Section No : 1980 Revised version TEA SMALL HOLDINGS DEVELOPMENTMarginal Notes1. This Law may be cited as the Tea Small Holdings Development Law.2. Establishment of the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority.3. The Authority to be a body corporate.4. Members of the Authority5. Quorum.6. Term of office of members.7. Resignation or removal of members.8. Meetings.9. Presidency at meetings.10. Vacancy among members not to invalidate act or proceeding of the Authority.11. Seal of the Authority. 12. Members to disclose interest in proposed contracts to be made by the Authority. 13. Remuneration of members of the Authority.14. Functions of the Authority.15. Powers of the Authority.16. Delegation of powers and functions of the Sri Lanka Tea Board to the Authority. 17. Delegation of the functions and powers of the Authority18. Authority subject to direction of Minister.19. Capital of the Authority.20. Financial year of the Authority.21. Application of the Public Corporations (Financial Control) Act.22. Power of the Minister of make regulations.23. Transfer of the possession and use of certain property of a Government department or any public corporation and certain contracts to the Authority.24. Acquisition of immovable property under the land Acquisition Act.25. Appointment of public officers to the staff of the Authority.26. Protection for action taken under this Law or on the direction of the Authority.27. No writ to issue against person or property of a member of the Authority.28. Penalty.29. Members and employees of the Authority deemed to be public servants30. The Authority deemed to be a scheduled institution.31. Minister's power to mitigate hardship32. This Law-to have precedence over other written law.33. Interpretation.