1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Spices Board Act, 1986.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Board” means the Spices Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;
(b) “cardamom” means the fruit of cardamom plant and includes green cardamom, bleached
cardamom, bleachable white cardamom, sun-dried cardamom, cardamom seeds, powdered cardamom
and oil extracted from cardamom;
(c) “cardamom plant” means ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM MATON, AMMOMUM
SUBULATUM ROXB and any other plant which the Board may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, declare to be a cardamom plant for the purposes of this Act;
(d) “certificate” means a certificate granted under section 12;
(e) “dealer” means a dealer in spices;
(f) “estate” means the area administered as one unit which contains land planted with cardamom
plants;
(g) “export” and “import” mean, respectively, taking out of or bringing into India by land, sea and
air;
(h) “manufacturer” means a manufacturer of spices;
(i) “member” means a member of the Board appointed under sub-section (3) of section 3;
(j) “owner”, in relation to any land planted with cardamom plants, includes—
(i) any agent of the owner; and
(ii) a mortgagee, lessee or other person in actual possession of the land;
(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(l) “registered estate” means an estate in respect of which an owner is registered under
sub-section (1) of section 8 and includes any estate in respect of which an owner is required to be
registered under the provisions of that sub-section;
(m) “registered owner” means an owner of a registered estate which has been or is registered or is
required to be registered under sub-section (1) of section 8; and
1. 26th February, 1987, vide Notification No. S.O. 122(E), dated 26th February, 1987, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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(n) “spices” means the spices specified in the Schedule:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient in the
public interest so to do, by notification in the Official Gazette, add any other spice to the Schedule or
omit any spice therefrom.