REGISTERED . No . D . [D.N.]-72 — THE AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 1985

REGISTERED . No . D . [D.N.]-72 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY N.354] NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 3 , 1986/BHADRA 12 , 1908 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF COMMERCE New Delhi , the 3 RD September , 1986 NOTIFICATION SO . 652(E)-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act , 1985 (2 of 1986) , the Central Government hereby makes the following rules , namely:- CHAPTER-1 Preliminary 1 . Short title and commencement -(1) These rules may be called the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Rules , 1986 . They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette . 2 . Definitions -In these rules , unless , the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Act " means the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act , 1985 (2 of 1986); (b) "Authority " means the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority established under section 4; (c) "Certificate " means certificate of registration; (d) "Committee " means any of the Committees appointed by the Authority under Section 9; (e) "Form " means a form appended to these rules; (f) "Secretary " means the secretary to the Authority appointed under section 7; (g) "section " means a section of the Act; (h) "Year " means the year commencing on the first day of April; (i) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Act . CHAPTER II The Authority 3 . Term of office of members , -the term of office of the members , othe