Section Text
(1) A registered owner shall furnish to the Board at the prescribed times and in the prescribed manner such returns as may be prescribed.
(2) If any registered owner fails to furnish the returns required under sub-section (1) in respect of any estate, the Board may1[without prejudice to any penalty to which the said owner is liable under section 37-A], refuse to allot2[a free sale quota] to that estate, or where2[a free sale quota] has already been allotted, may cancel it.
(3) The Board may authorise an officer to visit any estate at any time to verify the accuracy of any return made under this section or to ascertain the productive capacity of the estate.
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1. Inserted by Coffee Market Expansion (Amendment) Act (7 of 1943), S. 9 (26-3-1943).
2. Substituted for "an internal sale quota" by The Coffee (Amendment) Act, 1994 (23 of 1994) w.e.f. 14.01.1994.