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नई दिल्ली, बुधवार , अगस्त 30 , 1978/भाद्र 8, 1900
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NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 30 , 1978 /BHADRA 8 , 1900
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MINISTRY OF LAW , JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi , the 30th August , 1978/ Bhadra 8 , 1900 ( Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 30th August, 1978, and is hereby published for general informa- tion:-
THE TOBACCO BOARD (AMENDMENT) ACT , 1978
No. 36 OF 1978
[30th August, 1978. ]
An Act to amend the Tobacco Board Act , 1975 .
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty - ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows : --
1. This Act may be called the Tobacco Board (Amendment ) Act , 1978.
Short title.
of 1975 .
2. In section 4 of the Tobacco Board Act , 1975 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act ) ,-
Amend- ment of section 4.
(a) for sub - section ( 3 ) , the following sub- section shall be sub- stituted, namely: -
" (3 ) The head office of the Board shall be at Guntur in the State of Andhra Pradesh and the Board may , with the previous approval of the Central Government, establish offices or agencies at other places in or outside India ." ;
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(b) in sub - section ( 4 ) ,
(A) in clause ( c ) ,-
(i) for the word " seven" , the word " eight" shall be substituted;
( ii ) in sub - clause ( vi ) , the word " and" occurring at the end shall be omitted;
( vii) after sub- clause ( vi ) , the following sub - clause shall be inserted , namely : --
" ( via) the Government of Gujarat ; and" ;
(B) in clause ( d) , for the words " other than the Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka " , the words " other States of Andhra Pradesh , Gujarat and Karnataka " substituted . States of than the shall be
3. In section 8 of the principal Act , in sub - section ( 2 ) , after clause (c) , the following clause shall be inserted , namely : ---
Amend- ment of section 8.
" ( cc) establishment by the Board of auction platforms , with the previous approval of the Central Government, for the sale of virginia tobacco by registered growers or curers , and functioning of the Board as an auctioneer at auction platforms established by or regis- tered with it subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government ; " .
4. In section 13 of the principal Act , the words " or established by the Board under this Act " shall be inserted at the end .
Amend- ment of section 13.
5. After section 14 of the principal Act , the following section shall be inserted, namely :-
Inser- tion of new sec- tion 14A .
Power to levy fees.
" 14A. ( 1 ) Where virginia tobacco is sold at any auction platform established by the Board under this Act , it shall be competent for the Board or for any officer of the Board authorised by it in this behalf to levy fees , for the services rendered by the Board in rela- tion to such sale , at such rate not exceeding two per cent. of the value of such tobacco as the Central Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.
(2) The fees levied under sub -section (1 ) shall be collected by the Board or such officer , equally from the seller of the virginia tobacco and the purchaser of such tobacco , in such manner as may be prescribed." .
6. In section 32 of the principal Act , in sub - section ( 2) , after clause (h) , the following clause shall be inserted , namely: -
Amend- ment of section 32.
" (hh) the manner of collection of fees under sub - section ( 2) of section 14A; " .
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7. In the Tobacco Cess Act , 1975,-
(a) in section 2 , in sub - section ( 1 ) ,-
Amend- ment of Act 26 of 1975 .
(i) clauses ( a) and ( b ) shall be re -lettered as clauses ( b ) and (c) respectively and before clause ( b ) as so re -lettered, the following clause shall be inserted , namely: -
4of 1975.
' (a) " auction platform" means an auction platform registered with the Board in accordance with the rules made under the Tobacco Board Act , 1975 or established by the Board under that Act;' ;
( ii) clause ( c) shall be omitted;
(b) in section 3, for the words " a registered auction platform" wherever they occur, the words " an auction platform " shall be sub- stituted.
S. HARIHARA IYER , Secy , to the Govt . of India .
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