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The Tea Act, 1953

59 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. III — CONTROL OVER THE EXTENSION OF TEA CULTIVATION
  2. 1Ins. by Act 75 of 1976, s. 2 (w.e.f. 11-6-1976)
  3. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  4. 2The Bill provides for the constitution of a statutory Board called the Tea Board, to which will be e
  5. 3The manner in which various bodies are given representation on the Central Tea Board, under the exis
  6. 4It is also proposed to take power for the Central Government to fix the wholesale and retail prices
  7. II — THE TEA BOARD
  8. 5Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings
  9. 6Salary and allowances of Chairman
  10. 7Vice-Chairman
  11. 8Executive and other Committees
  12. 9Secretary and staff
  13. 10Functions of the Board
  14. 11Dissolution of the Board
  15. III — CONTROL OVER THE EXTENSION OF TEA CULTIVATION
  16. 12Method of control of extension of tea cultivation
  17. 13Limitations to the extension of tea cultivation
  18. 14Grant of permission to plant tea
  19. 15Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstances.―
  20. 16Tea nurseries
  21. 16ADefinitions
  22. 16BPower to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit
  23. 16CPower of Central Government on completion of investigation
  24. 16DPower of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases
  25. 16EPower to take over tea undertaking or tea unit without investigation under certain circumstances
  26. 16FContracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied
  27. 16GApplication of Act 1 of 1956
  28. 16HPower of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 16D or 16E
  29. 16JPower of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to tea undertakings or tea unit
  30. 16KPower of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of a managed tea undertaking or tea unit
  31. 16LPreparation of an inventory of the assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed tea undertaking or tea unit
  32. 16MBar of suits and other proceedings in relation to the tea undertakings or tea units
  33. 16NRules made under Act 65 of 1951 to apply
  34. IV — CONTROL OVER THE EXPORT OF TEA AND TEA SEED
  35. 17Control of export of tea and tea seed
  36. 18Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit
  37. 19Export allotment
  38. 20Export quotas and licences
  39. 21Right to export licences
  40. 22Special export licences
  41. 23Board to maintain accounts of quotas
  42. V — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  43. 26Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board
  44. 27Constitution of Fund
  45. 28Borrowing powers of Board
  46. 29Accounts and audit
  47. VI — CONTROL BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
  48. 30Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste
  49. 31General control over acts and proceedings of the Board
  50. 32Appeal to Central Government
  51. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  52. 33Licensing of brokers, tea manufacturers, etc
  53. 34Power of inspection
  54. 35Power of Board to call for returns
  55. 36Penalty for illicit export
  56. 37Penalty for making false return
  57. 41Penalty for contravention of order relating to control of price and distribution
  58. 42Other penalties
  59. 43Offences by companies
  60. 44Jurisdiction of courts
  61. 45Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution
  62. 46Protection of action taken in good faith
  63. 47Power to delegate
  64. 48Suspension of operation of Act
  65. 49Power of Central Government to make rules
  66. 50Power of Board to make by-laws
  67. 51Repeals and savings