The Tea Act, 1953
Central Act · Act 29 of 195369 provisions16 citing judgments
The enactment
| 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. |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 29 of 1953 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 69 |
| Subjects | ip |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
- Section 3 Definitions.
- Section 4 Establishment and constitution of the Tea Board.
- Section 5 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
- Section 6 Salary and allowances of Chairman.
- Section 7 Vice-Chairman.2 citing judgments
- Section 8 Executive and other Committees.
- Section 9 Secretary and staff1 citing judgment
- Section 10 Functions of the Board.
- Section 11 Dissolution of the Board.
- Section 12 Method of control of extension of tea cultivation.
- Section 13 Limitations to the extension of tea cultivation.
- Section 14 Grant of permission to plant tea.
- Section 15 Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstances
- Section 16 Tea nurseries.1 citing judgment
- Section 16A Definitions.
- Section 16B Power to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit.1 citing judgment
- Section 16C Power of Central Government on completion of investigation.
- Section 16D Power of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases.2 citing judgments
- Section 16E Power to take over tea undertaking or tea unit without investigation under certain circumstances.2 citing judgments
- Section 16F Contracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied.
- Section 16G Application of Act 1 of 1956.2 citing judgments
- Section 16H Power of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 16D or 16E.
- Section 16J Power of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to tea undertakings or tea units1 citing judgment
- Section 16K Power of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of a managed tea undertaking or tea unit.1 citing judgment
- Section 16L Preparation of an inventory of the assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed tea undertaking or tea unit.
- Section 16LL Debts incurred and investments made by the authorised person to have priority.
- Section 16M Bar of suits and other proceedings in relation to the tea undertakings or tea units.1 citing judgment
- Section 16N Rules made under Act 65 of 1951 to apply.
- Section 17 Control of export of tea and tea seed.
- Section 18 Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit.
- Section 19 Export allotment.
- Section 20 Export quota and licences.
- Section 21 Right to export licences.
- Section 22 Special Export Licences.
- Section 23 Board to maintain accounts of quotas.
- Section 24 Board to maintain accounts of quotas.
- Section 25 Imposition of cess on tea produced In India.1 citing judgment
- Section 26 Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.
- Section 26A Grant and loans by the Central Government to the Board
- Section 27 Constitution of Fund.
- Section 28 Borrowing powers of Board.
- Section 28A Writing off of losses.
- Section 29 Accounts and audit.
- Section 30 Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste.1 citing judgment
- Section 31 General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.
- Section 32 Appeal to Central Government.
- Section 33 Licensing brokers, tea manufacturers, etc.
- Section 34 Power of inspection.
- Section 35 Power of Board to call for returns.
- Section 36 Penalty for illicit export.
- Section 37 Penalty for making false return.
- Section 38 Omitted.
- Section 39 Omitted.
- Section 40 Omitted.
- Section 41 Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.
- Section 42 Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.
- Section 42A Adjudication of penalties.
- Section 43 Offences by companies.
- Section 44 Jurisdiction of courts.
- Section 45 Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution.
- Section 46 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 47 Power to delegate.
- Section 48 Suspension of operation of Act.
- Section 49 Power of Central Government to make rules.
- Section 50 Power of Board to make by-laws.
- Section 51 Repeals and savings.
- Section 16 I 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.
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