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Section30A
The Spices Board Act, 1986

Adjudication of penalties

In force From 26 Feb 1987 Act 10 of 1986 As on 28 Oct 2026

Act 10 of 1986 Ministry Commerce and Industry Enacted 20 Mar 1986 In force 26 Feb 1987 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 1

Section 30A of the Spices Board Act, 1986 deals with adjudication of penalties. For the purposes of adjudging the penalties under sections 26, 27, 29 and 30, the Secretary to the Board shall appoint an officer not below the rank of Director in the Board or any other officer authorised by the Central Government, as the case may be, to be an adjudicating officer for holding an in The Act came into force on 26 Feb 1987.

1[30A. Adjudication of penalties.--(1) For the purposes of adjudging the penalties under sections 26, 27, 29 and 30, the Secretary to the Board shall appoint an officer not below the rank of Director in the Board or any other officer authorised by the Central Government, as the case may be, to be an adjudicating officer for holding an inquiry and imposing penalty in the manner as may be prescribed, after giving any person concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(2) Whoever is aggrieved by any order of the adjudicating officer may prefer an appeal to the Secretary to the Board, within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of such order in such form and manner as may be prescribed.

(3) An appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the period of sixty days if the appellant satisfies the Secretary to the Board that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period.

(4) No appeal shall be disposed of unless the appellant has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(5) An appeal under sub-section (2) shall be disposed of within sixty days from the date of filing

(6) The amount of penalty imposed under sub-section (1), if not paid, shall be recovered as an arrear of land revenue.]

Section 30A, 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.

This section refers to

  1. s. 26 Penalty for making false returns
  2. s. 27 Penalties for obstructing an officer or member of the Board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records
  3. s. 29 Penalties for contravention of section 11 or any order made under section 17
  4. s. 30 Other penalties

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 38 Power to make rules

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 30A

What does Section 30A of the Spices Board Act deal with?

Section 30A of the Spices Board Act is headed "Adjudication of penalties". [30A. Adjudication of penalties.--(1) For the purposes of adjudging the penalties under sections 26, 27, 29 and 30, the Secretary to the Board shall appoint an officer not below the rank of Director in the Board or any other officer authorised by the Central Government, as the case may be, to be an

How do I find court cases under Section 30A 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 30A, section 30A Spices Board Act 1986, section 30A of the Spices Board 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 30A of the Spices Board Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 26 (Penalty for making false returns), section 27 (Penalties for obstructing an officer or member of the Board in the discharge of his duties and for failure to produce books and records), section 29 (Penalties for contravention of section 11 or any order made under section 17), section 30 (Other penalties), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Consitution of Saffron Production and Export Development Agency (2015).

When did Section 30A of the Spices Board Act come into force?

Section 30A of the Spices Board Act, cited as Spices Board Act 1986 30A, 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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