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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 73] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH I, I976/PHALGUNA II, 1897

Separate paging is given to this Part In order that it may be filed

us a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & IRRIGATION

(Department of Agriculture)

ORDER

New Delhi, the 1st March 1976

G.S.R. I03(E),—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Com- modities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955)] the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1957 namely :—

1. (1) This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Control) Second Amendment Order 1976.

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1957, in Schedule I, under the heading "A. Spe- cifications of the Fertiliser", after item 39 and the entries relating thereto, the following items and entries shall be inserted, namely :—

Specifications

Name of fertilisers

Moisture per cent by weight maxi-

"40. UREA AMMONIUM

(i)

m um . . . . .. 1.0 PHOSPHATE (24-24-0)

(ii) T o t al nitrogen per cent, by weight minimum . . . .. 2 4 .0

(iii) Ammoniacal nitrogen per cent by weight minimum . . . . 7 .5

(503)

Name of fertilisers

Specifications

(iv) Nitrogen in the form of urea, per cent

by weight maximum . ,

i6-5

24"0

(v) Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (PaO,) per cent by weight minimum . . . .. (vi) Water soluble phosphate (as P,O,)

20-4

per cent by weight minimum (vii) Particle size : Particle size of the ma- terial shall be such that 90% of the material shall be between 1 and 4 mm IS Sieve and not more than 5 per cent shall pass through t mm IS Sieve.

(NOTE: The product contains inert filler

material such as sand or dolomite to the extent of 20% by weight maximum)

0) Moisture per cent by weight maxi-

m um . . . . ..

41. NPK, Complex (19-19-19)

I'O

(ii) Total nitrogen per cent by weight

minimum

19-0

5*6

(iii) Ammoniacul nitrogen pea: cent by weight minimum . . .. (iv) Nitrogen in the form of Urea per cent

by weight maximum

13-0

(v) Neutral ammonium citrate soluble

Phosphate (as P"O,) per cent by weight minimum

i9'o

16-2

19-0

(vi) Water soluble phosphate r(as PjO,) per cent by weight minimum (vii) Water soluble potash (K,O) per cent by weight minimum . . .. (viii) Particle size; Particle size of the material shall be such that 90 per cent of the material shall be between 1 and 4 mm IS Sieve and not more than 5 per cent shall pass jhrough 1 mm IS Sieve.

42. MONO AMMONIUM

(i) Moisture per cent by weight

1 -0 PHOSPHATE (II-52-0)

maximum . . . ..

(ii) Total nitrogeft all in ammoniacal foim

per cent by weight minimum

II'O

(iii) Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as P,O() per cent by weight minimum

52-0

44-2

(iv) Water soluble phosphate as (P,O,) per cent by weight minimum (v) Particle size: Particular size of the material shall be such that 90 per cent of the material shall be between 1 and 4 mm IS Sieve and not more than s per cent shall pass through 1 mm IS Sieve."

(2) in Schedule II,—

(i) under the heading "C. Method of sampling and analysis of anhydrous ammonia/' letters 'B' and 'C before sub-heading "Estimation of water and Ammonia" and "Detcimiraticn of oil content" respectively shall be omitted;

(ii) under sub-heading "Estimation of water and Ammonia", as so amended under the paragraph heading "Calculation", for the lormula "Per cent W a t e r = A x Fx O8"o x 0.684",

V x 0.682 the formula ''Ax Fx0-890x0-684X 100" (in English version only) shall be substituted;

Vxo.682

(iii) under sub-heading "Determination of oil content", as so amended, undtr the para- graph heading "(iii) procedure",—

(a) in sub-paragraph (5), for the figures "105+50°") the figures " i o 5 ± 5⁰" shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-paragraph (12), under "Calculations",—,

0) for the formula "oil content, parts per million by weight—

(Wi—Wa)—W3X 106 F",

0.68 V2

the formula''oil content, parts per million by weight*"(Wi—W2)—W3 x 106F", (in English Version only) shall be Substituted; ——'—'—'—' '—'—•—>

0.68 V2 (ii) against item " V 2 ", for the letter a nd figure ' M i ', the letter a nd figure ' m l' Shall be substituted.

[No. io-17/73-M.p.R.-S.T.U.]

A N NA R. M A L H O T R A, Jt. Secy.

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