Returns to be made by registered owners
Section 23 of the Coffee Act, 1942 deals with returns to be made by registered owners. A registered owner shall furnish to the Board at the prescribed times and in the prescribed manner such returns as may be prescribed. The Act came into force on 02 Mar 1942.
(1) A registered owner shall furnish to the Board at the prescribed times and in the prescribed manner such returns as may be prescribed.
(2) If any registered owner fails to furnish the returns required under sub-section (1) in respect of any estate, the Board may 1[without prejudice to any penalty to which the said owner is liable under section 37A] refuse to allot 2[a free sale quota] to that estate, or, where 2[a free sale quota] has already been allotted, may cancel it.
(3) The Board may authorise an officer to visit any estate at any time to verify the accuracy of any return made under this section or to ascertain the productive capacity of the estate.
Section 23, The Coffee Act, 1942 (Act 7 of 1942).
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Questions about Section 23
What does Section 23 of the Coffee Act deal with?
Section 23 of the Coffee Act is headed "Returns to be made by registered owners". A registered owner shall furnish to the Board at the prescribed times and in the prescribed manner such returns as may be prescribed.
How do I find court cases under Section 23 of the Coffee Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Coffee Act 1942 23, section 23 Coffee Act 1942, section 23 of the Coffee Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 23 of the Coffee Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 37A (Contravention of section 23(1)), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Coffee Rules 1955 (1955).
When did Section 23 of the Coffee Act come into force?
Section 23 of the Coffee Act, cited as Coffee Act 1942 23, came into force on 02 Mar 1942, having been enacted on 02 Mar 1942. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 48. Power of the Central Government to make rules730 words
- 25. Surplus coffee and surplus pool486 words
- 3. Definitions418 words
- 4. Constitution of the Board334 words
- 20. Export of coffee256 words
- 29. Information to be supplied to the Board in connection with curing244 words
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