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

Section 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

Chapter V: . SAVINGS. | Section 2: Allowances for Young areas, i.e., tea planted from 1st January, 1926 onwards to be added automatically in accordance with scales that may be fixed for different localities in the prescribed manner 2. Allowances for Young areas, i.e., tea planted from 1st January, 1926 onwards to be added automatically in accordance with scales that may be fixed for different localities in the prescribed manner. 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) "Committee" means the Indian Tea Licensing Committee constituted under this Act; (b) "Customs-collector" means a Customs-collector as defined in clause (c) of section 3 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878, for the purposes of that Act, or of that Act, as applied to the import Indian Tea Control. [ACT VIII import and export of goods by air, or a Collector of Land Customs as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Land Customs Act, 1924, XIX of 1924, as the case may be; (c) "export" means to take out of British India by land, sea or air to any place outside India other than the French and Portuguese Settlements bounded by India or a country notified in this behalf by the Central Government by notification in the official Gazette; (d) "Indian export allotment" means the total quantity of tea which may be exported during any one financial year; (e) "owner" includes any agent of an owner; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) "standard export figure" means a quantity of 383,242,916 pounds avoirdupois of tea; (h) "tea" means— (i) in Chapter III and Chapter IV, the plant Camellia Thea (Linn.), and (ii) elsewhere, the commodity known as tea made from the leaves of the plant Camellia Thea (Linn.), including green tea but excluding tea waste; and (i) "tea seed" includes seeds, roots, stumps, cuttings, buds, and any living portion of the plant Camellia Thea (Linn.), which may be used to propagate that plant.

Source: India Code