Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit
Section 18 of the Tea Act, 1953 deals with tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit. No consignment of tea or tea seed shall be shipped or waterborne to be shipped for export or shall be exported until the owner has delivered to the Customs-collector a valid export licence or special export licence or a valid permit issued by or on behalf of the Board or the Central Government, as t The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1956.
(1) No consignment of tea or tea seed shall be shipped or waterborne to be shipped for export or shall be exported until the owner has delivered to the Customs-collector a valid export licence or special export licence or a valid permit issued by or on behalf of the Board or the Central Government, as the case may be, covering the quantity to be shipped.
(2) No consignment of tea or tea seed shall be shipped or waterborne to be shipped for carriage (or shall be taken by land or air) to any of the 1* * * Portuguese Settlements bounded by India until the owner has delivered to the Customs-collector a permit issued by or on behalf of the Board covering the quantity to be shipped.
(3) No permit for the passage of any tea or tea seed by land into any of the 1* * * Portuguese Settlement bounded by India shall be granted under sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Land Customs Act, 1924 (19 of 1924), unless the application for such permit is accompanied by a permit granted in this behalf by the Board covering the quantity to be passed.
Section 18, The Tea Act, 1953 (Act 29 of 1953).
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Questions about Section 18
What does Section 18 of the Tea Act deal with?
Section 18 of the Tea Act is headed "Tea or tea seed for export to be covered by licence or permit". No consignment of tea or tea seed shall be shipped or waterborne to be shipped for export or shall be exported until the owner has delivered to the Customs-collector a valid export licence or special export licence or a valid permit issued by or on behalf of the Board or the Central Government, as t
How do I find court cases under Section 18 of the Tea 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: Tea Act 1953 18, section 18 Tea Act 1953, section 18 of the Tea 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 18 of the Tea Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Tea Rules, 1954 (1954).
When did Section 18 of the Tea Act come into force?
Section 18 of the Tea Act, cited as Tea Act 1953 18, came into force on 01 Apr 1956, having been enacted on 28 May 1953. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 49. Power of Central Government to make rules825 words
- 16D. Power of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases621 words
- 30. Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste531 words
- 51. Repeals and savings526 words
- 16B. Power to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit449 words
- 15. Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstances443 words
Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Text as in force on 14 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.