REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 55] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1968/CHAITRA 8,1890
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 28th March 1968
G.S.R. 622.—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. 1968.
2, In the Inter-Zonal Wheat and Wheat Products (Movement Control) Order, 1964:—
(1) In clause 2, in sub-clause (h), in Item (iii), for the expression 'Zone III', the expression 'Zone II', shall be substituted;
( 1 4 3)
!44 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I I-(ii) in clause 3, in sub-clause (2),—
(a^ for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted,
~amol3':—
"Provided further the', nothing contained in sub-clau:-:o (1) or sub-.clausa
(2) shall apply to—
(i) tiie export of wheat or any wheat product ouo of any place within Zons I to any place within the State of Jammu & Kashmir; (ii) the import of wheat or any wheat product into any place within Zone I from any pl°ce within the State o-f Jammu & Kashmir;
(b) in the fourth proviso, for the expression 'zone II' the expression 'zone
III' shall be substituted;
(c) in the flftn proviso, for the expressions "(Zone III)", "(Zone VI)" and "(Zone X)", the expressions "(Zone ID",
"(Zone III)" and ".(Zone VII)" shall respectively be substituted
(iii) in clause 6,
(a) in sub-clause (1A), for the expression "Zone XI", the expression
"Zone VIII" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-clause (2), in item (X), for the expression "(Zone 111)", the
expression "(Zone II)" shall be substituted.
(iv) For the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted.
"THE SCHEDULE
[See clause 2(g)]
Zone I
Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV
Zonn V
Zono VI
Zone VII
Zone VIII The States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union territories of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
The State of Uttar Pradesh.
The State of Madhya Pradesh.
The State of Rajasthan.
The State of Bihar.
The State of Maharashtra and the area comprising Goa in the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu,
The State of Gujarat, and the areas comprising Daman and Diu in the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and the Union territory of Dadrer and Nagar Haveli.
The States of Andhra Pradesh, Madras, Mysore and Kerala and the Union territory of Pondicherry."
[No. 204(GL)U)/1008/68-PY.II.]
G.S.R. 623.—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 Northern Rice Zone (Movement Control) Order, 1968.
(2) It extends to the States of Punjab, and Haryana and the Union territories of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
(3) It shall come into force at once,
SEC. 8(i)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY I 452. Definitions.—In Lhls Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "border area" means the area within a five mile belt inside the zone all olong its border;
(b) "export'' means to take or cause to be taken, by any means whatsoever, out of any place within the zoni; to a place outside it,
(e) "import'1 means to t;ike or cause to be taken, by. any means whatso- ever, into any place within the zone from a place outside it;
(d) "rice" includes paddy and products of rice and paddy other than husk and bran;
(e) "Slate Government" means the Government of a State or the Ad- ministrator of a Union territory included in the zone;
(f) "zone" means the nv.r c-imrririnfl +hc States and the Union territories specified in the Schedule annexed to this Order,
3. Restrictions on export and import oZ rlca.—(1) No person shall export or attempt to export or abet the export of rice except under and in accordance with a permit :-ssued by the Central Government or the State Government concerned or by an officer authorised in that bennlf by the Central Government, or, as the case may be, by that State Government;
(2) No person shrill import or attempt to import or abet the imnort of rice except under and in nccor'.'.anee with a D^rmil issued bv the Ccn'ral Government or the Str'? G^ve^nment forr^^^d or bv an officer nuiborised in that behnif by the Central Government, or, as the case may be, by that State Government:
Provided that nothing contained in sub-clauses (1) and (2) shall apply to—
(a) the export of rice from, and import of rice into, any place within the zone—•
(i) not exceeding five kilograms in weight in the aggregate by a bona fide traveller as part of his luggage;
(ii) on Government account;
(iii) under and in accordance with Military Credit Notes;
(iv) by or under the authority of the Food Corporation of India establish- ed under the Food Corporations Act, 1964 (37 of 1964);
(b) the export of rice to, and the import of rice from, any place within the. State of Jammu and Kashmir:
Provided further that nothing contained In sub-clause (2) shall apply to the import of gift rice received under the Indo-U.S. Agreement on Relief Supplies, 1951, and despatched by the Regional Director (Food) Bombay, Madras or Calcutta, to a nominee of the American Voluntary Relief Agency concerned for the relief purposes,
4. Restrictions on ilia f r . i n s p j r, vi rice 1<> or w i t h in the border area.—No p e r- son shall transport, attempt to transport or abet the transport of rice—
(a) to any nlnce in the border area from rny place outsido that area; or (b) from any nlace in the border area to nny other place in that aTea;
except under and in accordance with a perr-i* i;su?<1 by lbs State Government concerned or nny officer authorised by that Government in this behalf:
Provided thnt nothing contained herein shall apnly to the transport of rice—
(i) on Government account, or
(ii) under and in accordance with Military Credit Notes, or
(Iii) within the same town or village in the border area, or
I 46 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY (T^BT TT~(Iv) from a village in the border area to the nearest grain market (mandi) in the zone, whether such market (mandi) Is within or outside the border area, or
(v) not exceeding twenty kilograms in weight in the aggregate at one time by a bona fide resident of that area for domestic consumption, or
(vi) not exceeding five kilograms in weight In the aggregate by a bona fide traveller as part of his luggage, or
(vii) being gift rice received under Indo-US Agreement on Relief Supplies, 1951, and despatched by the Regional Director (Food), Bombay, Madras or Calcutta, to a nominee of the American Voluntary Relief Agency concerned for relief purposes.
5. Powers of entry, search, seizure, ete.—Any Police Officer not below the rank of Head Constable and any other person authorised in this behalf by the State Government concerned or the Central Government may, with a view to securing compliance with this Order or to satisfying himself that this Order has been complied with,—
(i) stop and search, or authorise any person to stop and search, any person, boat, motor or any vehicle or receptacle used or Intended to be used for the export, import or transport of rice;
(ii) enter and search or authorize any person to enter and search any place;
(iii) seize or authorise the, seizure of any rice in respect of which he sus- pects 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 rice is found or the animals, vehicles, vessels, boatsi Or conveyances used in carrying such article and thereafter take or authorize the talcing of all measures necessary for securing the pro- duction of the packages, coverings, receptacles, animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or 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 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.
6. Repeal.—The Northern Inter-Zonal Rice (Movement Control) Order, 1967, is hereby repealed except as respects things done or omitted to be done under the Order so repealed.
"THE SCHEDULE
[See clause 2 (f)]
The States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union territories of Delhi, Hlmachal Pradesh and Chandigarh,
[No. 2O4(GL)(l)/1009/68-PY.IL]
G.S.K. 624.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1965), the Central Government hereby rescinds the Orders issued by the Central Government as specified in. Schedule I and those issued by the State Governments as specified in Schedule II below with immediate effect:—
Provided that such rescission^ shall not affect—•
(a) the previous operation of the said Orders or anything duly done or suffered thereunder, or
(b) any right, privilege obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Orders, or
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the said Orders, or
SEC. 3(i)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 147(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of uny such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, con- tinued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be impos- ed as if the said Orders had not been rescinded.
SCHEDULE I
1. The Northern Inter-Zonal Gram (Movement Control) Order, 1967.
2. The Andhra Pradesh Gram (Export Control) Order, 1966.
SCHEDULE II
1. The Assam Restriction on Movement of Gram and Gram dal Order, 1966.
2. The Andhra Pradesh Gram (Export Control) order. 1988,
3. The Gujarat Gram (Export Control) Order, K<66.
4. The Madras Gram (Export Control) Order, 19GB.
5. The Madhya Pradesh Gram (Export Control) Order, 1967.
6. The Madhya Pradesh Barley (Export Control) Order, 1967.
7- The Pondicherry Gram (Export Control) Order, 1966.
8. The Punjab Coarse Grains (Export Control) Order, 1966.
9. The Punjab Coarse Grains (Export Control) Order, 1966, as extended to the State of Haryana.
10. The Rajasthari Gram and Barley (Prohibition of Export) Order, 1966.
11. The Rajasthan Coarse Grains (Prohibition of Export) Order, 1966.
[No. 204(GL)(l)/1010/68-PY.II.]
O.S.R. 635.—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 Order issued by the Government of Bihar published under No. 12080-SC., dated the 30th June, 1966, namely:—
In the said Order, the words "gram, and gram dal and barley" wherever they occur shall be omitted.
[No. 204(GL)(l)/1011/68-PY.IL]
G.S.R, 626.—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 Mysore Foodgrains (Regulation of Export Order, 1966, namely:—
1. This Order may be called the Mysore Foodgraina (Regulation of Export) Amendment Order, 1968.
2, In the Schedule to the Mysore Foodgrains (Regulation of Export) Order, 1966, item "8. Gram" shall be omitted.
[No. 204(GL)(l)/1012/68-PY.II.]
G.S.R. 621.—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 Uttar Pradesh Coarse Foodgrains (Move- ment Control) Order, 1966, namely:—
1. This Order may he called the Uttar Pradesh Coarse Foodgrains (Movement Control) Amendment Order, 1968.
2 In the Uttar Pradesh Coarse Foodgrains (Movement Control) Order, 1W, in the Schedule, item "4. Barley" shall be omitted,
[No. 204(GL)(l)/1013/68-PY.IL]
I 4g THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(1)]G.SJt. 638.—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 Delhi Coarse Grain (Export Control) Order, 1966, namely:—
1. This Order may be called the Delhi Coarse Grain (Export Control) Amend- ment Order, 1968.
2. In the Delhi Coarse Grain (Export Control) Order, 1966, in sub-clause (d) Of clause 2, the words "or Barley including barley ghat" shqll be omitted.
[No. 204(GL)(l)/1014/88-PY.n.J
G.S.R. 629,—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1953), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Delhi Specified Food Articles (Movement Control) Order, 1966, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Order may be called the Delhi Specified Food Articles (Movement Control) Amendment Order, 1968.
(2) It shall come Into force at once.
2. In the Delhi Specified Food Articles (Movement Control) Order, 1966,
(1) in sub-clause (i) of clause 1, for the word 'Articles', the word 'Article' shall be substitute,
(ii) in clause 2, for sub-clause (c), the following sub-clause shall be subs- tituted, namely:—
"(c) "specified food article" means sugar.";
(iii) for the words "Specified food articles" wherever they occur, the words "Specified food article" shall be substituted.
[No. 204(GL)(l)/1015/68-PY.II.] R'. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Jt. Secy.