Tamil Nadu Sugarcane (Regulation of Purchase Price) Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018).

This Act, consisting of 24 sections, aims to regulate the price of sugarcane purchased by the sugar factories from the farmers in the State of Tamil Nadu. The Government shall constitute a Board to be called as the Sugarcane Control Board to exercise powers and perform related functions assigned in the Act. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Board entitled to perform the following functions, namely: a) decide the revenue sharing based sugarcane price payable to the sugarcane growers, by the concerned sugar factories; b) offer advice on any matter referred by the Government, especially in respect of the regulation of the purchase of sugarcane; c) bring to the notice of the Commissioner, cases of breach of any of the provisions of the Act and the rules made; d) inquire into any matter in discharge of its functions including matters relating to revenue and expenditure, books of accounts, etc.; e) consider the report of the audit committee on the revenue realization for determination of revenue sharing based sugarcane price; f) nominate any officer or committee to look into specific issues pertaining to the implementation of the provisions of the Act, etc.