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Enacted 1986

The Spices Board Act, 1986

In force 43 sections Commerce and Industry

An Act to provide for the constitution of a Board for the development of export of spices and for the control of cardamom industry including the control of cultivation of cardamom and matters connected therewith.

Act 10 of 1986 Enacted 20 Mar 1986 In force 26 Feb 1987 Department Department of Commerce

Administered by. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce · Other Acts of 1986

Preamble

THE SPICES BOARD ACT, 1986

ACT NO. 10 OF 1986

[20th March, 1986.] An Act to provide for the constitution of a Board for the development of export of spices and for the control of cardamom industry including the control of cultivation of cardamom and matters connected therewith.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

What this Act covers

Summary of the Spices Board Act, 1986

I. Establishment and Structure

• Act Name & Enactment: Spices Board Act, 1986, enacted by Parliament in the 37th Year of the Republic of India.

• Spices Board:

• Constituted by the Central Government.

• Body Corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.

• Composition: Includes representatives from various stakeholders.

II. Functions of the Board

• Develop, promote, and regulate export of spices.

• Grant export certificates.

• Undertake promotional programs, research, and quality control.

• Specific to Cardamom:

• Promote co-operative efforts among growers.

• Ensure remunerative returns to growers.

• Regulate sale and stabilize prices.

III. Regulatory and Penal Provisions

• Export without Certificate: Prohibited.

• Penalties:

• For false returns, obstruction, and other contraventions.

• Adjudication of penalties.

• Offences by companies.

IV. Governance and Oversight

• Control by Central Government:

• Power to issue directions.

• Requirement for returns and reports.

• Rules and Regulations:

• Power vested in the Central Government and the Board, with provisions for laying them before Parliament.

• Protection and Immunity:

• Protection of action taken in good faith.

• Public servant status for Board members and employees.

Sections

Type to filter. 43 sections.

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Constitution and incorporation of the Board
  4. 4Secretary and other officers
  5. 5Advisory Committees
  6. 6Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Cardamom Board and the Spices Export Promotion Council to the Board
  7. 7Functions of the Board
  8. 8Registration of owners of cardamom estates
  9. 9Power of State Government to make rules
  10. 10Returns to be made by registered owners
  11. 11No person to export spices without certificate
  12. 12Grant of certificate
  13. 13Cancellation, suspension, etc., of certificate
  14. 14Appeal
  15. 15Power to permit export without certificate
  16. 16Power to control price and distribution of cardamom
  17. 17Power to prohibit or control import of cardamom
  18. 18Power of the Central Government to issue directions
  19. 19Power of the Central Government to supersede the Board
  20. 20Grants and loans by the Central Government
  21. 21Board Fund
  22. 22Budget
  23. 23Annual report
  24. 24Accounts and audit
  25. 25Annual report and auditor’s report to be laid before Parliament
  26. 26Penalty for making false returns
  27. 27Penalties for obstructing an officer or member of the Board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records
  28. 28Omitted
  29. 29Penalties for contravention of section 11 or any order made under section 17
  30. 30Other penalties
  31. 30AAdjudication of penalties
  32. 31Offences by companies
  33. 32Provisions of Act 52 of 1962 to apply to export of spices and import of cardamom
  34. 33Previous sanction of the Central Government
  35. 34Delegation
  36. 35Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants
  37. 36Protection of action taken in good faith
  38. 37Power to enter
  39. 38Power to make rules
  40. 39Power to make regulations
  41. 40Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  42. 41Power to remove difficulties
  43. 42Repeal and savings

Schedules

This Act has 1 schedule. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.

Rules made under this Act

17 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

  • Amendment to Spice Board Rules, 19872018
  • Appointment of Chairman, Spices Board2018
  • Cardamom (Licensing and Marketing) Amendment Rules, 20182018
  • The Spice Board, Recruitment Rules, 2018 for Secretary2018
  • The Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Amendment Regulations, 20172018
  • Constitution of Warangal Spice Development Agency2017
  • Consitution of Saffron Production and Export Development Agency2015
  • Constitution of Spice Development Agency(s)2015
  • Cardamom (Licensing and Marketing) Amendment Rules, 20142014
  • The Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Amendment Regulations, 20112012
  • The Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Amendment Regulations, upto 20042002
  • The Spice Board (Meeting) Rules, 19921992
  • The Spice Board (Quality Marking) Regulations, 19921992
  • The Spices Board Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Regulations, 19921992
  • The Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Regulations,19891989
  • The Cardamom(Licensing and Marketing) Rules, 19871987
  • The Spice Board Rules, 19871987

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