Tea Control Act. Pays/Territoire Sri Lanka Type du document Législation Date 1958 (1975) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Sri Lanka Laws, Cap. 251, pp. XI/3-XI/21. Titre completAn Act to provide for the registration of tea plantations and the proprietors thereof; for the registration of tea manufacturers and the factories operated by them; for the development and maintenance of tea plantations and tea factories and the consequences for non-compliance with orders issued by the Controller; for the control of planting and replanting of tea, the possession, sale, and purchase of tea, and the exportation of tea, tea seed and such parts of the tea plant as are capable of being used for propagation, for the imposition of an export duty on tea; for the establishment of a Tea Advisory Board; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition, Terre et sols, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Développement agricole Petits exploitants/paysans Institution Transformation/manutention Produits agricoles Café/cacao/thé Boissons Expropriation Production végétale Normes Enregistrement Autorisation/permis Commerce international Inspection Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Résumé The Tea Controller appointed under this Act shall maintain under section 2 registers of estates and a register of smallholdings for purposes of this Act. Section 6 provides for the registration of tea manufacturers. No person shall manufacture made tea except in a registered factory (sect. 9). Section 11A requires tea planters and manufacturers of made tea to observe "required standards" established by the Controller. Section 11 C lists all matters to be taken into consideration by the Controller in determining require standards. The Controller shall be assisted by a Special Advisory Committee established under section 11D. A cultivator may replant the estate with any crop approved by the Controller if he is unable, for reasons beyond his control, to meet required standards (sect. 11F). The Minister may acquire estates by Order under section 11G. Compensation shall be paid to the owner in accordance with sections 11L to 11 T. Sections 12 to 14 provide for the control of tea plantings. Planting of tea requires a permit to be issued by the Controller. Sections 15 to 29 make provision for the control of the possession, sale and purchase of made tea, green leaf tea and refuse tea, including external trade. A Tea Advisory Board is established under section 56. It shall advise the Controller and others on matters relating to the tea industry. (63 sections) Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Amendé par Tea Control (Amendment)Act. Législation | Sri Lanka | 1983 Mot clé: Institution, Transformation/manutention, Produits agricoles, Café/cacao/thé, Boissons, Expropriation, Développement agricole, Production végétale, Normes, Enregistrement, Autorisation/permis, Commerce international, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Tea Control (Amendment)Act No. 3 of 1993. Législation | Sri Lanka | 1993 Mot clé: Institution, Transformation/manutention, Produits agricoles, Café/cacao/thé, Boissons, Expropriation, Développement agricole, Production végétale, Normes, Enregistrement, Autorisation/permis, Commerce international, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX