1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Tobacco Board
Act, 1975.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different
States or different parts thereof.
2. Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.—It is hereby declared that it is expedient
in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the tobacco industry.
3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Board” means the Tobacco Board established under section 4;
(b) “Chairman” means Chairman of the Board;
(c) “curing” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Central Excises and Salt Act,
1944 (1 of 1944) and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed
accordingly;
(d) “dealer” means a dealer in tobacco;
(e) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director appointed under section 6;
(f) “export” and “import” mean, respectively, taking out of, or bringing into, India, by land, sea or
air;
(g) “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman;
(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(i) “registered” means, except in the expression “registered grower”, registered under Chapter III
of this Act and the rules made thereunder;
(j) “registered grower” means a person who has obtained a certificate of registration under
section 10 for growing virginia tobacco.