The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No 370 ] NEW DELHI. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1978/PAUSA 2, 1900
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1192 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. i u) 1MENISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd December, 1978
GSM. 590(E).—Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, were published, as required by sub-section(l) of section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, J954 (37 of 1954) with the notification of the Government of India, in the late Ministry of Health and Family Planning (Depart- ment of Health), No. G.S.R. 71(E), dated the 8th February, 1978 at page 125 of (he Gazette of India, Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (i), dated the 8th February, 1978, for invit- ing objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby after the expiry of 45 days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette of India in which the said notification was published, were made available to the public;
And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made
available to the public on the 8th February, 1978.
And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules have been consider- ed by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by tub-section (1) of section 23 of the said Act, the Central Government, after consultation with the Central Committee for Food Standards, hereby makes ihe following rules fur- ther to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, namely :—
RULES
1. (1) These rules may be called the prevention of Food
Adulteration (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 1978.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publi-
cation in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Prevention of Food- Adulteration Rules, 1955, to rule 12, the following proviso shall be added, namely;—
"Provided that in case where a food inspector drawi a sample from an open container, he shall also draw a sample from the container in original condition of the same article bearing the same declaration, if such container is available, and intimate this fact to the Public Analyst",
[No. P. 15014/5/77-PH (F&N) (PFA)]
N. N. VOHRA, Joint Secy.