Act 29 of 1953

The Tea Act, 1953

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.

  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Department of Commerce
  • Enacted 1953-05-28
  • 68 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.Read
3 Definitions.Read
4 Establishment and constitution of the Tea Board.Read
5 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.Read
6 Salary and allowances of Chairman.Read
7 Vice-Chairman.Read
8 Executive and other Committees.Read
9 Secretary and staffRead
10 Functions of the Board.Read
11 Dissolution of the Board.Read
12 Method of control of extension of tea cultivation.Read
13 Limitations to the extension of tea cultivation.Read
14 Grant of permission to plant tea.Read
15 Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstancesRead
16 Tea nurseries.Read
16A Definitions.Read
16B Power to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit.Read
16C Power of Central Government on completion of investigation.Read
16D Power of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases.Read
16E Power to take over tea undertaking or tea unit without investigation under certain circumstances.Read
16F Contracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied.Read
16G Application of Act 1 of 1956.Read
16H Power of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 16D or 16E.Read
16 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.Read
16J Power of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to tea undertakings or tea unitsRead
16K Power of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of a managed tea undertaking or tea unit.Read
16L Preparation of an inventory of the assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed tea undertaking or tea unit.Read
16LL Debts incurred and investments made by the authorised person to have priority.Read
16M Bar of suits and other proceedings in relation to the tea undertakings or tea units.Read
16N Rules made under Act 65 of 1951 to apply.Read
17 Control of export of tea and tea seed.Read
18 Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit.Read
19 Export allotment.Read
20 Export quota and licences.Read
21 Right to export licences.Read
22 Special Export Licences.Read
23 Board to maintain accounts of quotas.Read
24 Board to maintain accounts of quotas.Read
25 Imposition of cess on tea produced In India.Read
26 Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.Read
26A Grant and loans by the Central Government to the BoardRead
27 Constitution of Fund.Read
28 Borrowing powers of Board.Read
28A Writing off of losses.Read
29 Accounts and audit.Read
30 Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste.Read
31 General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.Read
32 Appeal to Central Government.Read
33 Licensing brokers, tea manufacturers, etc.Read
34 Power of inspection.Read
35 Power of Board to call for returns.Read
36 Penalty for illicit export.Read
37 Penalty for making false return.Read
38 Penalty for obstructing an officer or member of the board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records.Read
39 Penalty for illicit cultivation.Read
40 Removal of tea planted without permission.Read
41 Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.Read
42 Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.Read
43 Offences by companies.Read
44 Jurisdiction of courts.Read
45 Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution.Read
46 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
47 Power to delegate.Read
48 Suspension of operation of Act.Read
49 Power of Central Government to make rules.Read
50 Power of Board to make by-laws.Read
51 Repeals and savings.Read
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