Section 2

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Dejillilzonr.-In this Act, unless the context othcrwtse requn e.,- (a) "Authority'' means any Dcpa1 tment of Govc1 nmcnt Oi Goven1mrnt agenctes or Grama Panchayat or Munictpahty whtch aJ e !·eqmrcd to issue clearances or licences or certificate~ 01 perm us for settmg up an industnal undertaking m the Sta tr, (b) "Byc-la,,s·' und~r thts Act, means bye-laws made by the State lloa.td (c) Cleatance tlus Act, "DtsUict Bom d" means the Dtstuct Single \1\'indow lloa· d constituted under sub-sectiOn (I) of ~Lction 4 of (d) "de>tgnated .\utho.Ity of Induw 1al Area" mc..tn~ the Managmg Du ector of the I nclust• ial J\1 <"a 01 .J.ny othrr Oiltcel appomted by tlw Gnvernmcnt for pm pose~ of p10moting and mam- tainmg the mdust1'!.' l ;u ca concerned, . (e) "Gave, nment" means. the Cove: nmcnt of Kerala; (f) "Indmutal Area" mcam anv area 111 the State clccl.t~t.d to be an mdu>tJ tal area by the Gove-rnment by notification m the Gazette flOm ume to umc and mcludes mdu>ll ial estate~, dcvrlop- ment areas, development plots, mmt mdustnal estate~, mdusu tJ.l pm ts and g-.-ov. th centres; t. (g) "Indu<>tnal A .. :e..t Boa.·d" means the lndusb tal ,\.-ea Smglc Window Clec:~ranc,· BoaJ cl tonstttutecl under sub-~cction (I) of ~ccuon 5 of the Act; (h) "Indusl:ital To\\n~hip ·\,ca'• means an indu~hLal mea referred to m section 14 of tins Au, (i) "Jndust ial Tow.1ship Townshtp Authority constituted under section 15 and the Scheme, Authouty" means an I ndmtJ ial fm <tn mdust:.-ial townshtp ;u ca ~· / 77 (J) ·'Jndust11al unde1 takmt;" means a iactm y, workshop or '~orh. place '"'he1e steam powe1, water power. mechanical powe. 01 electrical power IS used m any premlSes whet e any machinery or manufacturing plant driven bv arty powct as afm csa1d IS mstall.ed or am industrial undertaking where ten m- more workers are cn~ployecl with or without the aid of power, (k) "Prescribed" meam prescribed by rules made under this Act; (I) "Scheme" means the Srhemk framed under th1s Act; (m) "Small Scale lndust! 1al und~rtaking" means an industrial undertaking which m accordance with the· reqmrement~ specified under sub-section ( 1) of secuon II B of Industnes (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 1s entitled to be regarded as a Small Scale Industnal undertakmg fo1 the phrpose of that Act; (n) '·State Bom·d ' means the "Kerala State Smgle Wmdow Clca1ance Board" comtitutecl under sub-~ect10n (1) of section 3 of the Act, (o) "State enactment"' meam h Proclamation or Act of Travancore or Cochm, an Act or 0Hlmance of Travancore-Cochin, an Act passed by the Lr-g1slatUtc of the ~tate ofKcrala, or an Ordinance promul~ated by the Govt..>rno · .mel m fm ce m the Stale and in- cludes .1 1 ule, 01 del, bye-law 01 1 cgulation made 111 e:>..ercise of a power confer•cd by an) ~uch Act 01 Ordmancr by the Govcrnmcnt 01 <1n authm 1tv subo; chnate to Government ' I ' CIIAI' I ER II State Board, District Boards and' Industrial Area Boards I 3 State Bonrd -( 1) Fm the pUI pose of speedy 1s~ur of vanous Jicence~, clearanc~. CCJ tlficatc~ requited undCJ· v.11 10us State enact- ments fo::- settm~ up of mdu~L11ctl undCJ takm'{S m the State. the Gove1 nment may, by not1hcallon, conslltutc Smglc Wmdow Clearance Board f01 the St<lte to be call.-d the Kerala State Single Window Clearance Board. I ' t2) The Kc,·ala State Sme;le Wmdow Clearance BoaH.l shall be d body COl p01 ate by the name dfOI"CSald havmg perpetual succe~s10n and a common seal. (3) The State Bo;u d ~hall conJ1~t of the followm~ members, namely:- 3/334-12 f (a) (b) (c) (d) (c) (f) (g) (h) (t) ( '\ j, (k) (l) 78 Chtef Secreta! y to Government, The Sectetanes to Gove1 nment in charge of Indusu·ies, Finance, Labolll . Local Admmistration. Revenue, Taxes, I1ngatwn, Power and Fmest~ depa1 tments, Executlve Directm. Blll eau of Jndm1:1 tal Promotion, Kel ala, Managmg Du ector, Ket aid StdtC lndusl:l'idl Develop- ment Corpm a non, Ditectm of IndustJies and Commerce; J\;lanagmg- Dtrectm·, Ket ala State lndusu talmfi a~ll ucture Development Corporation; Chanman, Ke1ala State ElecU!Clt\ Boa1cl: ~1di}agmg Dn·ector. Kcrala FmanClal C:m p01 a uon CIHef Town Planner. Chan man, Kerald State Pollution ContJ·ol Boa1 d; Chief Eleen teal Impector, I Directm· of FactOIIes and Bmle1 ~. ( m) Directm of Mmmg and Gcolo'Sy, (n) Di1cctm of Health Serv1ces. ( 4) The Chief Secretary to Gove.J nmcnt shall be the Chau·man and the Managmg Dn·ector, Ke.~ ala State Industnal Development Corpm at10n shall be the Convenm of the State Board. (5) The State Boa1d shall meC't at such tunes and places to be fixed by the Chan man of the Sta tc Board and shall observe such pi ocedu: e m rC'gard to 1ts tJ amacnon of busme~s as may be made in the bve-laws ' (6) The State Board ma" aSSOCiate Itself. m such manne1 and f01 such pU! poses as rna) b; p1 esoibcd with any person whose d>~lstancc 01 advJce 1t may cle~n c to have m the pc1 formdncc of any of Its funct10m under the Act. and the person so assoCiated :-hall ha\e the nght to take pa1 t 111 the nH'<'tJng~ of the State Board relatm~ to that pm po>e as a ~pcCial mviLCC' and shall not be consiclct C'd a> a memhei of the State Board 4 Dzslnct 13omds -(I) Fm the pUI pme of speedy Issue of various licences, cle<U a nces or ce, utica te> reqmrcd uncle,· the vauous State enactmems fm settmg up of small scale mdust.I ial undet taking:- having cap1tal imestment of mo.c than t\\O lakhs t upees m each l l \ ' i l I l 'l l i ! l I I ! I I I I I I I !l " ~ --- I 79 dtst.tct of the State, the Gove1 nment may, by nottfication, constitute a Distnct Smgle Wmdow Clearance Boat d fm each dt~tl ict m the State. (2) Eve.·y Dist1 ict Smglc Wmdow Clearance Boru d shall be a body corporate by the name of the District for which 1t is con- stituted, having perpetual succe~sion and a common seal. (3) Every Dtstnct Smgle '-onsist of the followmg members, Wmdow Clearance namely.- (a) Collector of the D1stuct, Board shall (b) General Manager, D1stnct Jndmtnes Cenne of the district concerned, (c) The President of the Grama Panchayat conce111ed or Chairperson of the Mumcipality concerned in cases where licence is requiced from the local bodies; (d) The D1str1Ct Office1 of the Kerala Pollut10n ContYol Board or any other officer of the Boa,·d nommated by the Chairman, Kerala State Pollution Control Board, (e) The D1~t;ict Officer of the Electncat Inspectorate or any othcc ofTicer nominated by the Cluef Electncal Inspector; (t) The D1stnct Olficer of the Town Plannmg Department o. anv other officer nominated by the Chief Town Planner. (g) District ~ledtcal Officet ; (h) An Officer of the KC"rala 'State ElcctncJty Boal'd not below the ··ank of Exccunve Engmcer nommated by the Chaitman, Kcrala State Electncity Boa1d; (i) District Officet, Factm ies and Boilc1s Inspectorate; (J) DivisiOnal Ftre F01ce Officer; (k) p1vtsional Forest Officer; (I) Dtstr1ct La boUt Officer; (m) Secretary, Urban Development Authouty or Secretary, District Panchayat, (n) Deputy CommL~stonrr, Sale~ Tax and A!,>T!Cultural Income Tax; (o) An Officer of the Kctala Wate¥ Authonty not below the rank of E\.ecuti"e Engmeer nommated by the :Managmg Drrecto•·, Kerala Water Authonty. , I 80 ( 4) The Collecto1 of the DIStnct ~hall be the Chai1 man and the GenCJal Mana~er, D1stnct Indusn1e~ Centre shall be the Convcnm of the DISO'ICt Boa1 d (5) The D1~tnct BoaHl shall meet at such tunc and place to be fixed by the Cha1.1 man of the DISillCt Boa, d and shall obsc1 vc such procedUI e m _rc~aJ d to Its tJ amaction of bu~ine~s as may be made m the bye-laws, (6) The D1stHct Bomd may assoCiate Itself, m such mannCJ and fm such pmpo~es as may be piescnbed With anv pe1son whose assistance OJ <~dvJcc It may desi1 c to have m the perfm mancc of an~ of1ts functwns undeJ the Act, and the pe- son so a<,sociatcd shall ha\e the nght to tal,c part m the mcetm~~ of the Dist.l1ct Board rclatmg to that pUJ po~e as a special mv1tee and shall not be comicleJ eel a~ a member of the DtstJ tct Boa1 cl 5 Industna/ Area Bo(JJd\ -(I) rm the pUJ po~e ol spcrdv I'i,tw of vanous h<..ence~, cleatance~ OJ certificate;; 1 eqtured uncle the vanous State enactments for settmg up of ~mall scale mdu<;tnal undcl- takmgs or mdmtual unclcrtakm~s in the vaiiOUS industrial areas of the State, the Govci nment rna:, by notdlcatwn consututc Smgle \Vmdow Clearance Boai·ds fot even mdu~tnal aJ e<~s 111 the St . .lte to be called Jndust:nal Area Single Wmdow Clea1ancc Bomd. (2) E\cry Indu~tnal A1ea Smgle Window Cler1rance Boa;d ~ shall be a bod) coipmatc by name of the Indust,Ial Area fo· which Jt IS constituted, havmg perpetual_ ~ucccss10n and a common seal (3) Cvcl\· Industnal Area Single Wmdow Clearance Bo;l.!d shall cons1~t of the followm~ members, n,tmelv .- (a) PlmC!pal Sec;eta. ~ to Gove1nmcnt. Indu~tdcs Depart- ment or hrs norm nee, (b) Collector of the D1stnrt; (c) Chtcf Executive o{ the A~cncv owmng ot m<magm~ the mel mt11a I ay·ea (d) Dc-sH~natcd Autho•It) of mdusr·ral a:ea concCincd; \ (e) D1st tct OHicer of the State PollutiOn Conool Bo;nd, (f) D1st ter Oft1ceJ of the J:lect• teal I nspectOJ ate. (g) Dt~t· tct Office;· of the To11 n Plannmg Department (h) DI<;t Ict Medical OfTtcc1 (t) ExecuttVL En~mcct of the Ke.aL-t State Eleen tCtt)· Bomd. (J) Disl! 1<..t Officer, F actm1cs and Boilers lnspectol'atc, - 81 (k) DIVISional FI'C Fmce OffJrer, (I) D1vmonal Fore'>t Ot11ccJ , (m) D1q11Ct Labonl" Office1 , (n) Deputy Commi'>~IOncr, Sale~ Ta' and .\g1 iudt111 al 1 nco me Ta' (o) E"Xecutlve En~meer, Kc1ala Wate- .'\uth011ty (4·} The Govu nmcnt lllil\ appo1111 one o: the 1nembe1::. ol an lndmt>~al ,\1 ea Bo.1: cl not bclo'~ the 1 an h. of Dist.Ict Collector to be 1L~ Cha1· nMn and the De~u5natcd Au tho, ay of the Indust11al A1cJ sh,JII be the Convcno. of the lndmt11al A:ec:. Boa1cl (5) The lndust11al A,ea Boa1cl <;}Mil meet at <;uch tnnc and place to be fixed by the Chamnan of 1 he I ndmt, 1al J\1 ca Bl),lJ cl and shall obscJ vc ~uch p:-ocedu; c m : e<-;JJ d to 11s t; an~.tcuon of husllles~ <I'> ma: be made 111 the bye-laws (6) The lndu~tnal AJca Boa cJ may d.S'>OCJatc ItSelf. •n ~uch manne1 and fm· such pw pose~ dS ma: be pl c~cnbed, With am pe1 son whose assistance OJ adviCe It m,\)' clc::.~o c to have 111 th\' }JL 101 mJnce of any of1ts functiOns unde the Act. ancl the pe.~on so a<,oc1at~d shall have the, 1ght to take pa. tIll the mcetmgs oJ the lnclu>L IJl/\; ca BoaHI , clatmg to that pu1 po~c as a special mvncc and <;h.tll -nfJt fJc conside1ccl as d. memhc. of the lndu~t-JJal A1eil Boa.d 6 E-ronjJizon fiom hcences ch --:'\lotwiLh>taPdmt.; d.n) thm~ con tamed 111 any !aw fm tlw time bt!ll!{ 111 fOi'CC ,ill mdu~t!Jal undc, taJ...mgs bem!!; c>tabhshcd 01 p1opo~ed to be cstabl!~hcd 111 mdu~L 1d.l a. cas shall be c-....empted f, om obtammg pc'l miL' f1 om MumcipaiiU•~\ 01· G, ama Panchayats, Town Plannmg Depa1 tme!ll OJ Dcvdopmcnt Authoritie~ for consD ucuon of bmldmgs fo• qa, tin~ an mdust. wl u nd crtakm(( 7 Pou crs a11d jlmctzn11s rif lndurlnal Arra Bo'cirdJ -(I) J\'otwithstand- mg anythmg contamcd 111 Jm· law fo the time bcmg 111 force, eve1.) pe• ~on intendmg to e~tabii~h an mclu\t, 1al undclt<~J...mg o a ~mall ~calc mdml1tal unde1takmg in an) of the notified mdusL 1al area~ >hall ~ubm1t tlw application m 1 he p C.'>L•Ibcd fo. m to the designated au tho, 11v of that mdu~t. l<tl a ca f01 clca~ ance~ OJ' hct,nct' 01 cc.-tzficatc~ 1 equu eel under \ aJIOIIS St<ll<' enactments together wnh the fee 1f am· to be pa1d. undc1 the • c~pectivc enactment The appltcat1on shall also contam such details as may be p· cscnbccl ' 82 (2) The Indu~tTial Area Board ~hall aftcl' complying the p10cedU1c pt <'SUI bed m this behalf and Withm thL ty days fmm the date oft eccipt of the applicatiOn take a decision as,- ( a) to recommend to the auth01ity concerned, the issue of the hcencc or perm1s~ion applied for without any modifical1ons o. w1th such modificatwns as 1t thmks fit to make. or (b) to 1 efme clea; ,mcc if It Is of the opinion that the pro- posed construction, establishment m· mstallation is objecoonable. (3) The declSlon taken by the lndmtnal A!·eas Boarrl ~hall be communicated to the applicant and the authonty concerned by the de~i~nated an tho. Ity of the lndust1 ial Area Board.