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नई दिल्ली , शनिवार, नवम्बर 19 , 1966 /कार्तिक 28 , 1888
No. 229] NEW DELHI , SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 19 , 1966 / KARTIKA 28 , 1888
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MINISTRY OF FOOD , AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi , the 19th November 1900
G.S.R. 1763. 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 Maize Zone ( Movement Control ) Order , 1966 .
( 2) It extends to the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union territories of Chandigarh 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 whatsoever , 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;
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(c) " Import" means to take or cause to be taken , by any means whatsoever , 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) " maize" includes products made out of malze;
(f) " Zone" means the area comprising the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union territories of Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh;
(g) " zonal border area" means the area within the Zone within a five mile belt all along the border of the Zone .
3. Prohibition of export and Import of maize.- ( 1 ) No person shall export or attempt to export or abet the export of maize except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Government or by the Government of the State from which such maize is to be exported or by an officer authorized in that behalf by the Central Government or , as the case may be , by the Government of thatState .
( 2 ) No person shall import or attempt to import or abet the import of maize except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Central Government or by the Government of the State into which such maize is to be imported or by an officer authorized in that behalf by the Central Government or , as the case may be , by the Government of that State:
Provided that nothing contained in sub - clause ( 1 ) or sub - clause ( 2 ) shall apply to the export or import of maize-
bona fide (i ) not exceeding one kilogram in weight in the aggregate by a traveller as 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 established under the Food Corporations Act 1964 .
4. Restrictions on the movement of maize to or within the external border area or zonal border area. No person shall move , attempt to move , or abet the move- meint of malze
(a) to any place in the external border area or , as the case may be . zonal border area from any place outside that 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 c'ause shall apply to the movement of maize-
(1) 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 of his luggage ;
(lit ) on Government account;
( iv) under and in accordance with Military Credit Notes:
(v) by or under the authority of the Food Corporation of India established under the Foot Corporations Act , 1964 ;
(vi ) within the same town or village in the external border area or of zonal border area ;
(vii ) not exceeding twenty kilograms in weight in the aggregate at one time by a bona Ade resident of the external border area or of zonal border area for domestic consumption ;
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(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. 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 the State Government having jurisdiction , 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 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 maize ;
( b ) enter and search or authorize any person to enter and search any place ;
( c ) scize or authorize the seizure of any maize 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 receptacles in which such maize is found , or the animals , vehicles , vessels , boats or other conveyances used in carrying such maize and thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of the packages , coverings , receptacles , animals , vehicles , vessels , hoats 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 Procedure , 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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