Definitions

Section 16A of the Tea Act, 1953 deals with definitions. In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "authorised person" means the person or body of persons authorised, or appointed, by the Central Government under this Act to take over the management of any tea undertaking or tea units; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1956.

¹[16A. Definitions.--(1) In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "authorised person" means the person or body of persons authorised, or appointed, by the Central Government under this Act to take over the management of any tea undertaking or tea units;

(b) "company" means a company within the meaning of section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);

(c) "district average yield" means the average yield of tea in the district in which one or more tea units are located, as published by the Board;

(d) "notified order" means an order notified in the Official Gazette;

(e) "tea undertaking" means an undertaking engaged in the production or manufacture, or both, of tea through one or more tea units;

(f) "tea unit" means a tea estate or garden including a sub-division thereof, which has a distinct entity for which accounts are kept and has a factory of its own for the production and manufacture of tea.

(2) References to an industrial undertaking in such of the provisions of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951), as apply to a tea undertaking or tea unit by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter, shall be construed as references to a tea undertaking or tea unit, as the case may be, and references in the Act aforesaid to any provision of that Act, as applicable to a tea undertaking or tea unit, in relation to which a corresponding provision has been made in this Act, shall be construed as references to such corresponding provision.]

Section 16A, The Tea Act, 1953 (Act 29 of 1953).