The TEA ACT, 1953

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Tea Act, 1953.

(2) It extends to the whole of India:

Provided that it shall not apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir* except to the extent to which the provisions of this Act relate to the control of the export of tea from, and the cultivation of tea in, India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
  3. 3.Definitions.
  4. 4.Establishment and constitution of the Tea Board.
  5. 5.Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
  6. 6.Salary and allowances of Chairman.
  7. 7.Vice-Chairman.
  8. 8.Executive and other Committees.
  9. 9.Secretary and staff.
  10. 10.Functions of the Board.
  11. 11.Dissolution of the Board.
  12. 12.Method of control of extension of tea cultivation.
  13. 13.Limitations to the extension of tea cultivation.
  14. 14.Grant of permission to plant tea.
  15. 15.Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstances.
  16. 16.Tea nurseries.
  17. 16A.Definitions.
  18. 16B.Power to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit.
  19. 16C.Power of Central Government on completion of investigation.
  20. 16D.Power of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases.
  21. 16E.Power to take over tea undertaking or tea unit without investigation under certain circumstances.
  22. 16F.Contracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied.
  23. 16G.Application of Act 1 of 1956.
  24. 16H.Power of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 16D or 16E.
  25. 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.
  26. 16J.Power of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to tea undertakings or tea units.
  27. 16K.Power of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of a managed tea undertaking or tea unit.
  28. 16L.Preparation of an inventory of the assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed tea undertaking or tea unit.
  29. 16LL.Debts incurred and investments made by the authorised person to have priority.
  30. 16M.Bar of suits and other proceedings in relation to the tea undertakings or tea units.
  31. 16N.Rules made under Act 65 of 1951 to apply.
  32. 17.Control of export of tea and tea seed.
  33. 18.Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit.
  34. 19.Export allotment.
  35. 20.Export quota and licences.
  36. 21.Right to export licences.
  37. 22.Special Export Licences.
  38. 23.Board to maintain accounts of quotas.
  39. 24.Limitation of application of chapter.
  40. 25.Imposition of cess on tea produced In India.
  41. 26.Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.
  42. 26A.Grant and loans by the Central Government to the Board.
  43. 27.Constitution of Fund.
  44. 28.Borrowing powers of Board.
  45. 28A.Writing off of losses.
  46. 29.Accounts and audit.
  47. 30.Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste.
  48. 31.General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.
  49. 32.Appeal to Central Government.
  50. 33.Licensing brokers, tea manufacturers, etc.
  51. 34.Power of inspection.
  52. 35.Power of Board to call for returns.
  53. 36.Penalty for illicit export.
  54. 37.Penalty for making false return.
  55. 38.Penalty for obstructing an officer or member of the board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records.
  56. 39.Penalty for illicit cultivation.
  57. 40.Removal of tea planted without permission.
  58. 41.Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution.
  59. 42.Other penalties.
  60. 43.Offences by companies.
  61. 44.Jurisdiction of courts.
  62. 45.Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution.
  63. 46.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  64. 47.Power to delegate.
  65. 48.Suspension of operation of Act.
  66. 49.Power of Central Government to make rules.
  67. 50.Power of Board to make by-laws.
  68. 51.Repeals and savings.