| 1.29 Bureau of indian standards 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 (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) 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, (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 Refusal to grant certificate
of recognition to consumers’ association. 5.
Where a certificate of recognition of a consumers’ association
has been Copies of certificate
of recognition to be furnished to certain authorities. 6.
Every consumers’ association which has been recognised as a
‘registered Verification of application. 7.
Every application made under these rules shall be duly verified
by the 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: (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 :.............. 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 |