Coffee Act, 1942
An Act to provide for the development under the control of the Union of the coffee industry.
- 1 Short title, extent and duration
- 2 Declaration as to expediency of Union control
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Constitution of the Board
- 5 Incorporation of the Board 1 judgment
- 6 Vesting of property in the Board
- 6A Consultation with the Board
- 7 Committees, staff and agents
- 8 Salary and allowances of Chairman
- 8A Vice-Chairman
- 9 Chief Coffee Marketing Officer, Secretary and other Staff
- 10 Dissolution of the Board
Duties of Customs and of Excise
Registration
Control of Sale, Export and Re-import of Coffee
- 16 Fixation of prices for sale of coffee
- 17 Sale of coffee in excess of free sale quota
- 18 Sale of coffee, how made
- 19 [Repealed.]
- 20 Export of coffee
- 21 Re-import of coffee exported from India
- 22 Free sale quota
- 23 Returns to be made by registered owners
- 24 Licences for sale of uncured coffee
- 25 Surplus coffee and surplus pool 3 judgments
- 26 Sales of coffee by the Board
Curing of Coffee
- 27 Coffee to be cured in licensed curing establishments
- 28 Licensing of curing establishments
- 29 Information to be supplied to the Board in connection with curing
Finance
- 30 Separate funds to be maintained by the Board 1 judgment
- 31 General fund
- 32 Pool fund
- 32A Power of the Board to make donation to the Gandhi National Memorial Fund
- 33 Power to borrow
- 34 Payments to registered owners
Penalties and Procedure
- 35 Failure to register
- 36 Contraventions of sections 16, 17 and 18
- 37 Unlicensed curing establishment
- 37A Contravention of section 23(1)
- 38 False returns
- 38A Contravention of section 25
- 38B Powers to seize coffee withheld from inclusion in surplus pool
- 39 Obstruction
- 39A Offences by companies
- 40 Cognizance of offences
General
- 41 [Repealed.]
- 42 Control by the Central Government
- 43 Appeals to the Central Government
- 44 Inspection of records
- 45 Accounts of the Board
- 46 Inspection of records of the Board and obtaining of copies
- 47 Contracts
- 47A Bar of legal proceedings
- 48 Power of the Central Government to make rules
- 49 Repeal of Act 14 of 1935
- 50 [Repealed.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.