Section 10
Functions of the Board . ―(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to promote , by such measures as it thinks fit, the development under the control of the Central Government of the tea industry.
10. Functions of the Board . ―(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to promote , by such measures as it thinks fit, the development under the control of the Central Government of the tea industry.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the measures referred to herein may provide for―
(a) regulating the production and extent of cultivation of tea;
(b) improving the quality of tea;
(c) promoting co-operative efforts among growers and manufacturers of tea;
(d) undertaking, assisting or encouraging scientific, technological and economic research and maintaining or assisting in the maintenance of demonstration farms and manufacturing stations;
(e) assisting in the control of insects and other pests and diseases affecting tea;
(f) regulating the sale and export of tea;
(g) training in tea testing and fixing grade standards of tea;
(h) increasing the consumption in India and elsewhere of tea and carrying on propaganda for that purpose;
(i) registering and licensing of manufacturers, brokers, tea waste dealers and persons engaged in the business of blending tea;
(j) improving the marketing of tea in India and elsewhere;