| 1. |
Maintenance of the security of
India |
| 2. |
Maintenance
of public order and standards of decency or morality |
| 3. |
Prevention of smuggling |
| 4. |
Prevention
of shortages of goods of any description |
| 5. |
Conservation
of foreign exchange and the safe guarding of balance of payments |
| 6. |
The
prevention of injury to the economy of the country by the uncontrolled import or export of
gold and silver |
| 7. |
Prevention
of surplus of any agricultural product or the product of the fisheries |
| 8. |
Maintenance
of the standards for the classification, grading or marketing of goods in international
trade |
| 9. |
Establishment
of any industry |
| 10. |
Prevention
of serious injury to domestic production of goods of any description |
| 11. |
Protection
of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value |
| 12. |
Conservation
of exhaustible natural resources |
| 13. |
Protection
of patents, trade marks and copy rights |
| 14. |
Prevention of deceptive
practices |
| 15. |
Carrying on
of foreign trade in any goods by the state, by a corporation owned or controlled by the
state to the exclusion (complete or partial) of the citizens of India |
| 16. |
Fulfillment
of obligation under the charter of the United Nation for the maintenance of international
peace and security |
| 17. |
Implication
of any treaty, agreement or convention with any country |
| 18. |
The
compliance of imported goods with any laws, which are applicable to similar goods
manufactured in India. |
| 19. |
Prevention
of dissemination of documents containing any matter which is likely to prejudicially
affect friendly relation with any foreign state or is derogatory to national prestige |
| 20. |
Prevention
of the contravention of any law for the time being in force |
| 21. |
Any other
purpose conducive to the interest of the general public |
