Tobacco Board Act, 1975
Bare Act · 1975
An Act to provide for the development under the control of the Union of the tobacco industry.
- Act number
- 4 of 1975
- Enacted
- 19 March 1975
- Contents
- 41 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
- Section 3 – Definitions
Chapter II — The Tobacco Board
- Section 4 – Establishment and constitution of the Board
- Section 5 – Salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman
- Section 6 – Officers of the Board and other staff (preview)
- Section 7 – Committees of the Board (preview)
- Section 8 – Functions of the Board (preview)
- Section 9 – Dissolution of the Board (preview)
Chapter III
- Section 10 – Registration of growers of virginia tobacco (preview)
- Section 10A – Registration of growers of virginia tobacco seedlings for commercial purposes (preview)
- Section 11 – Registration of curers of virginia tobacco (preview)
- Section 11A – Registration of processors and manufacturers of virginia tobacco, etc (preview)
- Section 11B – Licences to be obtained for grading work and construction of barns, etc (preview)
- Section 12 – Registration of exporters, packers, auctioneers and dealers (preview)
- Section 13 – Virginia tobacco to be sold at registered auction platforms (preview)
- Section 13A – Duty of registered dealers and exporters to purchase at auction platforms, etc (preview)
- Section 13B – Duty or buyers of virginia tobacco at places other than auction platforms to refrain from certain unfair practices (preview)
- Section 14 – Application, cancellation, fees and other matters relating to registration (preview)
- Section 14A – Power to levy fees (preview)
- Section 15 – Power of inspection (preview)
Chapter IV — Finance, Accounts And Audit
- Section 16 – Grants and loans by the Central Government (preview)
- Section 17 – Constitution of the Tobacco Fund (preview)
- Section 18 – Borrowing powers of the Board (preview)
- Section 18A – Writing off of losses (preview)
- Section 19 – Accounts and audit (preview)
Chapter V — Control By Central Government
- Section 20 – Power to prohibit or control import and export of tobacco and tobacco products (preview)
- Section 20A – Power of Central Government to authorise purchase of virginia tobacco (preview)
- Section 21 – Directions by Central Government (preview)
- Section 22 – Returns and reports (preview)
Chapter VI — Miscellaneous
- Section 23 – Penalties (preview)
- Section 24 – Penalties for obstructing a member, officer or other employee of the Board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records (preview)
- Section 25 – Other penalties (preview)
- Section 26 – Offences by companies (preview)
- Section 27 – Jurisdiction of court (preview)
- Section 28 – Previous sanction of Central Government (preview)
- Section 29 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 30 – Suspension of operation of Act (preview)
- Section 31 – Application of other laws not barred (preview)
- Section 32 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 33 – Power to make regulations (preview)