Consumer Welfare Fund Rules Amended - 047/99 - Central Excise - Non Tariff

Consumer Welfare Fund Rules Amended 

Notification No. 47/99-CE(NT)   Dated 6th July, 1999

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 37, read with section 12 D of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Consumer Welfare Fund Rules, 1992, namely:

1. (1) These rules may be called the Consumer Welfare Fund (Amendment) Rules, 1999.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Consumer Welfare Fund Rules, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 5, in sub-rule (2),

(i) for clause (a) the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

""(a) The Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee"".

(ii) For clause (f) the following clause shall be substituted, namely:

""(f) Director General, Bureau of Indian standards"";

(iii) in clause (g), for the portion beginning with the words 'The Joint Secretary incharge and ending with the words ""Member Secretary of the Committee"", the following shall be substituted, namely:-

'The Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary incharge of Consumer Welfare Fund, in the Department of Consumer Affairs, who shall also be the Member Secretary of the Committee"".

3. For FORM-A l appended to the said rules, the following form shall be substituted, namely: -

""FORM - A1

(See rule 2(c) of Consumer Welfare Fund Rules, 1992)

Important: Please fill up this form, furnishing correct details sought for, based on verifiable true state of affairs without causing suppression of any material information which, if resorted to, shall entail prosecution under the Act.

Note : All applications must be submitted alongwith their enclosures in duplicate duly attested by any gazette officer of the Central or State Government.

1 . Name and full postal address of the applicant

2. Status of the applicant under clause (b) of rule 2

3. Date of establishment

4. Whether registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or any other relevant Act

5. If yes, number and year of registration (Attested copy of registration certificate to be enclosed)

6. Whether the organisation is of national or State level

7. Number of Managing Committee members together with list of names, addresses and occupation of the office bearers

8. Brief details of the organisation, objectives and activities during the last three years

9. Purpose for which the amount is required (please state the details of the project and its proposed implementation)

10. Amount of grant required-itemwise details under non-recurring, recurring to be enclosed.

11. Time schedule of the activities arranged

12. The total amount incurred or invested by the applicant, or likely to be incurred by the applicant

13. Sources of funding of balance amount whether the organisation is getting financial assistance from any other officia1 or non-official source, if yes, give details

14. Details of prosecution, if any in a court of law launched against the applicant, during the last five years

15. Copiesi of the following documents (duly attested by a gazetted officer of the Central or State Government to be attached)

(i) Constitution of the organisation and Articles of Association

(ii) Annual reports of the organisation for last three years (please furnish separate Annual Reports for each year)

(iii) Annual Audited Statement of accounts for each of least 3 years duly signed by Chartered Accountant. These statements must bear the registration number and official seal or stamp of the Chartered Accountant

DECLARATION

(To be signed by the applicant or its authorised agent)

The particulars heretofore given, are true and correct. Nothing material has been suppressed. It is certified that I/we the guidelines, terms and conditions governing the scheme and undertake to abide by them on behalf of our organisation / institution. The financial assistance, if provide be put to the declared use, for promotion and protection of rights of Consumers standard marks. (Strike out whichever is inapplicable).

APPLICANT

Date
Station

To

Member Secretary
Committee (Consumer Welfare Fund)
Krishi Bhawan
New Delhi

Recommendation of Member-Secretary

Factual details furnished in the application have been verified in consultation with Ministry / Department of agency who is / are administratively concerned in the matter and found to be correct / incorrect. The claims of the applicant are recommended for consideration by the Committee (Please give reasons in support of your recommendation).

Member-Secretary
Committee (Consumer Welfare Fund)

Recommendation of the Committee

Recommended for grant of Rs.___________________________ Rupess______________________ (in words) from the Consumer Welfare Fund as discussed in the meeting held on _____________________(date).

Chairman Committee""

(A.K. Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

(Pl. refer Ntf. No. 23/2002-CX(NT), Dt. 13/06/2002)