The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 42] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1964/PHALGUNA 13, 1885
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MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 3rd March 1964
G.S.R. 415.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955). the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely: —
1. Short title, extent and Commencement.—(1) This Order may be called the Delhi Roller Mill Atta Order, 1964.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Delhi.
(3) It shall come into force on the 11th day of March, 1964.
2. Definitions.—In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "approved dealer" means a person carrying on the business of selling roller mill atta;
(b) ''atta" means atta made out of wheat;
(c) "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of the Union terri- tory of Delhi;
(d) "roller mill" means a flour mill in which disintegration of wheat is done by grooved steel or iron rollers worked by power;
(e) "roller mill atta" means atta produced by a licensed roller flour mill.
3. Prohibition of sale of non-roller mill atta by approved dealers.—No approved dealer shall sell or offer for sale or store for the purposes of sale any atta other than roller mill atta
4. Prohibition of sale of roller mill atta by non-approved dealers.—No person other than an approved dealer shall sell or offer for sale or store for the purposes of sale roller mill atta either as such or mixed with any other kind of atta.
320 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II_SEC. 3(I) securing compliance with this Order or to satisfying himself that this Order has been complied with,—•(a) enter into and search, with such assistance as may be necessary, any premises where he has reason to believe that any atta is produced or stocked;
(b) examine any books or documents;
(c) ask of any person all necessary questions;
(d) draw out and take samples of atta for examination;
(e) seize any atta in respect of which he has reason to believe that a con- travention of any of the provisions of this Order has been, is being, or Is about to be committed, along with the packages, coverings or receptacles in which such atta Is found and thereafter take or autho- rize the taking of all measures necessary for the production of the atta and such packages, coverings or receptacles so seized in a court and for their safe custody pending such production,
(2) The provisions of sections 102 and 103 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), relating to search and seizure, shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this clause.
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