Preamble1 - SPICES BOARD ACT, 1986
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Constitution and incorporation of the Board
Section4 - Secretary and other officers
Section5 - Advisory Committees
Section6 - Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Cardamom Board and the Spices Export Promotion Council to the Board
Section7 - Functions of the Board
Chapter III Section8 - Registration of owners of cardamom estates
Section9 - Power of State Government to make rules
Section10 - Returns to be made by registered owners
Chapter IV Section11 - No person to export spices without certificate
Section12 - Grant of certificate
Section13 - Cancellation, suspension; etc. of certificate
Section14 - Appeal
Section15 - Power to permit export without certificate
Chapter V Section16 - Power to control price and distribution of cardamom
Section17 - Power to prohibit or control import of cardamom
Section18 - Power of the Central Government to issue directions
Section19 - Power of the Central Government to supersede the Board
Chapter VI Section20 - Grants and loans by the Central Government
Section21 - Board Fund
Section22 - Budget
Section23 - Annual report
Section24 - Accounts and audit
Section25 - Annual report and auditors' report to be laid before Parliament
Chapter VII Section26 - Penalty for making false returns
Section27 - Penalties for obstructing an officer or member of the Board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records
Section28 - Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price, etc.
Section29 - Penalties for contravention of section 11 or any order made under section 17
Section30 - Other penalties
Section31 - Offences by companies
Section32 - Provisions of Act 52 of 1962 to apply to export of spices and import of cardamom
Section33 - Previous sanction of the Central Government
Section34 - Delegation
Section35 - Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants
Section36 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section37 - Power to enter
Section38 - Power to make rules
Section39 - Power to make regulations
Section40 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section41 - Power to remove difficulties
Section42 - Repeal and savings
ScheduleI - SCHEDULE