Spices Board Act,1986
Act No : 10
Section : FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
SECTION 07: FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
(1) The Board may-
(i) develop, promote and regulate export of spices-;
(ii) grant certificate for export of spices and register brokers there- for;
(iii) undertake programmes and projects for promotion of export of spices;
(iv) assist and encourage studies and research for improvement of processing, quality, techniques of grading and packaging of spices;
(v) strive towards stabilisation of prices of spices for export;
(vi) evolve suitable quality standards and introduce certification of quality through "Quality Marking" for spices for export;
(vii) control quality of spices for export ;
(viii) give licences, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, to the manufacturers of spices for export ;
(ix) market any spice, if it considers necessary, in the interest of promotion of export;
(x) provide warehousing facilities abroad for spices ;
(xi) collect statistics with regard to spices for compilation and publication ;
(xii) import, with the previous approval of the Central Government, any spice for sale; and
(xii) advise the Central Government on matters relating to import and export of spices.
(2) The Board may also-
(i) promote co-operative efforts among growers of cardamom ;
(ii) ensure remunerative returns to growers of cardamom ;
(iii) provide financial or other assistance for improved methods of cultivation and processing of
cardamom, for replanting cardamom and for extension of cardamom growing areas ;
(iv) regulate the sale of cardamom and stabilisation of prices of cardamom;
(v) provide training in cardamom testing and fixing grade standards of cardamom;
(vi) increase the consumption of cardamom and carry on propaganda for that purpose;
(vii) register and licence brokers (including auctioneers) of cardamom and persons engaged in the business of cardamom ;
(viii) improve the marketing of cardamom ;
(ix) collect statistics from growers, dealers and such other persons as may be proscribed on any matter relating to the cardamom industry ; publish statistics so collected or portions thereof or extracts there from;
(x) secure better working conditions and the provision and improvement of amenities and incentives for workers ; and
(xi) undertake, assist or encourage scientific, technological and economic research.
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