Export quota and licences
Section 20 of the Tea Act, 1953 deals with export quota and licences. Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any tea estate or any sub-division of a tea estate shall have the right to receive under this Act an export quota for each financial year. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1956.
(1) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any tea estate or any sub-division of a tea estate shall have the right to receive under this Act an export quota for each financial year.
(2) The export quota of a tea estate, or a sub-division of a tea estate, that is, the total quantity of tea which may be exported by the owner of a tea estate or a sub-division of a tea estate during the financial year, shall be an amount determined by the Board in accordance with such principles as may be prescribed:
Provided that when an export allotment is altered under the provisions of section 19, the export quota shall be liable to be altered accordingly.
(3) The total export quotas allotted to tea estates and to sub-divisions thereof at any time during any financial year shall not exceed the export allotment for the time being for that year.
Section 20, The Tea Act, 1953 (Act 29 of 1953).
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Questions about Section 20
What does Section 20 of the Tea Act deal with?
Section 20 of the Tea Act is headed "Export quota and licences". Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any tea estate or any sub-division of a tea estate shall have the right to receive under this Act an export quota for each financial year.
How do I find court cases under Section 20 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 20, section 20 Tea Act 1953, section 20 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 20 of the Tea Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 19 (Export allotment), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Tea Rules, 1954 (1954).
When did Section 20 of the Tea Act come into force?
Section 20 of the Tea Act, cited as Tea Act 1953 20, 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 17 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.