The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 10] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1965/PAUSA 25, 1886
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MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 15th January 1965
G.S.R. 120.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 125 of
the Defence of India. Rules, 1962, the Central Government hereby makes the
following Order, namely:—
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Order may be called the
Rab (Movement Control) Order, 1965.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.—In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
(a) Chief Director' means the Chief Director in the Directorate of Sugar and
Vanaspati, Ministry of Food and Agriculture and includes Additional
Chief Director, an Officer on Special Duty, a Director and a Deputy
Director in that Directorate;
(b) 'export' means to take or cause to be taken from any place within a
State to any place outside that State;
(c) 'rab' means massecuite prepared by concentrating sugarcane juice on
open pan furnaces;
(d) 'import' means to take or cause to be taken into any place within a State
from any place outside that State.
3.. Restrictions on export and Import of rab.—(1) No person shall export or
attempt to export or abet the export of rab except under and in accordance with
a permit issued in this behalf by the Chief Director or by the Government of the
State or, as the case may be, by the Administrator of a Union territory, from which
the rab is to be exported, or any officer authorised in this behalf by that
Government or Administrator.
28 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PA*T II-SEC. 8 /I)](8) The Central Government may, with respect to the export or import of rab from one State to another State, direct, by notification in the Official Gazette, that such export or import shall be only by aucli one or more of the, following means, as is specified in-such direction, namely: —
6a) by rail; (b) by road;
(c) by water,
and no person shall export or import rab except hi accordance with such directions.
(4) Nothing in this clause shall apply to the export or import of rab—
(1) on Government account; or (ii) under and In accordance with military credit notes.
4. Powers of entry, search, seizure etc.—Any person authorised in this behalf by the Central or the State Government or the Chief Director may, 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 authorise any person to stop and search any person. boat, motor or any vehicle or receptacle used or capable of being us"d for the export or import of rab;
(b) enter and search or authorise any person to enter and •earch any place;
(c) seize or authorise the seizure of any rab in respect of which he suspects that any provision of this Order has been, is being or ia about to be. contravened, along with the packages, coverings or receptacles in which such rab fs found or the animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or other conveyances used In carrying such rab and thereafter take or authorise the taking of all measures necessary for securing : the pro- duction of the packages, coverings, receptacles, animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or other conveyances so used Jn a court and for their safe custody pending such production.
8. Savinf.—Nothing in this Order shall apply to any rab which is in the course of transit from one State to another State at the commencement of this Order In so far an that transit is concerned.
[No. 22(2)/84-S.Py.]
K. L FASBICHA, Jt Secy.