  as  may  be  prescribed,  and 
within  such  time  as  may  be  specified  in  that  behalf  by  the  Central  Government,  to  express  their 
willingness or otherwise to become employees of the Board and such option once exercised shall be final: 

Provided  that  no  order  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  made  in  relation  to  any  officer  or  other 
employee of the Directorate of Coconut Development who has intimated his intention of not becoming an 
employee of the Board within the time specified in that behalf: 

Provided  further  that  such  of  the  persons  employed  by  the  Central  Government  in  the  said 
Directorate, who do not express, within the time specified in that behalf, their intention of becoming the 
employees of the Board, shall be dealt with in the same manner and in accordance with the same rules as 
would apply to the employees of the Central Government in the event of the reduction of the strength of 
the Department in which such persons have been employed. 

(3)  An  officer  or  other  employee  transferred  by  an  order  made  under  sub-section  (1)  shall,  on  and 
from the date of transfer, cease to be an employee of the Central Government and become an officer or 
other employee of the Board with such designation as the Board may determine and shall, subject to the 
provisions of the first and second provisos to sub-section (1), be governed by the regulations made by the 
Board under this Act in respect of remuneration and other conditions of service (including pension, leave, 
provident fund and medical benefits) and shall continue to be an officer or other employee of the Board 
unless and until his employment is duly terminated by the Board: 

Provided that till such time as the regulations referred to above governing the conditions of service of 
its  officers  or  other  employees  are  framed  by  the  Board,  the  relevant  rules  and  orders  framed  by  the 
Central Government shall continue to be applicable to such officers or other employees. 

(4)  If  a  question  arises  whether  the  terms  and  conditions  of  service  prescribed  in  the  regulations 
framed by the Board in respect of any matter, including remuneration, pension, leave, provident fund and 
medical benefits, are less favourable than those attached to the post held by an officer or other employee 

1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2021, s. 5, for “the Chairman” (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 

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immediately before his transfer to the Board, the decision of the Central Government in the matter shall 
be final. 

9. Committees of the Board.—(1) The Board may appoint such committees as may be necessary for 

the efficient discharge of its duties and performance of its functions under this Act. 

(2)  The  Board  shall  have  the  power  to  co-opt  as  members  of  any  committee  appointed  under  sub-
section (1) such number of persons who are not members of the Board as it may think fit and the persons 
so co-opted shall have the right to attend meetings of the committee and take part in its proceedings but 
shall not have the right to vote. 

(3) The persons co-opted as member of a committee under sub-section (2) shall be entitled to receive 
such  allowances  or  fees  for  attending  meetings  of  the  committee  as  may  be  fixed  by  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 coconut industry. 

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the measures referred to 

therein may provide for— 

(a) adopting measures for the development of coconut industry so that farmers, particularly small 
farmers,  may  become  participants  in,  and  beneficiaries  of,  the  development  and  growth  of  coconut 
industry; 

(b) recommending measures for improving the marketing of coconut and its products  1[within or 

outside India]; 

(c) imparting technical advice to any person who is engaged in the cultivation of coconut or the 

processing or marketing of coconut and its products; 

(d) providing financial or other assistance for the development of high yielding coconut hybrids, 
adoption  of  improved  methods  of  cultivation  of  coconut,  modern  technology  for  processing  of 
coconut  and  extension  of  areas  under  coconut  cultivation  (including  replanting)  with  a  view  to 
improving the growth of coconut industry; 

(e) adopting such measures as may be practicable for assisting coconut growers to get incentive 
prices including recommending as and when necessary, minimum and maximum prices for coconut 
and its products; 

(f) recommending measures for regulating import and export of coconut and its products; 

(g)  collecting  statistics  from  growers  of  coconut,  dealers  in  coconut,  manufacturers  of  coconut 
products  and  such  other  persons  and  institutions  as  may  be  prescribed,  on  any  matter  relating  to 
coconut industry and publishing the statistics so collected or portions thereof or extracts therefrom; 

(h) fixing grades, specifications and standards for coconut and its products; 

(i) financing suitable schemes in consultation with the Central Government and the Governments 
of the States where coconut is grown 2***, so as to increase the production of coconut and to improve 
its quality and yield; and for this purpose evolving schemes for award of prizes or grant of incentives 
to growers of coconut and the manufacturers of its products and for providing marketing facilities for 
coconut and its products; 

(j)  assisting,  encouraging,  promoting  or  financing  agricultural,  technological,  industrial  or 
economic research on coconut and its products in such manner as the Board may deem fit by making 
use of available institutions; 

(k) undertaking such publicity and publishing such periodicals, books or bulletins, on the research 

and development of coconut and its products, as may be found necessary; 

1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2021, s. 6, for “in India” (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 
2. The words “on a large scale” omitted by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 

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(l)  setting  up  of  regional  offices  and  other  agencies  for  the  promotion  and  development  of 
production, grading and marketing of coconut and its products in coconut growing States and Union 
territories for the efficient discharge of the functions and objectives of the Board; 

(m) such other measures as may, having regard to the purposes of this Act, be prescribed by the 
Central Government in consultation with the Governments of the States where coconut is grown on a 
large scale; 

(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,  by  notification  in  the  Official 
Gazette and for reasons to be specified therein, direct that the Board shall be dissolved from such date and 
for such period as may be specified in the notification: 

Provided  that  before  issuing  any  such  notification,  the  Central  Government  shall  give  a  reasonable 
opportunity to the Board to make representations against the proposed dissolution and shall consider the 
representations, if any, of the Board. 

(2) When the Board is dissolved under the provisions of sub-section (1)— 

(a) all members, notwithstanding that their term of office has not expired, shall, from the date of 

dissolution, vacate their offices as such member; 

(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 and their 
remuneration shall be such as may be prescribed; 

(c) all funds and other properties 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. 

CHAPTER III 

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

12.  Grants  and  loans  by  the  Central  Government.—The  Central  Government  may,  after  due 
appropriation made my Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Board by way of grants or loans such 
sums of money as the Central Government may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act. 

13. Constitution of Coconut Development Fund.—(1) There shall be formed a Fund to be called 

the Coconut Development Fund and there shall be credited thereto— 

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(b) any grants or loans granted by the Central Government for the purposes of this Act; 

(c) any  grants  or loans  that  may  be  made  by  any  person  for the  purposes of this  Act including 

loans under section 14; 

(d) any grants or donations from State Governments, voluntary organisations or other institutions: 

Provided that no such grant, loan or donation shall be credited to the Fund except with prior approval 

of the Central Government. 

(2) The Fund shall be applied— 

(a) for meeting the cost of the measures referred to in section 10; 

(b)  for  meeting  the  salaries,  allowances  and  other  remuneration  of  the  members,  officers  and 

other employees, as the case may be, of the Board; 

1. Clause (a) omitted by Act 4 of 1987, s. 10 (w.e.f. 21-3-1987). 

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(c) for meeting the other administrative expenses of the Board and any other expenses authorised 

by or under this Act; 

(d) for repayment of any loans. 

14.  Borrowing  powers  of  the  Board.—(1)  The  Board  may,  for  the  purposes  of  carrying  out  its 
functions under this Act, and with the previous approval of, and subject to the directions of the Central 
Government, borrow money from— 

(a) the public by the issue or sale of bonds or debentures or both, carrying interest at such rates as 

may be specified therein; 

(b) any bank or other institution; 

(c)  such  other  authority,  organisation  or  institution  as  may  be  approved  by  the  Central 

Government in this behalf. 

(2)  The  Central  Government  may  guarantee  the  repayment  of  the  monies  borrowed  by  the  Board 

under sub-section (1) and the payment of interest thereon and other incidental charges. 

15. Accounts and audit.—(1) The Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records 
and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts,  in  such  form  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Central 
Government in consultation with the Controller and Auditor-General of India. 

(2) The accounts of the Board shall be audited by the Controller and Auditor-General of India at such 
intervals as may be specified by his and any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be 
payable by the Board to the Comptroller and Auditor-General. 

(3)  The  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  and  any  person  appointed  by  him  in  connection 
with  the  audit  of  the  accounts  of  the  Board  shall  have  the  same  rights  and  privileges  and  authority  in 
connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General generally has in connection with the 
audit  of  the  Government  accounts  and,  in  particular,  shall  have  the  right  to  demand  the  production  of 
books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect any of the offices of 
the Board. 

(4) The accounts  of  the  Board as certified by  the  Comptroller and  Auditor-General  of  India  or  any 
other  person  appointed  by  him  in  this  behalf  together  with  the  audit  report  thereon  shall  be  forwarded 
annually  to  the  Central  Government  and  that  Government  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  each 
House of Parliament. 

CHAPTER IV 

CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 

16.  Directions  by  Central  Government.—The  Board  shall  carry  out  such  directions  as  may  be 

issued to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act. 

17. Returns and reports.—(1) The Board shall furnish to the Central Government at such time and 
in such form and manner as may be prescribed or as the Central Government may direct, such returns and 
statements and such particulars in regard to any proposed or existing programme for  the promotion and 
development of the coconut industry, as the Central Government may, from time to time, require. 

(2)  The  Board  shall  furnish  a  programme  of  its  activities  for  each  financial  year  to  the  Central 

Government for their information and directions, if any. 

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall, as soon as possible, after 
the end of each financial year, submit to the Central Government a report in such form and before such 
date, as may be prescribed, giving a true and full account of its activities, policy and programmes during 
the previous financial year. 

(4)  A copy  of the  report  received under  sub-section (3) shall be laid,  as  soon  as  may  be,  after it is 

received, before each House of Parliament. 

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CHAPTER V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

18. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall 
lie against the Central Government, or the Board or any committee appointed by it, or any member of the 
Board or such committee, or any officer or other employee of the Central Government or of the Board or 
any other person authorised by the Central Government or the Board, for anything which is in good faith 
done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder. 

19. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a)  the  powers  which  may  be  exercised  and  functions  which  may  be  performed  by  the  Vice-

Chairman of the Board under sub-section (5) of section 4; 

(b) the term of office of the members, the manner of filling vacancies among, and the procedure 
to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, the members, under sub-section (6) of section 4; 

(c) the manner in which and the purposes for which any person may be associated by the Board 

under sub-section (8) of section 4; 

1[(d) the powers to be exercised and the duties to be performed by the Chief Executive Officer 

under sub-section (1A) of section 7; 

(da)  the  salaries  and  allowances  payable  to,  and  other  conditions  of  service  of,  the  Chief 

Executive Officer under sub-section (1B) of section 7;] 

(e)  the  powers  which  may  be  exercised  and  the  duties  which  may  be  performed  by  the  Chief 

Coconut Development Officer of the Board under sub-section (2) of section 7; 

(f) the powers which may be exercised and the duties which may be performed by the Secretary 

of the Board under sub-section (4) of section 7; 

(g) the control and restrictions subject which officers and other employees may be appointed by 

the Board under sub-section (6) of section 7; 

(h) the form in which option may be given by the officers and other employees of the Directorate 

of Coconut Development under sub-section (2) of section 8; 

(i) the collection of statistics in respect of any matter relating to coconut industry under clause (g) 

of sub-section (2) of section 10; 

(j)  the  matters  in  respect  of  which  the  Board  may  undertake  measures  in  the  discharge  of  its 

functions under clause(m) of sub-section (2) of section 10; 

(k) the remuneration and other allowances payable to the person or persons referred to in clause 

(b) of sub-section (2) of section 11; 

(l)  the  form  in  which  the  accounts  of  the  Board  shall  be  maintained  under  sub-section  (1)  of 

section 15; 

(m)  the  form  and  manner  in  which  and  the  time  at  which  the  Board  may  furnish  returns  and 

reports to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 17; 

(n)  the  form  in  which  and  the  date  before  which  the  Board  shall  furnish  to  the  Central 

Government the report of its activities and programmes under sub-section (3) of section 17; 

(o) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed by rules under this Act. 

20.  Power  to  make  regulations.—(1)  The  Board  may,  with  the  previous  sanction  of  the  Central 
Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions 

1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2021, s. 7, for clause (d) (w.e.f. 1-9-2021). 

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of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to provide for all matters for which provision is necessary or 
expedient for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. 

(2)  In  particular,  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  powers,  such  regulations 

may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the times and places at which meetings of the Board or any committee thereof, shall be held 
and the procedure to be followed thereat, and the number of members which shall form a quorum at a 
meeting under sub-section (10) of section 4; 

(b) the method of appointment, the conditions of service and the scales of pay and allowances of 

any of the officers and other employees of the Board under sub-section(6) of section 7; 

(c) generally, for the efficient conduct of the affairs of the Board. 

(3)  The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  modify  or  rescind  any 
regulation  sanctioned  by  it  and  the  regulation  so  modified  or  rescinded  shall  have  effect  only  in  such 
modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however, that any such modification or rescission 
shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything done under the regulation before its modification or 
rescission. 

21.  Rules  and  regulations  to  be  laid  before  Parliament.—Every  rule  and  every  regulation  made 
under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it 
is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more 
successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the 
successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation, as 
the case may be, or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation, as the case may be, should not be made, 
the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case 
may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of 
anything previously done under that rule or regulation. 

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