SRI LANKA TEA BOARD

1. This Law may be cited as the Sri Lanka Tea Board Law

2. There shall be established, in accordance with the provisions of this Law,a Board which shall be called and known as the Sri Lanka Tea Board, hereinafter referred to as "the Board ".

3.

(1) The Board shall be a body  corporate  having perpetual succession and a have to common seal and may sue and be sued in its acquire corporate name.

(2) The Board shall have the power to acquire and hold or to manage property, both movable and immovable, and to sell and dispose of the same, to enter into contracts, and otherwise to do and perform all such acts or things as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Law

4.

(1) The objects of the Board shall be the promotions  the by such measures as it of the Board. thinks fit, of the development of the tea industry in Sri Lanka.

(2) The Board shall be the authority responsible for regulating the activities of the tea industry in Sri Lanka, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection

(1) and the other provisions of this Law, may take measures

(a) to regulate the production and cultivation of new areas in tea, the replanting of existing estates and small holdings with high yielding material, the rehabilitation of estates and small holdings, the diversification of estates and small holdings by the establishment and operation of livestock industries, and the replacement of tea on such estates and small holdings by other crops ;

(b) to regulate the establishment and operation of tea factories ;

(c) to regulate the conduct of tea auctions ;

(d) to regulate the sale of tea, the export of tea and the arrangements and payments relating to shipping, freight, brokerage, warehouse or any other charges incurred in the sale of tea abroad ;

(e) to assist and encourage the marketing of tea in and outside Sri Lanka and to promote the demand for and the consumption of tea in the world markets ;

(f) to conduct, assist and encourage scientific and technological research into, and investigations of, all problems and matters affecting the production and manufacture of tea, the control of pests and diseases of tea and the improvement of the quality of tea, and to publish and disseminate information relating to the results of such research in its discretion ;

(g) to conduct, assist and encourage research into the economic state of the tea industry including future economic trends in the industry in Sri Lanka and elsewhere ;

(h) to secure or to facilitate the securing of supplies of machinery, equipment and other commodities needed for the development of the tea industry in Sri Lanka ;

(i)to provide financial, advisory or other assistance to persons engaged in the growing or manufacture of tea ;

(j) to safeguard the interests of the workers in the tea industry so as to foster increased performance as well as to ensure their economic and social well being ;

(k) to collect statistics from growers, manufacturers, . dealers or other persons on any matter relating to the tea industry, and to publish such statistics in its discretion ;

(I) to regulate, control and direct all institutions and organizations engaged in the management of tea estates and in the production and marketing of tea ; and

(m) to provide the necessary liaison between the tea industry and the departments of Government or State Corporatio.ns, in order to promote and co-ordinate action for the development of the tea industry

5. 

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the Board shall, in the exercise of its powers, the performance of its duties and the discharge of its functions, be subject to and act in accordance with such directions as the Minister may from time to time issue.

(2) In the exercise of its powers, in the performance of its duties and the discharge of its functions in relation to matters which fall under paragraphs (c), (4, (e), (g) and (m) of subsection (2) of section 4, the Board shall be subject to and act in accordance with such directions as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Trade, may from time to time issue.

6 (1) The Board shall consist of -

(a) a Chairman nominated by the Minister with the concurrence of the President who shall be the chief executive of the Board ;

(b) the person holding office for the time being as Secret,p'y to the Ministry charged with the subject of Planning, or any senior officer of that Ministry nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Planning ;

(c) the person holding office for the time being as Secret,p'y to the Ministry charged with the subject of Planning, or any senior officer of that Ministry nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Planning ;

(d) the person holding office for the time being as Secretary to the Ministry charged with the subject of Plantation Industries, or any senior officer of that Ministry nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Plantation Industries ;

(e) the person holding office for the time being as Secretary to the Ministry charged with the subject of Trade, or any senior officer of that Ministry nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Trade ;

(f) the person holding office for the time being as Secretary to the Ministry charged with the subject of Shipping or any senior officer of that Ministry nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Shipping ; 

(g) the person holding office for the time being as the Director of Commerce ; and

(h) five other members nominated by the Minister with the concurrence of the President from among persons who have a knowledge of, and experience in, the tea industry with special reference to planting, manufacture, sale, export and finance

(2) A person shall be disqualified for nomination, or for continuing, as a member of the Board

(a) if he is, or becomes a Member of Parliament ; or

(b) if he is not, or ceases to be, a citizen of Sri Lanka.

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