Lawgist16ADefinitions
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.]
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1. Ins. by Act 75 of 1976, s. 2 (w.e.f. 11-6-1976).
- 16A Definitions
- 16B Power to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit
- 16C Power of Central Government on completion of investigation
- 16D Power of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases
- 16E Power to take over tea undertaking or tea unit without investigation under certain circumstances
- 16F Contracts in bad faith, etc., may be cancelled or varied
- 16G Application of Act 1 of 1956
- 16H Power of Central Government to cancel notified order under section 16D or 16E
- 16 Tea nurseries
- 16J Power of Central Government to make certain declarations in relation to tea undertakings or tea unit
- 16K Power of Central Government to call for report on the affairs and working of a managed tea undertaking or tea unit
- 16L Preparation of an inventory of the assets and liabilities and list of members and creditors of managed tea undertaking or tea unit
- 16LL Debts incurred and investments made by the authorised person to have priority
- 16M Bar of suits and other proceedings in relation to the tea undertakings or tea units
- 16N Rules made under Act 65 of 1951 to apply
