| (2) The Board shall be the authority responsible for regulating the activities of the tea industry in Sri Lanka, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) and the other provisions of this Law, may take measures-
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| (a) to regulate the production and cultivation of new areas in tea, the replanting of existing estates and small holdings with high yielding material, the rehabilitation of estates and small holdings, the diversification of estates and small holdings by the establishment and operation of livestock industries, and the replacement of tea on such estates and small holdings by other crops; | | |
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| (b) to regulate the establishment and operation of tea factories; | | |
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| (c) to regulate the conduct of tea auctions; | | |
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| (d) to regulate the sale of tea, the export of tea and the arrangements and payments relating to shipping, freight, brokerage, warehouse or any other charges incurred in the sale of tea abroad; | | |
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| (e) to assist and encourage the marketing of tea in and outside Sri Lanka and to promote the demand for and the consumption of tea in the world markets; | | |
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| (f) to conduct, assist and encourage scientific and technological research into, and investigations of, all problems and matters affecting the production and manufacture of tea, the control of pests and diseases of tea and the improvement of the quality of tea, and to publish and disseminate information relating to the results of such research in its discretion ; | | |
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| (g) to conduct, assist and encourage research into the economic state of the tea industry including future economic trends in the industry in Sri Lanka and elsewhere; | | |
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| (h) to secure or to facilitate the securing of supplies of machinery, equipment and other commodities needed for the development of the tea industry in Sri Lanka; | | |
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| (i) to provide financial, advisory or other assistance to persons engaged in the growing or manufacture of tea; | | |
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| (j) to safeguard the interests of the workers in the tea industry so as to foster increased performance as well as to ensure their economic and social well being; | | |
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| (k) to collect statistics from growers, manufacturers , dealers or other persons on any matter relating to the tea industry, and to publish such statistics in its discretion; | | |
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| (l) to regulate, control and direct all institutions and organizations engaged in the management of tea estates and in the production and marketing of tea; and | | |
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| (m) to provide the necessary liaison between the tea. industry and the departments of Government or State Corporations, in order to promote and co-ordinate action for the development of the tea industry in Sri Lanka. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts