The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 153] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1964/ASVINA 16, 1886
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MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 8th October 1964
G.S.R.. 1487.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely:—
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Order may be called the Southern States (Regulation of Export of Rice) Order, 1964.
(2) It extends to the States of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala. Madras and Mysore end the Union territory of Pondicherry. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.—In this Order,—
(a) "export" means to take or cause to be taken, by any means whatsoever, from any place within, a Specified area to any place outside It;
(b) "dee" includes broken rice and paddy,- (c) "Specified area" means any of the following areas, namely:—
(1) The State of Andhra Pradesh and the area comprising Yanam In the Union territory of Pondicherry.
(ii) The State of Kerala and the area comprising Mahe in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
(iii) The State of Madras and the area comprising Pondicherry.and Kori- kal in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
(iv; The State of Mysore;
(d) "State Government" in relation to the export of rice—
(i) from any place within a State, means the Government of that State; (ii) from any place within any part of the Union territory of Pondicherry, means the Lieutenant Governor of that Union territory.
73" T HE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 4. Exemptions.—Nothing contained in clause 3 shall apply to the export of rice—(i) on Government acccj.': ,; or (ii) under and in accordance with Military Credit Notes; or (ili) not exceeding 1 kilogram in weight in the aggregate by a bona fide traveller as part or his luggage; or
(iv) being the whole or part of produce of land cultivated or owned by a person for his domestic consumption in a place outside the Specified area under and in accordance with an appropriate permit granted by the competent authority.
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 by the State Government may, with a view to securing compliance with this Order or to satisfying himself that this Order has been cbmplied 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 intend- ed to be used for the export of rice;
(b) enter and search or authorize any person to enter and search any place; (c) seize or authorize the seizure of any rice 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 rico ia found, or the animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or other conveyances used in carrying such rice 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 Criminal Procedure, 1898 (6 of 1898), relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this clause.
6. Effect of Order,—The provisions of this Order shall be In addition to the provisions of the Rice (Southern Zone) Movement Control Order, 1967.
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