The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 149] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1979/VAISAKHA 27, 1901
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716 TttE QAZfiTTS OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3fi)1MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, Ihe 17th May, 1979
G.S.R. 314(E).—The fo'lowing draft of certain rules further to amend th" Prevention of Pood Adulteration Rules, 1955, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of the sedion 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) after consultation with the Central Committee for Food Standards, is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section 2.1 for the information of all persons likely to be afl'ec'ed thereby, and notice iy hereby given that the slid draft rules will be taken into consideration after the expiry of 45 days from the date of which the copies of the Gazette of India in which this notification is. published are made available to the public.
Any objection or siifigcslipnfi which mny be received from any por on with respect to the sa:d draft rules before 'he expiry of the period so specified, will be considered by the Central Government.
DRAFT RULES
1. These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amend-
ment) Rules, 1979.
2. In the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rulcn, 1955, in Appendix 'B' in
item A. 17.15, the following shall be added at the end, namely :—
"Peroxide value of Ihe oil (expressed as milliequivalent of Oxygen/Kg.)
shall not exceed 20,00."
[No. P. 15016/10/78-PH(F&N)/PFA.l
T. V. ANTONY, Jt. Secy,