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MINISTRY OF RURAL RECONSTRUCTION

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th May, 1981.

S.0.355(E).--Whereas a draft of the Seedless Tamarind Grading and Marking (Amendment) Rules, 1980, was published, as required

by section 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937), at pages 1900 to 1903 of the Gazette of India Part II,

Section 3, Sub-section(ii), dated the 14th June, 1980, under the notification of the Go\ernment of India in the Ministry of Rural Re-

construction, No. S.0.1623, dated the 29th May, 1980, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby

before the expiry of the period of fortyfive days from the date on v, hich the copies of the Gazette in which the said notification is published

are made available to the public;

And whereas, the copies of the said Gazette w ere made available f o the public on the 20th June, 1980.

And whereas comments 'suggestions recehed from the public in respect of the said draft have been considered by the Central Go.

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THfe GAZETTE OF INT)lA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II--SEC. 3(ii)]

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following

rules, namely :—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Seedless Tamarind Grading and Marking (Amendment) Rules, 1981.

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

2. In the Seedless Tamarind Grading and Marking Rules, 1971,—

(1) In rule 3, for the word "Schedule", the words and figures "Schedule I and II" shall be substituted.

(2) in rule 4, the words and figures "2 to 8 of the Schedule", the words and figures "2 to 6 of the Schedules I and II" shall be substi

tuted.

(3) In rule 7, in sub-rule (1), after clause (iv), the following shall be added, namely :—

"(v) in any other types of containers and/or sizes with the prior approval of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or an officer

authorised

by him in this

regard."

(4) for the Schedule, the following Schedules shall be substituted, namely :—

SCHEDULE I

(See rules 3 and 4)

Grade designations and definition of quality of Seedless Tamarind, Light Red to Tinged Brown Colour.

Grade designation

Special characteristics (Maximum limit of tolerance)

. , —...—

General Characteristics

Moisture (per Seed content

Foreign matter (per cent by

cent by weight (per cent by

weight) (Maximum)

(Maximum)

weight)

— - — „ _ _ _ _ — _ _

.—.

(Maximum)

Organic*

Inorganic**

Special

15.0

5.0

4.0

1.0

1. The Tamarind pulp shall have been

A Grade

17.0

10.0

6.0

1.5

obtained from the mature fruits of

B Grade

20.0

15.0

8.0

2.0

Tamarindus indica, by removing first

CGrade

20.0

10,0

2.0

the rind and then the fibrous skeleton

Non-specifiedt

enclosing the pulp and the seeds.

2. The pulp shall bo well dried and com-

pressed into cakes,

3. The pulp shall be free from insect in-

festation or live insects, mould TOdent

contamination and deleterious subs-

tances,

4. The colour of the cake shall be light

red to tinged

brown.

5. The pulp shall have the characteristic

taste and flavour and shall be free

from any obnoxious odour.

•Organic—Foreign matter will consist of other parts of fruit which as fibre strand and rind.

**Inorganic—Foreign matter means stones, dust, dirt and any other foreign material of inorganic nature.

tNon-specifled Grade shall be allowed only against a "specific order" from the foreign buyer indicating the quantity and quality

of the produce desired.

Salt: Saltcontent in seedless Tamarind, if present, all not exceed 2%.

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SCHEDULE II

(See rules 3 and A)

Grade designations and definition of quality of Seedless Tamarind, Black colour or mixed colour.

Grade designation

Special

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

Non-specifiedf

Special characteristics (Maximum limit of tolerance)

Moisture (per

cent by

weight)

(Maximum)

15.0

17.0

20.0

25.0

Seed content

(per cent by

weight)

(Maximum)

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

Foreign matter (per cent

by weight) (Maximum)

Organic*

Inorganic**

4.0

1.0

6.0

1.0

8.0

2.0

10.0

2.0

General characteristics

The Tamarind pulp shall have been

obtained from

the mature

fruits

of Tamarindus Indica

by remov-

ing first the rind and then the fibrous

skeleton

enclosing

the pulp

and

the seed.

The pulp shall be well dried and com-

pressed into cakes.

The pulp shall be free from insect In-

festation or live insects, mould rodent

contamination

and deleterious subs-

tances.

The colour of cake shall be light to

Dark black or mixture of light red to

tinged brown

and black colours

vice versa.

The pulp shall have the characteristic

taste and flavour and shall be free

from any obnoxious odour.

•Organic—Foreign matter will consist of other parts of the fruit such as fibre strand and rind.

"Inorganic—Foreign matter means stones, dust, dirt and any other foreign material of inorganic nature.

tNon-spocified Grade shall ba (- allowed only against a "specific order¹' from the foreign buyer indicating the quality anil quan-

tity of the produce desired.

Salt: The salt content in seedless tamarind, if present, shall not exceed 2 %.

[No. F. 10-3/79-AM]

GANDHARV SINGH, Under Secy.

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