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The Spices Board Act, 1986

43 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 126th February, 1987, vide Notification No. S.O. 122(E), dated 26th February, 1987, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — THE SPICES BOARD
  5. 3Constitution and incorporation of the Board
  6. 4Secretary and other officers
  7. 5Advisory Committees
  8. 6Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Cardamom Board and the Spices Export Promotion Council to the Board
  9. 7Functions of the Board
  10. III — REGISTRATION OF OWNERS OF CARDAMOM ESTATES
  11. 8Registration of owners of cardamom estates
  12. 9Power of State Government to make rules
  13. 10Returns to be made by registered owners
  14. IV — CERTIFICATE FOR EXPORT OF SPICES
  15. 11No person to export spices without certificate
  16. 12Grant of certificate
  17. 13Cancellation, suspension; etc. of certificate
  18. 14Appeal
  19. 15Power to permit export without certificate
  20. V — CONTROL BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
  21. 16Power to control price and distribution of cardamom
  22. 17Power to prohibit or control import of cardamom
  23. 18Power of the Central Government to issue directions
  24. 19Power of the Central Government to supersede the Board
  25. VI — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  26. 20Grants and loans by the Central Government
  27. 21Board Fund
  28. 22Budget
  29. 23Annual report
  30. 24Accounts and audit
  31. 25Annual report and auditors' report to be laid before Parliament
  32. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  33. 26Penalty for making false returns
  34. 27Penalties for obstructing an officer or member of the Board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records
  35. 28[Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price, etc.]
  36. 29Penalties for contravention of section 11 or any order made under section 17
  37. 30Other penalties
  38. 30AAdjudication of penalties
  39. 31Offences by companies
  40. 32Provisions of Act 52 of 1962 to apply to export of spices and import of cardamom
  41. 33Previous sanction of the Central Government
  42. 34Delegation
  43. 35Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants
  44. 36Protection of action taken in good faith
  45. 37Power to enter
  46. 38Power to make rules
  47. 39Power to make regulations
  48. 40Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  49. 41Power to remove difficulties
  50. 42Repeal and savings