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The Tea Act, 1953

Section 24. Board to maintain accounts of quotas.

Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to tea--- (a) proved to the satisfaction of the 1[Commissioner of Customs] to have been imported into India from any port outside India; or (b) shipped as stores on board any vessel or aircraft in such quantity as the Customs-Collector considers reasonable having regard to the number of the crew and passengers and length of the voyage on which the vessel or aircraft is about to depart; or (c) exported by post in packages 2[not exceeding five kilograms] in weight; or (d) exported with the previous sanction of the Central Government, within the limits prescribed in this behalf, by a Red Cross Society or by any organisation for providing amenities for troops overseas; or (e) taken as part of the personal luggage of a passenger.

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