REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 261] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 29. 1976/SRAVANA 7, 1898
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
(Department of Food)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29TH July 1976
G.S.R. 490(E).—Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Rules, 1959, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) Act. 1958 (21 of 1958), at pages 355 10 358 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 18th February, 1976, under the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Department of Food), No. G.S.R. 87 (E), dated the 18th February, 1976, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which the said notification was published were made available to the public;
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1920 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II—SEC. 3(i)Mow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rice- Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Rules, 1959, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Amendment Rules, 1976.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2, In the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Rules, 1959,—
(1) in rule 3,—
(i) in sub-rule (2), after the words "adequate supply of rice", the words "and whether the proposed mill shall help in avoiding wastages and improve quality of rice and other bye-products through the adoption of modern techniques" shall be inserted;
(ii) in sub-rule (3), for clauses (a), (b) and (c), the following clauses shall be respectively substituted, namely:—
"(a) in case the proposed mill consists of one or more than one huller, the applicant shall ensure that no such huller is utilised for dehusking paddy and that for the purpose of such dehusking such applicant instals a rubber roll sheller or centrifugal dehusker along with a paddy cleaner and a paddy separator at any time before such establishment or recom- mencement of milling operations in a defunct rice mill, provided that in the case of a single huller, the dehusker, paddy cleaner and paddy sepa- rator may be installed either as individual separate units or be incorpo- rated into one integrated composite mill;
(b) in case the proposed mill is a sheller-cwm-hullsr type, the applicant shall ensure that—
(i) he instals a rubber roll sheller with a paddy cleaner and a paddy sepa- rator for purposes of dehusking paddy;
(ii) he utilises the huller only for the polishing of rice till such time as directions to the contrary are received by him from the said authority or the licensing officer; and
(c) in case the proposed mill is a sheller type, the applicant shall ensure that he instals a rubber roll sheller fitted with a paddy cleaner and paddy separator.";
(2) in the Schedule, in Form IV, in clause 3, in condition (3D),—
(i) in the opening paragraph, after the words "The licensee', the words 'holding a valid licence prior to the coming into force of the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Amendment Rules, 1976,' shall be inserted;
(ii) for paragraph (a), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:—
"(a) where the rice mill consists of a single huller or more than one huller,—
(i) he shall not utilise the huller for dehusking paddy, but utilise it only for polishing rice, and
(ii) he shall instal either a rubber roll sheller or a centrifugal dehusker with paddy cleanef and paddy separator;";
(iii) in paragraph (b), in sub-paragraph (ii), for the letter and words "a rubber roller", the letter and words "a rubber roll sheller" shall be substituted;
(iv) to condition (3D), the following pitwiso shall be. added, namely:—
"Provided that in the case of a rice mill licensed prior to the 30th April, 1975, tht Licensing Officer may, for sufficient reasons to be recorded In writing, further extend the said period by another two years, beyond the date of expiry of ihe period of 5 years.".
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