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The Tea Act, 1953
Act ID: 1953
The Tea Act, 1953
"An Act to provide for the control of the tea industry."
Table of Contents
67 Sections
Ch. 1
PRELIMINARY
S.1
Short title, extent and commencement.
S.2
Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
S.3
Definitions.
Ch. 2
THE TEA BOARD
S.4
Establishment and constitution of the Tea Board.
S.5
Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
S.6
Salary and allowances of Chairman.
S.7
Vice-Chairman.
S.8
Executive and other Committees.
S.10
Functions of the Board.
S.11
Dissolution of the Board.
Ch. 3
CONTROL OVER THE EXTENSION OF TEA CULTIVATION
S.12
Method of control of extension of tea cultivation.
S.13
Limitations to the extension of tea cultivation.
S.14
Grant of permission to plant tea.
S.15
Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstances
S.16
Tea nurseries.
Ch. 4
MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL OF TEA UNDERTAKINGS OR TEA UNITS BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
S.9
I. Power of Central Government to authorise, with the permission of the Court, persons to take over management or control of tea undertakings or tea units.
S.16A
Definitions.
S.16B
Power to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit.
S.16C
Power of Central Government on completion of investigation.
S.16D
Power of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases.
S.16E
Power to take over tea undertaking or tea unit without investigation under certain circumstances.
S.16F
Contracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied.
S.16G
Application of Act 1 of 1956.
S.16H
Power of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 16D or 16E.
S.16J
Power of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to tea undertakings or tea units
S.16K
Power of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of a managed tea undertaking or tea unit.
S.16L
Preparation of an inventory of the assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed tea undertaking or tea unit.
S.16LL
Debts incurred and investments made by the authorised person to have priority.
S.16M
Bar of suits and other proceedings in relation to the tea undertakings or tea units.
S.16N
Rules made under Act 65 of 1951 to apply.
Ch. 5
CONTROL OVER THE EXPORT OF TEA AND TEA SEED
S.17
Control of export of tea and tea seed.
S.18
Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit.
S.19
Export allotment.
S.20
Export quota and licences.
S.21
Right to export licences.
S.22
Special Export Licences.
S.23
Board to maintain accounts of quotas.
S.24
Board to maintain accounts of quotas.
Ch. 6
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
S.25
Imposition of cess on tea produced In India.
S.26
Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.
S.26A
Grant and loans by the Central Government to the Board
S.27
Constitution of Fund.
S.28
Borrowing powers of Board.
S.28A
Writing off of losses.
S.29
Accounts and audit.
Ch. 7
CONTROL BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
S.30
Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste.
S.31
General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.
S.32
Appeal to Central Government.
Ch. 8
MISCELLANEOUS
S.33
Licensing brokers, tea manufacturers, etc.
S.34
Power of inspection.
S.35
Power of Board to call for returns.
S.36
Penalty for illicit export.
S.37
Penalty for making false return.
S.38
Omitted.
S.39
Omitted.
S.40
Omitted.
S.41
Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.
S.42
Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.
S.43
Offences by companies.
S.44
Jurisdiction of courts.
S.45
Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution.
S.46
Protection of action taken in good faith.
S.47
Power to delegate.
S.48
Suspension of operation of Act.
S.49
Power of Central Government to make rules.
S.50
Power of Board to make by-laws.
S.51
Repeals and savings.