Definitions
Section 3 of the Tea Act, 1953 deals with definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Board" means the Tea Board constituted under section 4; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1956.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Board" means the Tea Board constituted under section 4;
(b) "broker" means a broker of tea;
(c) "cess" means 1[the duty of excise] imposed by section 25;
2[(d) "Commissioner of Customs" means a Commissioner of Customs as specified in clause (b) of section 3 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962);]
(e) "dealer" means a dealer in tea;
(f) "export" means to take out of India by land, sea or air to any place outside India other than a country or territory notified in this behalf by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette;
(g) "export allotment" means the total quantity of tea which may be exported during any one financial year;
(h) "Fund" means the Tea Fund referred to in section 27;
(i) "manufacturer" means a manufacturer of tea;
(j) "member" means a member of the Board;
(k) "owner"--
(i) with reference to a tea estate or garden or a sub-division there of the possession of which has been transferred by lease, mortgage or otherwise, means the transferee so long as his right to possession subsists; and
(ii) with reference to a tea estate or a garden or a sub-division for which an agent, is employed means the agent if, and in so far as, he has been duly authorized by the owner in that behalf;
(l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(m) "standard export figure" means such quantity as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify pursuant to any international agreement in this behalf.
(n) "tea" means the plant Camellia Sinensis (L) O. Kuntze as well as all varieties of the product known commercially as tea made from the leaves of the plant Camelia Sinensis (L) O. Kuntze including green tea;
(o) "tea seed" includes seeds, roots, stumps, cuttings, buds, and any living portion of the plant Camellia Sinensis (L) O. Kuntze which may be used to propagate that plant.
Section 3, The Tea Act, 1953 (Act 29 of 1953).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Made under this section, and citing it
16 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Tea (Marketing) Control (Amendment) Order 2020Order 2020
- Tea Warehouses (Licensing) Amendment Order, 2019Order 2019
- Tea (Marketing) Control Amendment Order 2018Order 2018
- Tea Warehouses (Licencing) Amendment Order, 2018Order 2018
- Tea Waste (Control) Amendment Order, 2018Order 2018
- The Tea (Marketing) Control Amendment Order, 2017Order 2017
- Tea Board (Write Off Losses) Amendment Rules, 2016Order 2016
- Tea Warehouses (Licensing) Amendment Order, 2016Order 2016
- The Tea (Marketing) Control Second Amendment Order 2015Order 2015
- The Tea(Amendment) Rules, 2006Rule 2006
- Tea Board (Write Off Losses) Amendment Rules, 2000Order 2000
- The Tea(Amendment) Rules, 1992Rule 1992
- The Tea(Amendment) Rules, 1991Rule 1991
- The Tea(Amendment) Rules, 1987Rule 1987
- The Tea(Amendment) Rules, 1979Rule 1979
- The Tea Rules, 1954Rule 1954
Questions about Section 3
What does Section 3 of the Tea Act deal with?
Section 3 of the Tea Act is headed "Definitions". In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Board" means the Tea Board constituted under section 4;
How do I find court cases under Section 3 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 3, section 3 Tea Act 1953, section 3 of the Tea Act. People searching for it also type tea act 3 facts. 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 3 of the Tea Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 4 (Establishment and constitution of the Tea Board), section 25 (Imposition of cess on tea produced In India), section 27 (Constitution of Fund), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 16 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Tea (Marketing) Control (Amendment) Order 2020 (2020), then Tea Warehouses (Licensing) Amendment Order, 2019 (2019).
When did Section 3 of the Tea Act come into force?
Section 3 of the Tea Act, cited as Tea Act 1953 3, 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.