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भाग II--खण्ड 3 -उपखण्ड ( i )
PART II- Section 3-Sub- Section ( i )
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नई दिल्ली , बधवार , मई 3. 1967/ वैशाष 13 , 1889
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No. 761 NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , MAY 3 , 1967 / VAISAKНА 13 , 1889
इन भाग में भिन्न १ ष्ठ सख्या दी जाती है जिसमे कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
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MINISTRY OF FOOD , AGRICULTURE , COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi , the 3rd May 1967
G.S.R. 658.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act , 1955 ( 10 of 1955 ) , the Centralral Government hereby makes the following Order,Order , namely : -
1. Short Title , Extent and Commencement.-( 1 ) This Order may be called the Northern Inter - Zonal Maize (Movement Control Control ) Order , 1967 .
(2) It extends to the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union territories of Chandigarh and Himachal 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 whatso-- ever, 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 whatso-- ever, into any place within a Zone from a place outside it;
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(d) "State Government " means the Government of a State included in the Zone and includes the Administrator of a Union territory so included;
( e) " maize" includes products made out of maize ;
(f) " zone" means a State , or a Union territory , as specified in the Sche- dule 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 area lying outside any of the zones .
3. Prohibition of Export and Import of Malze .- ( 1 ) No person shall export or attempt to export or abet the export of maize except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Government or by the Government of the State from which such maize is to be exported or by an officer authorized in that behalf by the Central Government , or , as the case may be , by the Govern- ment of that State .
(2) No person shall import or attempt to import or abet the import of maize except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Govern- ment or by the Government of the State into which such maize is to be import- ed or by an officer authorized in that behalf by the Central Government or , as the case may be , by the Government of that State :
Provided that nothing contained in sub - clause ( 1 ) or sub - clause ( 2 ) shall apply to
(a) the export or import of maize-
(i ) 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 ofity of the Food Corporation of India estab- lished under the Food Corporations Act, 1964 ( 37 of 1964 ) ;
(b) the export of maize from any place within the State of Haryana or Punjab to any place within the UnioUnion territory of Chandigarh;
within the State of Haryana or (c) the import of maize fromfrom any place within Punjab into any place within the Union territory of Chandigarh .
4. Restrictions on the movement of maize to or within the external Border area or Zonal Border Area . No person shall move , attempt to move , or abet the movement of maize-
(a) to any place in the external border area or , as the case may be , zonal border area from any place outside that area ; or
(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 maize
(i) 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 fide 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 establish- ed under the Food Corporations Act , 1964 ( 37 of 1964 ) ;
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( 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 for domestic consumption ;
(viii) 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 maize ;
(b ) enter and search or authorize any person to enter and search any place;
(c) seize or authorize the seizure of any maize in respect of which he suspects that any provision of this Order has been , is being or is about to be contravened along with the packages , coverings or re- ceptacles in which such maize is found , or the animals , vehicles , vessels, boats or other conveyances used in carrying such maize and thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures neces- sary fofor securing the production of the packages ,kages , coverings , recep-rec tacles, animals , vehicles , vessels , boats or other conveyances so seized , in a court and for their safe custody pending such produc tion .
( 2) The provisions of sections 102 and 103 of the Code of the Criminal Pro- cedure , 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 Maize Zone ( Movement Control ) Order , 1966 is hereby re- pealed except as respects things done or omitted to be done under the Order so repealed.
THE SCHEDULE
[See clause 2 ( f ) . ]
Zone I.-- The State of Punjab .
Zone II . The State of Haryana .
Zone III . The Union territory of Chandigarh .
Zone IV . The Union territory of Himachal Pradesh .
[No. 204 ( NMZ ) ( 1 ) / 45 / 67 - PY . II.1 R. BALASUBRAMANIAN , Jt . Secy .
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