The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 34] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1965/PHALGUNA 15, 1886
Separate paging la given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
MINISTRY OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 6th March 1965
G.S.R. 389.—Whereas the Central Government is of opinion that for main- taining supplies of adequate quantities of Indian jowar, it is necessary so to do;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powera conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1953 (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 Indian Jowar (Prohibition of Use in Manufacture of Starch) Order, 1965.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madhya Pradesh,
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.—In this Order,—
l id 1HE GAlEltE of JNDlA EXTRAORDINARY [Ptm t l - ^a J(l)] 3. Indian jowar not to be used in starch factories*—No owner of a starch factory shall use or cause to be used Indian jowar ft* th" manufacture of starch.4. Indian jowar not to be purchased by starch factories—No owner of a starch factory shall purchase or cause to be purchased Indian jowar for use in the manufacture of starch in the starch factory.
B. Powers of entry, search, seizure, etc.—(1) Any police officer not below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector or any other person authorized in this behalf by the Central Government or the Government of the State of Madhya Pradesh may, with a view to securing compliance with this Order or to satisfying hhu- ralf that this Order has been complied with,—
(i) enter upon and search or authorize any person to enter Upon and search, any premises, any vehicle or vessel hi which such person has reason to believe that any provision of this Order has been, la being, or is about to be contravened;
(ii) seize or authorize the seizure of Indian Jowar in respect of which he has reason to believe that any provision of this Order has been, i" being, or is about to be contravened.
(2) The provisions of sections 102 and 103 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (3 of 1898), relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this clause.
[No. 2W(MP)(l)/800/M-PY.n.]
B. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Jt Secy.