Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act 1946An Act to constitute a fund for the financing of activities to promote the welfare of labouremployed in the mica mining industry.
WHEREAS it is expedient to constitute a fund for the financing of activities to promote the welfare of labour employed in the mica mining industry :
It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. Short title and extent. -(1) This Act may be called the Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
2. Imposition and collection of a cess. -(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be levied and collected, as a cess for the purposes of this Act, on all mica, in whatever state, exported from the territories to which this Act extendsa duty of customs at such rate not exceeding six and one-quarter per centum ad valorem, as may from time to time be fixed by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette :
Provided that until the 1st day of April, 1947, the rate of duty so fixed shall not exceed two and one-half per centum ad valorem.
(2) On the last day of each month or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, here shall be paid to the credit of a fund to be called the Mica Mines Labour Welfare -und (hereinafter referred to as the Fund) the proceeds of the duty of customs recovered during that month after deduction of the expenses, if any, for collection and recovery.