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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Tea Act, 1953

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51151

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Tea Act, 1953 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Tea Act, 1953
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent and Commencement
Section2 - Declaration as to Expediency of Control by the Union
Section3 - Definitions
ChapterII - The Tea Board
Section4 - Establishment and Constitution of the Tea Board
Section5 - Vacancies, Etc., Not to Invalidated Acts and Proceedings
Section6 - Salary and Allowances of Chairman
Section7 - Vice-chairman
Section8 - Executive and Other Committees
Section9 - Secretary and Staff
Section10 - Functions of the Board
Section11 - Dissolution of the Board
ChapterIII - Control over the Extension of Tea Cultivation
Section12 - Method of Control of Extension of Tea Cultivation
Section13 - Limitations to the Extension of Tea Cultivation
Section14 - Grant of Permission to Plant Tea
Section15 - Grant of Permission to Plant Tea in Special Circumstances
Section16 - Tea Nurseries
ChapterIIIA - Management or Control of Tea Undertakings or Tea Units by the Central Government in Certain Circumstances
Section16A - Definitions
Section16B - Power to Cause Investigation to Be Made in Relation to a Tea Undertaking or Tea Unit
Section16C - Power of Central Government on Completion of Investigation
Section16D - Power of Central Government to Assume Management or Control of Tea Undertaking or Tea Unit in Certain Cases
Section16E - Power to Take over Tea Undertaking or Tea Unit Without Investigation Under Certain Circumstances
Section16F - Contracts in Bad Faith, Etc. May Be Cancelled or Varied
Section16G - Application of Act 1 of 1955
Section16H - Power of Central Government to Cancel Notified Order Under Section 16d or 16e
Section16I - Power of Central Government to Authorise, with the Permission of the Court Persons to Take over Management or Control of Tea Undertakings or Tea Units
Section16J - Power of Central Government to Make Certain Declarations in Relation to Tea Undertakings or Tea Units
Section16K - Power of Central Government to Call for Report on the Affairs and Working of a Managed Tea Undertaking or Tea Unit
Section16L - Preparation of an Inventory of the Assets and Liabilities and List of Members and Creditors of Managed Tea Undertaking or Tea Unit
Section16LL - Debts Incurred and Investments Made by the Authorised Person to Have Priority
Section16M - Bar of Suits and Other Proceedings in Relation to the Tea Undertakings or Tea Unit
Section16N - Rules Made Under Act 65 of 1951 to Apply
ChapterIV - Control over the Export of Tea and Tea Seed
Section17 - Control of Export of Tea and Tea Seed
Section18 - Tea or Tea Seed for Export to Be Covered by Licence or Permit
Section19 - Export Allotment
Section20 - Export Quotas and Licences
Section21 - Right to Export Licences
Section22 - Special Export Licences
Section23 - Board to Maintain Accounts of Quotas
Section24 - Limitation of Application of Chapter
ChapterV - Finance, Accounts and Audit
Section25 - Imposition of Cess on Tea Produced in India
Section26 - Payment of Proceeds of Cess to the Board
Section26A - Grants and Loans by the Central Government to the Board
Section27 - Constitution of Fund
Section28 - Borrowing Powers of Board
Section28a - Writing off of Lossesection
Section29 - Accounts and Audit
ChapterVI - Control by the Central Government
Section30 - Power to Control Price and Distribution of Tea or Tea Waste
Section31 - General Control over Acts and Proceedings of the Board
Section32 - Appeal to Central Government
ChapterVII - Miscellaneous
Section33 - Licensing of Brokers, Tea Manufacturers, Etc.
Section34 - Power of Inspection
Section35 - Power of Board to Call for Returns
Section36 - Penalty for Illicit Export
Section37 - Penalty for Making False Return
Section38 - Penalty for Obstructing an Officer or Member of the Board in the Discharge of His Duties and for Failure to Produce Books and Records
Section39 - Penalty for Illicit Cultivation
Section40 - Removal of Tea Planted Without Permission
Section41 - Penalty for Contravention of Order Relating to Control of Price and Distribution
Section42 - Other Penalties
Section43 - Offences by Companies
Section44 - Jurisdiction of Courts
Section45 - Previous Sanction of Central Government for Prosecution
Section46 - Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith
Section47 - Power to Delegate
Section48 - Suspension of Operation of Act
Section49 - Power of Central Government to Make Rules
Section50 - Power of Board to Make By-laws
Section51 - Repeals and Savings
Section - Tea (Amendment) Act, 1954
Section - Tea (Second Amendment) Act, 1954

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