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The Spices Board Act, 1986

Grant of certificate

In force From 26 Feb 1987 Act 10 of 1986 As on 19 Oct 2026

Act 10 of 1986 Ministry Commerce and Industry Enacted 20 Mar 1986 In force 26 Feb 1987 Cited by 3 provisions Instruments 5

Section 12 of the Spices Board Act, 1986 deals with grant of certificate. An application for grant of certificate shall be made to the Board in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a receipt evidencing the payment of the prescribed fee. The Act came into force on 26 Feb 1987.

(1) An application for grant of certificate shall be made to the Board in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a receipt evidencing the payment of the prescribed fee.

(2) On receipt of such application, the Board shall--

(a) if the application is not in the prescribed form or does not contain any of the prescribed particulars, return the application to the applicant; or

(b) if the application is in the prescribed form and contains the prescribed particulars, grant the certificate subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by regulations.

Section 12, The Spices Board Act, 1986 (Act 10 of 1986).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 3

  1. s. 2 Definitions
  2. s. 38 Power to make rules
  3. s. 39 Power to make regulations

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. Gautam Export Corporation & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.

    High Court 05 Dec 2006 Persuasive (High Court Division Bench — Judgment / Final Order) Writ Petition No. 2605 of 2006 — Judgment / Final Order 05.12.2006 (Bombay HC DB — F.I. Rebello & Anoop V. Mohta JJ.)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    Exporter registration / Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices (CRES) under the Spices Board Act framework is grantable and renewable under the statutory certificate scheme. Where the appellate authority under the Act has restored the certificate after cancellation proceedings founded on European Commission Rapid Alert Notifications for Sudan-1 contaminants, a fresh grant/renewal of the registration certificate may validly carry quality-compliance warnings. Art.226 will not dilute such grant-coupled warnings when the export reputation interest and RAN material support the Board's caution.

    On this section: NEW teaching fill on empty Spices Board s.12: appellate restoration / re-grant of exporter certificate may include quality-watch warnings; Art.226 will not strike the warnings after CRES restored.

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Made under this section, and citing it

5 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

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Questions about Section 12

What have the courts held on Section 12 of the Spices Board Act?

Gautam Export Corporation & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. (05 Dec 2006) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: NEW teaching fill on empty Spices Board s.12: appellate restoration / re-grant of exporter certificate may include quality-watch warnings; Art.226 will not strike the warnings after CRES restored.

How do I find court cases under Section 12 of the Spices Board 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: Spices Board Act 1986 12, section 12 Spices Board Act 1986, section 12 of the Spices Board Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Gautam Export Corporation & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. (05 Dec 2006).

What should I read with Section 12 of the Spices Board Act, and has it changed?

3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 5 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Amendment Regulations, 2017 (2018), then The Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Amendment Regulations, 2011 (2012).

When did Section 12 of the Spices Board Act come into force?

Section 12 of the Spices Board Act, cited as Spices Board Act 1986 12, came into force on 26 Feb 1987, having been enacted on 20 Mar 1986. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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