REGISTERED NO. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 70] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1966/VAISAKHA 1, 1888
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION
(Department of Food)
ORDERS
New Delhi, the 21st April 1966
G.S.R. 612.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Inter-Zonal Wheat and Wheat Products (Movement Control) Order, 1964, namely: —
1. This Order may be called the Inter-Zonal Wheat and Wheat Products (Movement Control) Second Amendment Order, 1966.
2. In the Inter-Zonal Wheat and Wheat Products (Movement Control) Order, 1964—
(i) in clause 3,—
(a) in the fourth proviso, for the expression 'limits of Zone III", the
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gI0 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [FART I I-(iii) for the existing Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:—
"THE SCHEDULE
[See clause 2(g)]
Zone I—The States of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh and the Uniqn territories of Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi excluding the rationed area specified under the Delhi Rationing Order, 1965.
Zone II—The State of Madhya Pradesh.
Zone III—The State of Rajasthan.
Zone IV—The State of Bihar.
Zone V—The State of Maharashtra and the area comprising Goa In the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
Zone VI—The State of Gujarat and the area comprising Daman and Diu in the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and the Union terri- tory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Zone VII—The States of Andhra Pradesh, Madras, Mysore and Kerala and the Union territory of Pondicherry."
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G.S.R. 61S.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (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 Gram Zone (Movement Control) Order, 1966.
(2) It extends to the States of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the Union territo- ries of Delhi 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 the 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 the Zone from a place outside it;
(d) "State Government" means the Government of any State Included In the Zone and Includes the Administrator of the Union territory;
(e) "gram" means Bengal warn and! includes gram dal (husked or un- husked), gram flour and gram besran but does not include gram chllka; (f) "Zone" means the area comprising the States of Punjab Bnd Uttar Pradesh and the Union territories of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh;
(g) "zonal border area" mpans the area within a five mile belt all slqng the border of the zone.
3. Prohibition of Export and Import oi! Gram.—(1) No person shall export or attempt to export or abet the export of gram except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Government or by the Government of the State from which such gram is to be exported or by an pfflcer authorized in that behalf by the" Central Government or, as the case may be, by the Government of the State.
(2) No person shall import or attempt to import or abet the import, of gram except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Government or by the Government of the State Into which such gram \a to bp Imported or by an officer authorized in that behalf by the Central Government or, as the caae may be, by the Government of that State:
SEC, S(i)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 3 IIPrqvided that nothing contained in sub-clause (1) or sub-clause (2) shall apply to the export or import of gram—
(i) not exceeding one Kg. in weight in the aggregate by a bona fide travel- ler aa part of his luggage;
(ii) on Government account;
(iii) under and in accordance with Military Credit Notes;
(iv) by and under the authority of the Food Corporation of India establish- ed upder the Food Corporations Act, 1964.
4. Restrictions on the movement of gram to or within the External Border Area or Zonal Border Area,—No person shall move, attempt to move, or abet the movement of gram—
(a) to any place in the external border area or, as the case may be, zonal
border area from any place Outside the 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 move- ment of gram—
(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 01 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;
(vi) within the same town or village in the external border area or of zonal border area;
(vli) 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 area 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. Power of entry, search, seizure etc.—(1) Any Police Officer not below the rank of a Head Constable or any other person authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or the State Government haying Jurisdiction, with a view to securing compliance with this Order or to satisfying himself that this Order had 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 gram;
(b) enter and search or authorize any person to enter and search any place;
(c) seize or authorize the seizure of any gram 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 recep- tacles, in which such gram Is found, or the animals, vehiples, vessels,
312 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(1)]boats or other conveyances used in carrying such gram and there- after take or authorize the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of the packages, coverings, receptacles^ ani- mals, 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 the Criminal Proce- dure, 1898 (5 of 1898), relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this clause.
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B. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Jt. Secy.