19. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall
lie against the Central Government, or the Board or any member of the Board, 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 or regulations made thereunder.
20. Officers and employees of Board to be public servants.—All officers and employees of the
Board shall, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or
regulation made thereunder, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the
Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
21. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules to carry out the purposes 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 term of office and other conditions of service of the members of the Board under
sub-section (5) of section 3;
(b) the powers and duties of the Chairperson under sub-section (7) of section 3;
(c) the powers and functions of the Vice-Chairperson under sub-section (8) of section 3;
(d) the form in which, and the time at which, the Board shall prepare its budget under section
15;
(e) the form in which, and the time at which, the Board shall prepare its annual report under
section 16;
(f) the manner in which the accounts of the Board shall be maintained and audited, and the date
before which the audited copy of the accounts may be furnished to the Central Government under
section 17;
(g) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to
be, or may be, made by the rules.
22. Power to make regulations.—(1) The Board may, with the previous approval of the Central
Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with the provisions of
this Act and the rules generally to carry out the purposes of this Act.
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(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the manner in which the business of the Board shall be conducted under sub-section (9) of
section 3; and
(b) the terms and conditions of service of the Secretary and other officers and employees of the
Board under section 4.
23. 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 or
both Houses agree that the rule or regulation 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.
24. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the
commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before
each House of Parliament.
25. Amendment of Act 28 of 1983.—In the Jute Manufactures Cess Act, 1983,—
(a) in section 3,—
(i) in sub-section (1), for the words and figures “the Jute Manufactures Development Council
Act, 1983”, the words and figures “the National Jute Board Act, 2008 (12 of 2009)” shall be
substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (2), the words “and Salt” shall be omitted;
(iii) in sub-section (4), the words “and Salt” shall be omitted;
(b) in section 4, for the words, brackets and figures “the Jute Manufactures Development Council,
from time to time, from out of such proceeds (after deducting the cost of collection which shall not
exceed four per cent. of such proceeds) such sums of money as it may think fit for being utilised for the
purposes of the Jute Manufactures Development Council Act, 1983 (27 of 1983), the words, brackets and
figures “the National Jute Board from time to time, from out of such proceeds (after deducting the cost of
collection which shall not exceed four per cent. of such proceeds) such sums of money as it may think fit
for being utilised for the purposes of the National Jute Board Act, 2008 (28 of 1983), shall be substituted.
26. Repeal and savings.—(1) On and from the appointed day, the Jute Manufactures Development
Council Act, 1983 (27 of 1983) shall stand repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken or purported to have been done or
taken under the Act so repealed shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be
deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.