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The Coffee Act, 1942

44 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1Section 1
  2. 2The original sub-section (2) renumbered as sub-section (4) by Act 7 of 1943, s. 3
  3. 3Definitions
  4. 4Certain words omitted by Act 48 of 1961, s. 11 (w.e.f. 19-4-1962)
  5. 5The word "Indian" omitted by Act 50 of 1954, s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-8-1955)
  6. 6Vesting of property in the Board
  7. 7Committees, staff and agents
  8. 8Salary and allowances of Chairman
  9. 8AVice-Chairman
  10. 9Chief Coffee Marketing Officer, Secretary and other staff
  11. 10Dissolution of the Board
  12. 14Registration of owners of coffee estates
  13. 15Power of State Government to make rules
  14. 18Sale of coffee, how made
  15. 20Export of coffee
  16. 21Re-import of coffee exported from India
  17. 23Returns to be made by registered owners
  18. 24Licences for sale of uncured coffee
  19. 25Surplus coffee and surplus pool
  20. 26Sales of coffee by the Board
  21. 27Coffee to be cured in licensed curing establishments
  22. 28Licensing of curing establishments
  23. 29Information to be supplied to the Board in connection with curing
  24. 30Separate funds to be maintained by the Board
  25. 32Pool fund
  26. 33Power to borrow
  27. 34Payments to registered owners
  28. 35Failure to register
  29. 36Contraventions of sections 16, 17 and 18
  30. 37Unlicensed during establishment
  31. 37AContravention of section 23 (
  32. 38False returns
  33. 38AContravention of section 25
  34. 38BPowers to seize coffee withheld from inclusion in surplus pool
  35. 39Obstruction
  36. 39AOffences by companies
  37. 40Cognizance of offences
  38. 42Control by the Central Government
  39. 43Appeals to the Central Government
  40. 44Inspection of records
  41. 45Accounts of the Board
  42. 46Inspection of records of the Board and obtaining of copies
  43. 47Contracts
  44. 48Power of the Central Government to make rules