The Export Act of 1963 was enacted by the Indian Parliament to provide for quality control and inspection of exports to ensure sound development of India's export trade. The Act extends across all of India and gives the central government authority to enforce quality standards and inspections of commodities intended for export. It establishes the Export Inspection Council to advise on quality measures and assign specialists to committees related to commodity exports.

2.  An Act to provide for the sound development
of the export trade of India through quality
control and inspection and for matter
connected therewith.
 The act was enacted by Parliament in the
fourteenth year of the republic of India

3.  1 The act may be called the Export Act 1963
 2 It extends to the whole of India
 3 It shale come into force on such date as the
central government may by notification in the
official gazette, appoint.

4.  Quality Control: Any activity having for its
object the determination of the quality of a
commodity whether during the process of
manufacturing or production or subsequently
in order to ascertain whether it satisfies the
standard specifications stipulated in the
export contract and whether it may be
accepted for purposes of export.

5.  Inspection: Inspection in relation to a
commodity, means the process of
determining whether a batch of foods in that
commodity complies with the standard
specifications applicable to it or any other
specifications stipulated in the export
contract generally by inspecting either the
whole batch or a selected sample or samples
which purport to represent the whole batch.

6.  1. Advise central government regarding
measures for the enforcement of quality
control and inspection in relation to
commodities intended for export.
 2. To draw program to make able agencies to
perform such functions as may be assigned
to them under this act.
 3. Select and assign members who have
special knowledge and practical experience in
matter relating to any commodity or trade
therein.

7.  4. It may also constitute specialist
committees for conducting investigations on
special problems connected with it functions.

8.  1. Chairman (appointed by central
government)
 2. Director of Inspection and Quality Control
 3. Honorary Advisor
 4. Agricultural marketing advisre
 5. Director General of Commercial
Intelligence and Statistics
 6. Fifteen other members nominated by
Central Government