Section 4: Functions of the Board

4. Functions of the Board.—The functions of the Board shall be to 4[undertake such business, or to acquire take over or manage the business of such concern, as the 1[Federal Government] may direct ; to] regulate, control and promote the 5[cultivation and] export of tea ; to organise and assist in special research connected with tea cultivation and tea industry]; 5[to regulate and control the sale of tea;] to collect statistics from growers, manufactures or dealers of tea and other persons on any matter relating to tea and the tea industry; to fix grading standards of tea and provide for training in tea tasting ; and generally, to take such measures as may appear advisable in the interests of the tea industry of Pakistan ; and to perform such other functions as the 1[Federal Government] may, from time to time, direct.

Effective date: 1959-01-01

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