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The Tamil Nadu Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1994

The Tamil Nadu Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1994

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This Act regulates the cultivation, supply, pricing, and processing of oil palm fresh fruit bunches across Tamil Nadu. It applies to oil palm growers, co-operative societies, government officials, and factory occupiers operating processing plants within designated factory zones. The law establishes state and zonal committees to oversee developmental schemes, resolve operational grievances, and manage local funds. To protect farmers, it mandates that growers within a factory zone sell exclusively to their assigned processing factory, while requiring factories to purchase all offered produce at government-fixed minimum prices within specified payment timelines. This framework safeguards farmer livelihoods and ensures orderly growth for the state's palm oil industry.

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  1. 1. Short title extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Project Management Committee
  4. 4. Duty of Project Management Committee
  5. 5. Constitution of Zonal Committee
  6. 6. Powers and functions of Zonal Committee
  7. 7. Zonal Committee fund
  8. 8. Appointment of Oilpalm Commissioner
  9. 9. Oilpalm Inspector
  10. 10. Registrar of Oilpalm Growers and Oilpalm Growers Co-operative Socieities
  11. 11. Declaration of Factory Zone
  12. 12. Failure to buy oilpalm FFBs
  13. 13. Power to fix prices
  14. 14. Payment of oilpalm price
  15. 15. Levy of tax on purchase of oilpalm FFBs
  16. 16. Maintenance of record and inspection
  17. 17. Penalties
  18. 18. Cognizance of any offences
  19. 19. Compounding of offences
  20. 20. Protection of action taken in good faith
  21. 21. Determination of occupier of factory for purposes of this Act
  22. 22. Power to give direction
  23. 23. Delegation of powers
  24. 24. Power to make rules

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