of six months after such final reexamination; and if the same shall not have been exported within the time specified, the collector, at the expiration of that time, shall cause the same to be destroyed. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 6, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712, 713; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237.)

§ 48. Reexamination; findings by examiner; assistance of experts.

In cases of reexamination of teas, or merchandise described as teas, by the United States Board of Tea Appeals in pursuance of the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title, samples of the tea, or merchandise described as tea, in dispute, for transmission to such board for its decision, shall be put up and sealed by the examiner in the presence of the importer or consignee if he so desires, and transmitted to such board, together with a copy of the finding of the examiner, setting forth the cause of condemnation and the claim or ground of the protest of the importer relating to the same, such samples, and the papers therewith, to be distinguished by such mark that the same may be identified. The decision of such board shall be in writing, signed by them, and transmitted, together with the record and samples, within three days after the rendition thereof, to the collector, who shall forthwith furnish the examiner and the importer or consignee with a copy of said decision or finding. The United States Board of Tea Appeals shall be authorized to obtain the advice, when necessary, of persons skilled in the examination of teas, who shall each receive for his services in any particular case a compensation not exceeding $5. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 8, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712.)

§ 49. Reimporting rejected teas; forfeiture.

No imported teas which have been rejected by a customs examiner or by the United States Board of Tea Appeals, and exported under the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title, shall be reimported into the United States under the penalty of forfeiture for a violation of this prohibition. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 9, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712.)

§ 50. Regulations.

The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall have the power to enforce the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title by appropriate regulations. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 10, 29 Stat. 607; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 165, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631.)

of six months after such final reexamination; and if the same shall not have been exported within the time specified, the collector, at the expiration of that time, shall cause the same to be destroyed. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 6, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712, 713; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237.)

§ 48. Reexamination; findings by examiner; assistance of experts.

In cases of reexamination of teas, or merchandise described as teas, by the United States Board of Tea Appeals in pursuance of the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title, samples of the tea, or merchandise described as tea, in dispute, for transmission to such board for its decision, shall be put up and sealed by the examiner in the presence of the importer or consignee if he so desires, and transmitted to such board, together with a copy of the finding of the examiner, setting forth the cause of condemnation and the claim or ground of the protest of the importer relating to the same, such samples, and the papers therewith, to be distinguished by such mark that the same may be identified. The decision of such board shall be in writing, signed by them, and transmitted, together with the record and samples, within three days after the rendition thereof, to the collector, who shall forthwith furnish the examiner and the importer or consignee with a copy of said decision or finding. The United States Board of Tea Appeals shall be authorized to obtain the advice, when necessary, of persons skilled in the examination of teas, who shall each receive for his services in any particular case a compensation not exceeding $5. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 8, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712.)

§ 49. Reimporting rejected teas; forfeiture.

No imported teas which have been rejected by a customs examiner or by the United States Board of Tea Appeals, and exported under the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title, shall be reimported into the United States under the penalty of forfeiture for a violation of this prohibition. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 9, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712.)

§ 50. Regulations.

The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall have the power to enforce the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title by appropriate regulations. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 10, 29 Stat. 607; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 165, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631.)

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