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The Indian Tea Control Act 1938, 8 of 1938, (Rep., Act 29 of 1953)

40 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
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  3. 1(1) This Act may be called the Indian Tea Control Act, 1938
  4. 2In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
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  6. 3(1) The Central Government shall constitute a Committee, to be called the Indian Tea Licensing Committee, consisting of the following members:
  7. 4(1) If any authority or body fails to make within two months any nomination or election which it is
  8. 5The Committee shall elect a chairman from amongst its members, and may appoint such sub-committees a
  9. 6(1) The Committee may make by-laws consistent with this Act and with the rules made thereunder for all or any of the following matters, namely:
  10. 7(1) Save in respect of proceedings and orders under sections 28, 29 and 30, all acts of the Committe
  11. 8(1) The Committee shall publish an annual report and shall keep accounts of all fees received by
  12. 9(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare the Committee to be
  13. 10The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules
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  15. 11Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to tea
  16. 12(1) No tea shall be exported unless covered by a licence issued by or on behalf of the Committee
  17. 13The Indian export allotment for each financial year during the operation of this Act shall be declared by
  18. 14(1) Any tea estate or any sub-division of a tea estate to which an export quota was allotted under t
  19. 15(1) The
  20. 16(1) The owner of any tea estate to which an export quota has been allotted or any person to whom he
  21. 17(1) Where the tea covered by an export licence issued under the Indian Tea Control Act, 1933, has no
  22. 18(1) The Committee shall maintain an account of every export quota showing, in addition to such other particulars
  23. 19(1) No consignment of tea or tea seed shall be shipped or waterborne to be shipped for export or sha
  24. 20(1) The Committee may serve by post a notice upon the owner of any tea estate or upon his manager, r
  25. 21(1) The Committee may serve by post a notice upon any person claiming to be the owner of any tea est
  26. 22(1) The Committee may charge and collect the following fees, namely:
  27. 23The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules
  28. 24No quota fixed, no order granting or refusing to grant any licence or permit, and no other act done
  29. 25Where
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  31. 26So long as this Act remains in force, no one shall plant tea in any land which was not planted with
  32. 27(1) Subject to the provisions of section 29 and section 30, the total area of land in British India,
  33. 28(1) Applications for permission to plant tea on any land not planted with tea on the 31st day of Mar
  34. 29(1) Where
  35. 30(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), the owner of a tea estate may establish nurseries
  36. 31(1) Any applicant aggrieved by an order of the Committee under section 28, section 29 or section 30
  37. 32(1) The Committee may at any time serve by post a notice upon the owner of any tea estate or upon hi
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  39. 33A breach of the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 19 shall be punishable a
  40. 34Any owner of a tea estate, or his agent or manager who has furnished any return under sub-section (1
  41. 35Whoever obstructs any member or officer of the Committee or any person authorised by the Committee,
  42. 36(1) Whoever knowingly plants tea or causes tea to be planted in any land in contravention of section
  43. 37Where any person has been convicted of any offence under section 36, the convicting Court may direct
  44. 38(1) No Magistrate other than a Magistrate of the first class shall take cognisance of an offence und
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  46. 39Savings