APPENDIX-14-II-R
(UNIT
APPROVAL COMMITTEE)
NO.F.2(1)/19/2002-EPZ:
The Government of India hereby constitutes a Unit Approval Committee for each of the Special Economic Zone consisting
of the following members :
(1) Development
Commissioner Chairperson
(2)
Officers of the Central Members
Government nominated by it
not exceeding two (from
amongst the officers posted in the Zone)
(3) Officers of the
State Government Members
nominated by it
not exceeding two
(from amongst
the officers posted in the Zone)
(4) The nominee of
the Member.
Developer
The
Development Commissioner may co-opt nominees of any Department, agency, and
interested group as special invitees as he deems fit.
The powers and functions of
the Unit Approval Committee shall be as under:
(a)
to
consider applications for setting up of Units in Zone and grant or refuse
approval;
(b)
to monitor
the performance of the Units and take action against the Units wherever
necessary provided that while monitoring the performance of the unit, the
Commissioner of the Customs or his nominee shall be associated in the
Committee;
(c)
to
take appropriate action in case of
violation of the conditions of the approval;
(d)
to
supervise and monitor permission, clearances, licences granted to the Units and
take appropriate action in accordance with law;
(e)
to
call for information required to monitor the performance of the Unit under the
permission, clearances, licenses granted to it;
(f)
to
approve import/domestic procurement of goods & services for development,
operation and maintenance of the infrastructure in the Zone without payment of
duty or tax for the activities approved by Board of Approval;
(g)
to
perform any other function delegated by the Central Government or its agencies.
(h)
to
perform any other function as may be delegated by the State Governments or its
agencies.
(i)
to
grant all approvals and clearances for the establishment and operation of Units
in the Special Economic Zone.
(j) the Central Government and its agencies may delegate their powers
to the Unit Approval Committee under the relevant laws so as to enable the
Committee,-
(a)
to
prescribe common application form for any license, permission or registration
under one or more laws;
(b)
to
authorize Development Commissioner to
exercise the powers of the Central
Government or its agencies;
(c)
to
notify an officer or agency, including accredited private agencies for carrying
out inspections under various laws;
(d)
to
exempt the zone from one or more provisions of any Central Law;
(e)
to
prescribe single return for reporting under two or more Central Laws .
(D.K. Mittal)