Act Number: 29

Act Name: The Tea Act, 1953

Year: 1953

Enactment Date: 1953-05-28

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Commerce

Section 11: Dissolution of the Board.
    (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the Board shall be dissolved from such date and for such period as may be specified in the notification.
     (2) When the Board is dissolved under the provisions of sub-section (1)--
         (a) all members shall, from the date of dissolution, vacate their offices as such members;
         (b) all powers and duties of the Board shall, during the period of dissolution, be exercised and performed by such person or persons as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf;
         (c) all funds and other property vested in the Board shall, during the period of dissolution, vest in the Central Government; and
         (d) as soon as the period of dissolution expires, the Board shall be reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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