REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-Section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 67] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, I967/CHAITRA 28,1889
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MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
COOPERATION
(Department of Food)
ORDERS
New Delhi, the 18th April 1067
G.S.R. 574.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby rescinds the Northern Zone Paddy (Restriction on Export) Order, 1959:
Provided that such rescission shall not affect—
(a) the previous operation of the said Order or anything duly done or suffered thereunder or;
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Order; or
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the said Order; or
(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punish- ment as aforesaid;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, conti- nued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the said Order had not been recinded.
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174 T HE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I I-G.S.B. 575.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1B65 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely:—
1. Short title, exteat and commencement.—(1) This Order may be callad the Northern Inter-Zonal Gram (Movement Control) Order, 1967.
(2) It extends to the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and the Union territories of Delhi, Chandigarh and Hlmachal Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.—In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "export" means to take or cause to be taken, by any means whatsoever, out of any place within a Zone to a place outside it;
(b) "external border area" means the area within a ten-mile belt all along the border lying within the State of Punjab, adjoining the territory of West Pakistan;
(c) "import" means to take or cause to be taken, by any means whatsoever, into any place within a Zone from a place outside it;
(d) "State Government" means the Government of a State Included in the Zone and includes the Administrator of a Union territory so included; (e) "gram" includes Bengal gram, kabli gram, gramdal (husked or vn- husked) gram chuxi, gram flour and gram besan but does not include gram chhilka;
(f) "zone" means a State, or a State and a Union territory, or a Union territory, as specified in the Schedule annexed to this Order;
(g) "zonal border area" means the area within a five miles belt inside a zone all along its border whether adjoining another zone or the are" lying outside any of the zones.
3. Frohibltiom of export and import of gram.—(1) No person shall export or attempt to export or abet the export of gram except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Government or by the Government of the State from which such gram is to be exported or by an officer authorized in that behalf by the Central Government or, as the case may be, by the Government of the State.
(2) No person shall import or attempt to import or abet the import of gram except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Government or by the Government of the State into which such gram is to be imported or by an officer authorized in that behalf by the Central Government or, as the case may bo, by the Government of that State;
Provided that nothing contained in sub-clause (1) or sub-clause (2) shall apply to I
(a) the export or import of gram—
(1) not exceeding one kilogram in weight in the aggregate by a bona fide traveller as part of his luggage:
(ii) on Government account; (iii) under and in accordance with Military Credit Notes; (iv) by or under the authority of the Food Corporation of India established under the Food Corporations Act, 1664;
(b) the export of gram from any place within the State of Haryana or Punjab to any place within the Union territory of Chandigarh;
(c) the import of gram from any place within the State of Haryana or Punjab into any place within the Union territory of Chandigarh.
4 Restrictions on the movement of "ram to or within the external border area or zonaTborder area.—No nerson shall move, attempt to move, or abet the move- ment of gram—
fa) to any place in the external border area or, as the case may be, zonal border area from any place outside that area; or
Sic. 3(1)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 175(b) from any place in the external border area or, as the case may be. zonal border area to any other place in that area, except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the State Government having jurisdiction in this behalf or by an officer authorized in that behalf by that Government;
Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to the movement of gram—
(1) under clause 3. across the external border area or, as the case may be, the zonal border area;
(ii) not exceeding one kilogram in weight in the aggregate by a bona flde traveller as part of his luggage;
(iii) on Government account;
(iv) under and in accordance with Military Credit Notes;
(v) by or under the authority of the Food Corporation of India established under the Food Corporations Act, 1964;
(vi) within the same town or village in the external border area or of zonal border area;
(vii) not exceeding twenty kilograms in weight in the aggregate at one time by a bona fide resident of the external border area or of zonal border area for domestic consumption;
(vlii) from a village In the external border area or of zonal border area to the nearest grain market (mandi) for the purpose of sale whether such market is within or outside any such area.
5. Powers of entry, search, seizure etc.—(1) Any Police Officer not below the rank of a Head Constable or any other person authorized in this behalf by the Central Government or the State Government having jurisdiction, with a view to securing compliance with this Order or to satisfying himself that this > Order has been complied with—
(a) stop and search, or authorize any person to stop and search any person or any boat, motor or other vehicle or any receptacle used or intended to be used for the export, import or transport of gram;
(b) enter and search or authorize any person to enter and search any place;
(c) seize or authorize the seizure of any gram in respect of which he sus- pects that any provision of this Order has been, is being or is about to be contravened along with the packages, coverings or receptacles in which such gram is found, or the animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or other conveyances used in carrying such gram and thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of the packages, coverings, receptacles, animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or other conveyances 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 the 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.
6. Repeal.—The Gram Zone (Movement Control) Order, ] 966 is hereby repealed except as respects things done or omitted to be done under the Order so repeald.
I76 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PA"TII-SKJ.S(1)]THE SCHEDULE
[See clause 2(f)]
Zone I—The State of Punjab.
Zone II—The State of Haryana and the Union territory of Delhi.
Zone III—The State of Uttar Pradesh.
Zone IV—The Union territory of Chandigarh.
Zone V—The Union territory of Himachal Pradesh,
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R. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Jt. Secy.
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