The Tea Act, 1953 · IV — CONTROL OVER THE EXPORT OF TEA AND TEA SEED

Section 23. Board to maintain accounts of quotas

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

23. Board to maintain accounts of quotas .—(1) The Board shall maintain an account of every export quota showing, in addition to such other particulars as the Board may think fit, the licences issued against it and the unexhausted balance. (2) Any owner of a tea estate or a sub-division of a tea estate shall be entitled, on payment of the requisite fee, to a copy of the account relating to his quota, certified in the manner laid down in the by-laws made by the Board. 24. Limitation of application of Chapter .—Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to tea— (a) proved to the satisfaction of the[1] [Commissioner of Customs] to have been imported into India from any part outside India; or (b) shipped as stores on board any vessel or aircraft in such quantity as the[1] [Commissioner of Customs] considers reasonable having regard to the number of the crew and passengers and length of the voyage on which the vessel or aircraft is about to depart; or (c) exported by post in packages[2] [not exceeding five kilograms] in weight; or (d) exported with the previous sanction of the Central Government, within the limits prescribed in this behalf, by a Red Cross Society or by any organisation for providing amenities for troops overseas; or (e) taken as part of the personal luggage of a passenger. 1. Subs. by Act 22 of 1995, s. 86, for "Customs Collector" (w.e.f. 26-5-1995). 2. Subs. by Act 40 of 1960, s. 8, for "not exceeding ten pounds avoirdupois " (w.e.f. 1-10-1960).

Source: India Code