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CentralAct 4 of 1975

The Tobacco Board Act, 1975

An Act to provide for the development under the control of the Union of the tobacco industry.

Sections

41 in this Act

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
  3. 3Definitions
  4. 4Establishment and constitution of the Board
  5. 5Salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman
  6. 6Officers of the Board and other staff
  7. 7Committees of the Board
  8. 8Functions of the Board
  9. 9Dissolution of the Board
  10. 10Registration of growers of virginia tobacco
  11. 10ARegistration of growers of virginia tobacco seedlings for commercial purposes
  12. 11Registration of curers of virginia tobacco
  13. 11ARegistration of processors and manufacturers of virginia tobacco, etc
  14. 11BLicences to be obtained for grading work and construction of barns, etc
  15. 12Registration of exporters, packers, auctioneers and dealers
  16. 13Virginia tobacco to be sold at registered auction platforms
  17. 13ADuty of registered dealers and exporters to purchase at auction platforms, etc
  18. 13BDuty or buyers of virginia tobacco at places other than auction platforms to refrain from certain unfair practices
  19. 14Application, cancellation, fees and other matters relating to registration
  20. 14APower to levy fees
  21. 15Power of inspection
  22. 16Grants and loans by the Central Government
  23. 17Constitution of the Tobacco Fund
  24. 18Borrowing powers of the Board
  25. 18AWriting off of losses
  26. 19Accounts and audit
  27. 20Power to prohibit or control import and export of tobacco and tobacco products
  28. 20APower of Central Government to authorise purchase of virginia tobacco
  29. 21Directions by Central Government
  30. 22Returns and reports
  31. 23Penalties
  32. 24Penalties 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
  33. 25Other penalties
  34. 26Offences by companies
  35. 27Jurisdiction of court
  36. 28Previous sanction of Central Government
  37. 29Protection of action taken in good faith
  38. 30Suspension of operation of Act
  39. 31Application of other laws not barred
  40. 32Power of Central Government to make rules
  41. 33Power to make regulations

Provisions are listed in the order the Act sets them out. It publishes no chapter or part divisions, so none are shown.