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The Coffee Act, 1942

Central

An Act to provide for the development under the control of the Union of the coffee industry.

Act number
7 of 1942
Ministry
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department
Department of Commerce
Enacted
2 Mar 1942
In force from
2 Mar 1942

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58 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and duration.
  2. Section 2Declaration as to expediency of Union control.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Constitution of the Board.
  5. Section 5Incorporation of the Board.
  6. Section 6Vesting of property in the Board.
  7. Section 6AConsultation with the Board.
  8. Section 7Committees, staff and agents.
  9. Section 8Salary and allowances of Chairman.
  10. Section 8AVice-Chairman.
  11. Section 9Chief Coffee Marketing Officer, Secretary and other Staff.
  12. Section 10Dissolution of the Board.
  13. Section 11[Repealed.].
  14. Section 12[Repealed.].
  15. Section 13[Repealed.].
  16. Section 14Registration of owners of coffee estates.
  17. Section 15Power of State Government to make rules.
  18. Section 16Fixation of prices for sale of coffee.
  19. Section 17Sale of coffee in excess of free sale quota.
  20. Section 18Sale of coffee, how made.
  21. Section 19[Repealed.].
  22. Section 20Export of coffee.
  23. Section 21Re-import of coffee exported from India.
  24. Section 22Free sale quota.
  25. Section 23Returns to be made by registered owners.
  26. Section 24Licences for sale of uncured coffee.
  27. Section 25Surplus coffee and surplus pool.
  28. Section 26Sales of coffee by the Board.
  29. Section 27Coffee to be cured in licensed curing establishments.
  30. Section 28Licensing of curing establishments.
  31. Section 29Information to be supplied to the Board in connection with curing.
  32. Section 30Separate funds to be maintained by the Board.
  33. Section 31General fund.
  34. Section 32Pool fund.
  35. Section 32APower of the Board to make donation to the Gandhi National Memorial Fund.
  36. Section 33Power to borrow.
  37. Section 34Payments to registered owners.
  38. Section 35Failure to register.
  39. Section 36Contraventions of sections 16, 17 and 18.
  40. Section 37Unlicensed curing establishment.
  41. Section 37AContravention of section 23(1).
  42. Section 38False returns.
  43. Section 38AContravention of section 25.
  44. Section 38BPowers to seize coffee withheld from inclusion in surplus pool.
  45. Section 39Obstruction.
  46. Section 39AOffences by companies.
  47. Section 40Cognizance of offences.
  48. Section 41[Repealed.].
  49. Section 42Control by the Central Government.
  50. Section 43Appeals to the Central Government.
  51. Section 44Inspection of records.
  52. Section 45Accounts of the Board.
  53. Section 46Inspection of records of the Board and obtaining of copies.
  54. Section 47Contracts.
  55. Section 47ABar of legal proceedings.
  56. Section 48Power of the Central Government to make rules.
  57. Section 49Repeal of Act 14 of 1935.
  58. Section 50[Repealed.].