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The Tea Act, 1953

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An Act to provide for the control by the Union of the Tea industry, including the control, in pursuance of the International Agreement now in force, of the cultivation of tea in, and of the export of tea from, India and for that purpose to establish a Tea Board and levy a duty of excise on tea produced in India.

Act number
29 of 1953
Ministry
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department
Department of Commerce
Enacted
28 May 1953

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69 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Establishment and constitution of the Tea Board.
  5. Section 5Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
  6. Section 6Salary and allowances of Chairman.
  7. Section 7Vice-Chairman.
  8. Section 8Executive and other Committees.
  9. Section 9Secretary and staff
  10. Section 10Functions of the Board.
  11. Section 11Dissolution of the Board.
  12. Section 12Method of control of extension of tea cultivation.
  13. Section 13Limitations to the extension of tea cultivation.
  14. Section 14Grant of permission to plant tea.
  15. Section 15Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstances
  16. Section 16Tea nurseries.
  17. Section 16ADefinitions.
  18. Section 16BPower to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit.
  19. Section 16CPower of Central Government on completion of investigation.
  20. Section 16DPower of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases.
  21. Section 16EPower to take over tea undertaking or tea unit without investigation under certain circumstances.
  22. Section 16FContracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied.
  23. Section 16GApplication of Act 1 of 1956.
  24. Section 16HPower of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 16D or 16E.
  25. Section 16 IPower of Central Government to authorise, with the permission of the Court, persons to take over management or control of tea undertakings or tea units.
  26. Section 16JPower of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to tea undertakings or tea units
  27. Section 16KPower of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of a managed tea undertaking or tea unit.
  28. Section 16LPreparation of an inventory of the assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed tea undertaking or tea unit.
  29. Section 16LLDebts incurred and investments made by the authorised person to have priority.
  30. Section 16MBar of suits and other proceedings in relation to the tea undertakings or tea units.
  31. Section 16NRules made under Act 65 of 1951 to apply.
  32. Section 17Control of export of tea and tea seed.
  33. Section 18Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit.
  34. Section 19Export allotment.
  35. Section 20Export quota and licences.
  36. Section 21Right to export licences.
  37. Section 22Special Export Licences.
  38. Section 23Board to maintain accounts of quotas.
  39. Section 24Board to maintain accounts of quotas.
  40. Section 25Imposition of cess on tea produced In India.
  41. Section 26Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.
  42. Section 26AGrant and loans by the Central Government to the Board
  43. Section 27Constitution of Fund.
  44. Section 28Borrowing powers of Board.
  45. Section 28AWriting off of losses.
  46. Section 29Accounts and audit.
  47. Section 30Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste.
  48. Section 31General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.
  49. Section 32Appeal to Central Government.
  50. Section 33Licensing brokers, tea manufacturers, etc.
  51. Section 34Power of inspection.
  52. Section 35Power of Board to call for returns.
  53. Section 36Penalty for illicit export.
  54. Section 37Penalty for making false return.
  55. Section 38Omitted.
  56. Section 39Omitted.
  57. Section 40Omitted.
  58. Section 41Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.
  59. Section 42Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.
  60. Section 42AAdjudication of penalties.
  61. Section 43Offences by companies.
  62. Section 44Jurisdiction of courts.
  63. Section 45Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution.
  64. Section 46Protection of action taken in good faith.
  65. Section 47Power to delegate.
  66. Section 48Suspension of operation of Act.
  67. Section 49Power of Central Government to make rules.
  68. Section 50Power of Board to make by-laws.
  69. Section 51Repeals and savings.