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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART

II—SEC.

3(iii)

MINISTRY OF STEEL AND MINES

(Department of MIMO)

ORDER

New Delhi, the 18th October, 1978

S.O. 596<E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sec-

tion 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 (10 of 1955)

t^e Central Government hereby makes the following further

order to amend the

Aluminium

(Control) Order, 1970,

MBffidY :—

1. (1) This order may be called the Aluminium (Control)

Amendment Order, 1978.

(2) It ahnll come into force at on«.

2. In the Aluminium (Control) Order, 1970,—

(1) In clause 2, sub-clause (cc) shall be omitted.

(2) In clause 4, for the proviso, the following provisos

shall bo substituted, namely :—

"Provided that, where the Central Government may

require any producer to supply, under clause 4C,

aluminium

of such

specifications

and in such

uanities to such persons 'Specified in that clause,

IO Central Government or the Controller may,

if it is considered necessary so to do, fix in res-

pect of aluminium separate sale prices.

Provided further that only one price shall be fixed

for aluminium of the same specification, whether

produced in different areas or in different factories

in India."

(3) Clause

4A shall

substituted

by the following

clause :—

"4A. Fixation of retention price of aluminium—-The Cen-

tral Government may, having regard to all relevant

factors, including the estimated cost of production

of aluminium produced by a producer, by order,

fix from time to time, the retention price in rcspecr

of aluminium produced and sold by such producer

and different retention prices may be fixed in res-

pect of aluminium of

different specifications pro-

duced by such producer,

Such retention prices may

also be fixed per tonne of ingot irrespective of the

actual specification in

which the aluminium pro-

duced may be sold by such producer.

Provided that, where the Central Governmeht may require

any producer to supply, under clause 4C, aluminium of such

specifications and in such quantities to such persons specified

in that clause, the Central Government or Controller may, if

it is considered necessary so to do, fix in respect of such

aluminium separate retention price.

Provided further that only one retention price shall be fixed

for aluminium of the same specification, for each producer,

whether such aluminium is produced in different areas or in

different factories in India,"

(4) For clause 4B, the following shall be substituted :•—

"4B. Special provisions in regard to the retention prices

of aluminium.—

(1) An account, to be called the Aluminium Regula-

tion Account, shall be maintained by the Con-

troller or by such authority or person as may be

specified by the Central

Government

this

behalf,

(2) Where the retention price fixed under clause 4A

in respect of aluminium ingot or of any other

specification produced by any producer is lower

than the sale price in respect of aluminium ingot

or of such specification fixed under clause 4, such

producer shall, as soon as may be after each sale,

and in any case not later than sucb period as

may be specified by the Controller in this behalf

pay into the Aluminium

Regulation

Account

an amount equivalent to the difference between

the retention price and sale price in respect of

each tonne of aluminium sold by him.

(3) Where the retention price, fixed under clause 4A,

in respect of aluminium ingot or of any other

specification produced by any producer is higher

than the sale price in respect of aluminium ingot

or of such specification, fixed under clause 4, such

producer shall be paid from the money standing

to the credit of the Aluminium Regulation Ace-.

ount, an amount equivalent to the difference bet-

ween the retention price and sale price In respect

of each tonne of aluminium sold by him.

(5) In clause 4C for the "heading", the following heading

shall be substituted, namely :—

(i) "Power to issue directions to supply a, part of alu-

minium.—",

(ii) the word "levy" wherever it occurs shall- be omitted.

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 18th October, 1978

S.O. 597(E).—In pursuance of clause 4 of the Aluminium

(Control) Order, 1970 and in supersession of the Notification

of the Government of India in the Ministry of Slecl & Mines

(Department of Mines) No. S. O. 176(E) dated 16th March,

1978, the Central Government hereby flxeu the sale price of

aluminium ingot as Rs. 8,632 per tonne.

2. In respect of aluminium required to be supplied in

terms of Order No. 357(E) dated 15tb July, 1975 issued in

pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3 read with clause (f)

of sub-section (2) thereof of the Essential Commodities Act,

1955 (10 of 1955) and clause 4C of the Aluminium (Control)

Order, 1970, the Central Government

hereby fixes under

clause 4 of the Aluminium (Control) Order, 1970, the sale

price of such aluminium sold as ingots, billets, wire bars and

wire rods, as specified in the Schedule appended to this

Notification,

SCHEDULE

1SI

Specification

Price

Rupee!

Ingots conforming to

specification : IS : 4026—1969

...

Ingots conforming to

specification. : IS : 2590—1964

...

Wire bar/billet con-

forming to specification ; Is : 4026—1969

Wire rods conforming to

specification : IS : 5484—1969

...

i per tonne

8, 732

8, t>32

8, 932

>, 067

[No. 5(90)/78-Met-I (ii)]

S. VARDHAN, Joint Secy.

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AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054,

1978