25. The Tea Control Act, No. 51 of 1957, is hereby amended as follows:
| (1) by the substitution, for the term " Controller " wherever that term occurs in that Act, other than in section 63, of the term " Commissioner ''; |
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| (2) in section 49 of that Act, by the repeal of sub-section (3) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following new sub-section: -
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| | | (a) Every regulation made by the Ceylon Tea Board shall be approved by the Minister of Agriculture. Every regulation so approved shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication, or on such later date as may be specified therein. |
| (b) Every regulation made by the Ceylon Tea Board and approved by the Minister of Agriculture shall, as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before the Senate and the House of Representatives for approval. Every regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of disapproval, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder."; |
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| (3) by the substitution, for the terms " Minister " and " Minister of Commerce and Trade " wherever those terms occur in that Act, other than in sections 37 and 49 (3), of the term " Ceylon Tea Board "; |
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| (4) in section 37 of that Act -
| | (a) by the substitution in sub-section (1) of that section, for the term ''Minister'', of the term '' Ceylon Tea Board ''; | | |
| | (b) by the substitution in sub-section (2) of that section, for the term " Minister of Commerce and Trade ", of the term '( Ceylon Tea Board"; | | |
| | (c) by the substitution in sub-section (3) of that section, for the expression " Minister or the Minister of Commerce and Trade ", of the expression c£ Ceylon Tea Board "; | | |
| | (d) by the substitution in sub-section (4) of that section, for the expression " Minister or of the Minister of Commerce and Trade ", of the expression " Ceylon Tea Board "; and | | |
| | (e) by the repeal of Part VI, and of sections 50, 51, 56 and 57, of that Act; and | | |
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| (5) in sub-section (1) of section 63 of that Act-
| | (a) by the insertion, immediately after the definition of the term " appointed date ", of the following new definition: | | |
| | (b) by the substitution, for the definition of the term " Controller ", of the following new definition: | | |
| | (c) by the insertion, immediately after the definition of the term " green tea leaf ", of the following new definition: | | |
| | (d) by the substitution in the definition of the term " manufacturer ", for the expression " made tea ", of the expression "made tea or instant tea ."; and | | |
| | (e) by the substitution in the definition of the term " tea factory ", for the expression " made tea ; ", of the expression " made tea or for the production of instant tea;". | | |
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