AMENDING ACT

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1 · Short title and extent. — (1) This Act may be called the Khaddar (Protection of Name) Act, 1950.

2 · The words "Khaddar" and "Khadi" to be trade description.—The words " Khaddar " and " Khadi " , whether in Hindi or in any other Indian language or in English, when applied to any woven material, shall be deemed to be a trade description within the meaning of the Indian Merchandise Marks Act, 1889 (4 of 1889), indicating that such material is cloth woven on handlooms in India from cotton, silk or woolen yarn hand-spun in India or from a mixture of any two or all of such yarns.

3 · [Repealed. d. ] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act , 1957 (36 of 1957) , s. 2 and First Sch .

2 · The object of the present Bill is to enlarge the existing definitions of "Khaddar" and "Khadi" to cover silk and woollen fabrics, incidentally extending the Act to the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir. It is intended to follow up this law by laws passed by the Legislatures of the States providing for the licensing of dealers in Khaddar and Khadi and the prohibition of the sale of such materials, except by licensed dealers or by dealers holding certificates from the All-India Spinners' Association.

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