The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 64] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1968/CHAITRA 14, 1890
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MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
COOPERATION
(Department of Food)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 3rd April 1968
G S R. 685/Ess.Com./Gur—Tn exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodies Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely: —
1. Short title and commencement—(1) This Order may be called the Gur ((Regulation of Use) Order, 1P68.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions—In this Order, "gur" means the article commonly known as the gur, gul, jaggery, shakkar and rab and includes uncrystallised sugar in any other form comprising original and convertible molasses and other impurities, inherent or foreign, prepared by boiling sugarcane juice with or without admixture of molasses or pure molasses,
3 Regulation of use of gur,—No person shall use gur for any purpose other
I8o THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEG. 8(i)] .(b) preparation of any article (not being alcoholic liquor) used as food or drink for human consumption; or (c) cattle feed.4- Power to enter, search, uel'ze, etc.—(lj Any officer ouihnrised by the Cen- tral Government In this behalf may, with a view to securing compliance with thla Order or to satisfying himself that this Order has been complied with,—
(1) stop and search or authorise any person to stop and search any per- son, boat, motor or any vehicle or receptacle used or intended to bo used for the utilization of gur other than for the purpose men- tioned In clause 3;
(il) enter and pearch or authorise any person to enter and search any place or premises;
(lil) seize or authorise the seizure of gur in lespect of which he suspects that the provision of clause 3 hRs been, is being or is about to be contravened, alongwith the packages, coverings or receptacles in which such gur Is found or the animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or other conveyances used in carrying such gur and thereafter take or authorise the taking of all measures necessary for securing the pro- duction of the packages, coverings, receptacles, animals, 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 Criminal Proce- dure, 1898 (5 of 1888) relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizure under this clause,
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