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Sections 29, 30 and 31 of the MSMED Act, 2006: Rules and removal of difficulties

Section 29: the Central Government may make rules by notification on the Board, the Member-Secretary, the Fund, the information officers may demand, and any matter the Act says is prescribed; these are laid before Parliament for thirty days. Section 30: the State Government makes rules on the...

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Sections 1 and 32 of the MSMED Act, 2006: Short title, commencement and repeal of the 1993 Act

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 is the short title. It comes into force on the date the Central Government appoints by notification, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions. Section 32 repeals the Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale and...

6 min read01 Oct 2026
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Section 2(b) of the MSMED Act, 2006: Appointed day, day of acceptance and deemed acceptance

The appointed day is the day following immediately after the expiry of fifteen days from the day of acceptance, or the day of deemed acceptance, of the goods or services. The day of acceptance is the day of actual delivery, or, if the buyer objects in writing within 15 days, the day the supplier...

6 min read01 Oct 2026
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Section 2 of the MSMED Act, 2006: Definitions of enterprise, supplier, buyer and goods

An enterprise is an industrial undertaking, business concern or any other establishment, by whatever name called, engaged in manufacturing or production of goods in an industry listed in the First Schedule to the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, or in providing or rendering...

6 min read01 Oct 2026
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Section 3 of the MSMED Act, 2006: The National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

The Central Government establishes the Board by notification from a date it appoints. The Minister in charge of the MSME Ministry is the ex officio Chairperson, and the Board brings together State Ministers, Members of Parliament, senior officials, bankers and representatives of MSME associations...

7 min read01 Oct 2026
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Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the MSMED Act, 2006: Removal of a Board member, functions of the Board and the Member-Secretary

The Central Government may remove a member who has been adjudged insolvent, is of unsound mind and so declared by a court, refuses or becomes incapable to act, has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude, or has abused the position. For the last three grounds the member must first...

6 min read01 Oct 2026
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Section 7(1) of the MSMED Act, 2006: Classification of enterprises as micro, small or medium

Section 7(1) lets the Central Government, by notification, classify any class of enterprises, whether proprietorship, Hindu undivided family, association of persons, co-operative society, partnership firm, company or undertaking. The original text used investment in plant and machinery for...

6 min read01 Oct 2026
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Section 7(2) to (8) of the MSMED Act, 2006: The Advisory Committee

The Central Government constitutes the Advisory Committee by notification. Its Chairperson is the Secretary in the MSME Ministry, and the Board's Member-Secretary is also its Member-Secretary. Before classifying any class of enterprises, the Government must obtain the Committee's recommendations...

6 min read02 Oct 2026
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Section 7(9) of the MSMED Act, 2006: The power to vary classification criteria

While classifying under section 7(1), the Central Government may, "from time to time", vary the criterion of investment and also consider criteria or standards in respect of employment or turnover. It may also include micro or tiny enterprises or village enterprises as part of small enterprises...

5 min read02 Oct 2026
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Section 8(1) of the MSMED Act, 2006: Who files a memorandum, and who must

Section 8(1) covers three groups. A person establishing a micro or small enterprise may file the memorandum at his discretion. A person establishing a medium enterprise engaged in providing or rendering services may also file at his discretion. A person establishing a medium enterprise engaged in...

6 min read01 Oct 2026

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