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Bureau of indian standards
(Recognition of consumers’ associations) Rules, 19911
GSR 619(E) dated 9-10-1991
In exercise of the
powers conferred by section 37 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986
(63 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules,
namely:—
Short title and
commencement.
1. (1)
These rules may be called the Bureau of Indian Standards (Recognition
of Consumers Associations) Rules, 1991.
(2) They shall come
into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Definitions.
2. In
these rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
(a) “Act” means the Bureau of Indian Standards
Act, 1986 ( 63 of 1986);
(b) “Form” means a Form appended to the
Schedule to these rules;
(c) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Civil
Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution; and
(d) “Principal Officer” in relation to a
consumer association means any individual who is specifically authorised in
writing or by means of a resolution adopted by such consumers’ association in
that behalf.
Application for
recognition of consumers’ association.
3. (1)
Every consumers’ association which is desirous of being recognised as
a registered Consumers’ Association —
(a) shall have not less than fifty consumers as
its members; and
(b) shall make an application for such
recognition in triplicate to the Bureau of Indian Standards in Form I.
(2) Every application
made under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by a bank draft of rupees one
thousand.
(3) On receipt of an
application made under sub-rule (1), the Bureau of Indian Standards shall
note thereon the date of its receipt and shall forthwith communicate such
date to the applicant.
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1. Published
in the Gazette of
India (Extra),
Pt. II section 3(i), No. 363, dated 9-10-1991,
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(4) The
Bureau of Indian Standards may, before issue of a certificate of
recognition, require the applicant to furnish, within such period as may be
specified by it, such additional information as may be considered necessary
within a period of 30 days of a receipt of that letter by the applicant.
(5) On receipt of an
application and such other additional information as may be sought under
sub-rule (4), the Bureau of Indian Standards shall process the application
and forward documents to the Ministry of Civil Supplies. Government of India
with its recommendations for their consideration.
(6) On receipt of the
recommendations of the Bureau under sub-rule (5), the Ministry shall consider
those recommendations and after satisfying itself that the applicants’
association is fit to be recognised, may recognise the association in this
behalf.
(7) The certificate of
recognition to be issued by the Ministry under sub-rule (6) shall be in Form
II.
(8) Where a
certificate of recognition issued under these rules is lost, destroyed or
mutilated, a duplicate may be issued on an application made in this behalf
and on payment of a fee of rupees one hundred.
Payment of fees.
4. The
fees payable under those rules shall be paid in the form of a bank draft
in favour of the Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.
Refusal to grant
certificate of recognition to consumers’ association.
5. Where
a certificate of recognition of a consumers’ association has been
refused, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for such refusal by the Bureau.
Copies of
certificate of recognition to be furnished to certain authorities.
6. Every
consumers’ association which has been recognised as a ‘registered
consumers’ association under these rules shall furnish a copy of the certificate of recognition issued to it while filing a complaint under section 35(1) of the Act.
Verification of
application.
7. Every
application made under these rules shall be duly verified by the
Principal Officer.
Schedule
Form I
[See
sub-rule (1) of rule 3]
Form of application to
be submitted to the Bureau of Indian Standards for recognition of consumers’
association.
(to
be submitted in triplicate)
(1) Name of the
Consumers’ Association:
(2) Address:
(a) Registered Office:
(b) For correspondence:
(c) Branches:
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(3) If
registered under any other law the Act under which registered and date of
registration (certified copy of the certificate of registration to be
enclosed):
(4) Total number of members of the association
(as on date of application):
(5) Objects of the association (certified copy
of Memorandum of Association to be enclosed along with copy of the rules and
regulations of the Association):
(6) Names, addresses and occupations of persons
on the Board of Directors, Governing body, Council/Committee (by whatever
name called), to whom the management of the affairs of the association is
entrusted:
(7) Number of employees:
(a) Whole-time:
(b) Part-time:
(8) Year-wise details of the work done by the
association during the last three years in the filed of protection of
consumers’ interest:
(9) Copies of published annual report and
audited accounts of the association of the last three years:
(10) Details of Laboratory organisation, if any,
owned, run or operated by the association for purposes of protection of
consumer’s interest:
Place :............ Signature
:....................................
Date :............. Name
& designation :..............
Verification
I, ........ do hereby
solemnly state that what is stated in terms 1 to 11 above is true to the best
of my knowledge and behalf.
Place :............ Signature
:....................................
Date :............. Name
& designation :..............
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Form II
[See
sub-rule (7) of rule 3]
Certificate of recognition
(Government
of India)
Ministry of Civil
Supplies, consumer affairs and Public distribution
Certified that the
consumers’ Association whose particulars are given below has this day been
recognised as a “registered Consumers’ Association” in terms of section 34
of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).
Particulars
(1) Name of the Consumers’ Association:
(2) Address:
(3) Name of persons on the governing
board/body/council to whom management of the Association is entrusted:
(4) Number of members:
(5) Registration Number:
Signature
:.........................................
Date
:...................................................
File
No :..............................................
Seal of the Ministry of Civil Supplies,
Consumer Affairs and
Public Distribution
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