The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II~Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 26] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1966/PHALGUNA 5,1887
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MINISTRY OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 24th February 1966
G.S.R. 289.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) and sub- rule (3) of rule 125 of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Delhi Specified Foodstuffs (Declaration and Prohibition of Sale) Order, 1965, namely:—
1. This Order may be called the Delhi Specified Foodstuffs (Declaration and Prohibition of Sale) Amendment Order, 1966.
2. It shall come Into force at once.
3. In Schedule II to the Delhi Specified Foodstuffs (Declaration and Prohibition of Sale) Order, 1966 —
I6o T HE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAKT II-SEC. 3(1)] (li) In the note at the end, after paragraph (2), the following shall be Inserted, namely:— "(3) A cut In price at l/4th of the F.A.Q. price after applylns the othernormal specified cuts shall be applicable, if the incidence of weevilled grains exceeds 6%.".
(ill) after item III as so amended, the following item shall be Inserted, namely:—
T V. Imported Wheat.—The standard of specifications shall be as follows: — General characteristics.—(a) Shall be dry, have uniform size, shape and colour.
(b) Be sweet, hard, clean, wholesome, free from moulds, weevills, obnoxious smell, discolouration, admixture of deleterious Bub-*' stances and all other Impurities except to the extent indicated in the Table below.
TABLE
Tolerance limit
SI Item of Admixture or Rate of recoveries for excess o. Impurity Percent impuridee or admixture N i. Foreign matter 1-5 Over 1.5% at full value. 2. Other foodgraina 1-0 Over 1 % at 1th value. ^. Damaged grain* 4 .0 Over 4% at full value. 4- Shrunken and broken grain* 5-o Over 5% at t th value. 5- Weevilled grains 6 .0 Over 6% at ith value. 6. Moisture 14.0 Over 14% at full value.
Definitions
Foreign matter.—It Includes dust, stones, lumps of earth, chaff, stem, straw and any other impurity including non-edible seeds.
Other foodorains.—Edible foodgrains other than wheat
Damaged oraliw.-^-Grains that are internally damaged or discoloured, such damage or discolouration materially affecting the quality.
Shrunken and broken grains.—Immature and shrivelled Rrains which are not properly developed—(Broken grains are pieces of whole grains).
Weevilled oraina.—Grains that are partially or wholly bored or eaten by weevil or other grain insects.".
[No. 204(DEL)(2)/870/65-PY.II.]
R. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Jt. Secy.