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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Tea Act, 1953 Section 24

Limitation of Application of Chapter

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Tea Act, 1953 Section 24 is part of Tea Act, 1953 - Limitation of Application of Chapter. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to tea--

(a) proved to the satisfaction of the2[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 packages1[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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1. Substituted for "not exceeding ten pounds avoirdupois" by the Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960 (49 of 1960), Section 8 (w.e.f.1-10-1960).

2.Substituted for the word "Collector" by Finance Act, 1995, w.e.f. 26.05.1995.

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