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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 212]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025/VAISHAKH 2, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department Of Commerce)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd April, 2025
G.S.R. 251(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Tobacco Board Act,
1975 (4 of 1975), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Tobacco
Board Rules, 1976, namely:
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These Rules may be called the Tobacco Board (Amendment)
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Tobacco Board Rules, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 33, for sub-
rules(5),(6) and (7), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely :-
"(5) Every certificate of registration granted under section 10 shall be in Form 2 and shall be valid
for a block period of three years specified in such certificate.
(6) The renewal of certificate of registration shall be for a block period of three years, at a time,
endorsed on such certificate.
(7) Every certificate of registration or renewal of registration shall be valid only for the block
period for which it was granted.
(8) The fee to be paid for the area covered under the certificate of registration as prescribed under
sub-rule (4) shall be as per the criteria for registration or renewal of registration laid down by the
committee constituted under sub-rule (2) of rule 33A.".
3. In the said rules, in rule 34N, for sub-rules (2) and (3), the following sub-rules shall be substituted,
namely: -
"(2) The licence obtained for operation of a barn has to be renewed for every block period of three
years and unless so renewed, shall cease to be effective on the expiry of the block period of three
years for which it is granted. The application for such renewal shall be made in the same manner as
that for fresh application.
(3) Every application for licence or for renewal for licence for operation of a barn shall be in Form
25 and shall contain all the particulars specified therein and shall also be accompanied by a fee of
rupees ten per year for every barn.".
4. In the said rules, in Form 1, –
(a) for item 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be substituted,
namely: -
"7. Block period for which registration is sought";
(b) for item 10 and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be substituted
namely: -
"10. Crop wise plan for utilisation of the total area available with the applicant during the block
period of three years for which registration is applied for and where such area has been used for
raising tobacco in the two immediately preceding years, the area so used during such two years
with details of the tobacco, so raised
+-----------+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| Name of | Utilisation during preceding two | Proposed utilisation during the block period of |
| crop | years | registration |
| | (Area in hectares) | (Area in hectares) |
+-----------+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| Last Year | Year preceding last | Year 1 (20..) | Year | Year |
| (20..) | year | | 2 (20..) | 3 (20..) |
| | (20..) | | | |
+-----------+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----------+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----------+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----------+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
| | | ". |
+-----------+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
5. In the said rules, in Form 2, under the title, for the words "Registration No. Valid for one year", the
following shall be substituted, namely: -
"Registration No. Valid for _________ block period".
6. In the said rules, in Form 25, for item 9 and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries
shall be substituted, namely :-
“9. Whether the applicant is a regd. grower of Virginia tobacco. If so, give registration number and
date and also block period for which registration has been sought.".
7. In the said rules, in Form 26, under the title, for the words "Licence No. Valid for one year", the
following shall be substituted, namely: -
"Licence No. Valid for _________ block period".
[F. No. 5/4/2024-EP(Agri-VI)]
KESANG Y. SHERPA, Jt. Secy.
Note. :- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, vide notification number G.S.R. 1(E),
dated the 1st January, 1976 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 666(E), dated the 5th
July, 2016