(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) — THE INDUSTRIES (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 1951

(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) The Registration and Licensing of Industrial Undertakings Rules, 1952 (As amended up to the 4th October, 2012) th 1. *SRO_ 1141 dated the 9 July, 1952_ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 read with sections 10 and 11 sub-section (2) of section 12 and sections 13 and 14 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (LXV of 1951), the Central Government hereby makes the following Rules, the same having been previously published as required under sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Act, namely:- 1. Short Title: These rules may be called the Registration and Licensing of Industrial Undertakings Rules, 1952. 2. Definitions: In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject 0r context:- ~the Act" means the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951 (LXV of 1951), (ii) "effective steps" shall mean one or more of the following: 2*[(a) that 60 per cent or more of the capital issued for an industrial undertaking which is public company within the meaning of the Indian Companies Act; 1913 (VII of 1913) has been paid up;] that a substantial part of the factory building has been constructed; that a firm order has been placed for a substantial part of the plant and machinery required for the undertaking; 3. Application for Registration: 3*[**(1) An application for the registration of an existing industrial undertaking shall be made to the Ministry of Industry (Department of Industrial Development), Government of India, New Delhi; at least three months before the expiry of the period fixed under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Act in relation to that undertaking in such form and with such number of copies thereof as may be specified by the said Ministry: Provided that an application wh