 bill no 142 of 1981 the central silk board (amendment) bill, 1981 a bill further to amend the central silk board act, 1948be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-second year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) th;s act may be called the central silk board (amendment) short act, 1981 title add commence ment 5 (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government nlay, by notification in the official gazette, appoint 11 of 1948 amend ment of section 4 2 in section 4 of the central silk board act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), after sub-sectio'll ,(4), the following subsections shall be inserted, namely:-10 "(5) subject to the other provisions of this act, the term of office of a member shall be such period, not exceeding three years, as may be prescribed (6) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5),-(a) the central government may terminate the appointment of the chairman after giving him notice for a period of not less than three months; (b) the chairman may resign his oftlce by giving notice in writing for a period of not less than three montba to the central government, and on such resignation being notified in the official gazette by that government, the chairman shall be deemed to have vacated his ofbce" amendment of section 13 3 in section 13 of the principal act, in sub-section (3), for the words 5 "which may be comprised in! one session or in two successive sessions, and it, befol'8l the expiry of the session in which it :s so laid or the session immediately following", the words "which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the sessic:m immediately following the session or the successive sessions 10 aforesaid:' shall be substituted  statement of objects and reasonsthe central silk 'board is set up under the central silk board act, 1948 the board has the duty to promote the development 0'[ the silk industry 2 the board has members representing various interests associated with the silk industry the chairman of the board, who is also a member of the board, enjoys administrative and financial powers and is the pivotal authority in the board the existing rules made under the act provide for the members to hold office for a· period of three years, but there is no provision in the act sptcifically far the termination of the appointment of the chairman the working of the board has shown that it may be necessary to terminate his appointment in certain' circumstances accordingly, the proposed amendment to se'c1ion 4 of the act enables the central government (i) to provide for the term of a member of the board for such period, not exceeding three years, as may be prescribed; (ii) to provide for termination of the appointment of the chairman of the board by giving him not less than three months notice; and (iii) to provide for the resignation of office by the said chainnan by giving not less than three months notice 3 it is also proposed to avail of this opportunity to amend section 13 of the act suitably so as to bring the rule-laying formula in sub-section (3) thereof into conformity with the formula as recommended by the committees on s'ubordinate legislation of both houses 4 the bill seeks to nchieve the above objects new d'lhi; pranab mukherjee the 23rd november, 1981  memorandum regarding delegated legislationthe bill seeks to in'sert two new sub-sections (5) and (6) in section 4 of the central silk board act, 1948 the newly inserted sub-spction (5) provides for prescribing the term of office of a member of the board which shall not exceeii three years the proposed delegation of legislative power is of normal character - 13 (1) - (61 or 1mb) - - - - - - - - power of central government to make rules -(3) every ru·e made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is mare, before each house of parliament while it is in session for a total perlo! of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two succ=ssive· sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it !is 80 laid or the sessioq immediately following both· houses agree in ~ any modification lii"tne-rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modifted »rm or be ~ no effect, as the case may be; so, howewr, that any such modiftcation or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule  - - •• - - t - bill further to amend the central sllk board act, ins (shri praub kum47' mukher;ee, miniater oj cc>mmerce am sleeltmd mim') 