Section 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.
About this Act
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.
Any person who--
(a) obstructs a member authorized by the Chairman in writing or an officer of the Board or a person authorized in this behalf by the Central Government or by the Board in the exercise of any power conferred, or in the discharge of any duty imposed, on him by or under this Act, or
(b) having the control or custody of any account book or other period, fails to produce such book or record when required to do so by or under this Act,
shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
(a) obstructs a member authorized by the Chairman in writing or an officer of the Board or a person authorized in this behalf by the Central Government or by the Board in the exercise of any power conferred, or in the discharge of any duty imposed, on him by or under this Act, or
(b) having the control or custody of any account book or other period, fails to produce such book or record when required to do so by or under this Act,
shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.