The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 88] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1983/PHALGUNA 25, 1904
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2 THE GAZETTE OF JNDfA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I£—SEC. 3(I)] MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, namely : (Department of Health) 1. (i) These rules muy be culled the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Third Amendment) Rules, 1983. NOTIFICATIONNew Delhi, Ihc 16Lh March, 1983
G.S.R. 268(E),—Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) in the Gazette of India (Etraordinaiy), Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) dated the 15th May, 1982 under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Homily Welfare (Department of Health) No. G.S.R. 414(E), dated the 15th May, 1982 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely lo be affected thereby, before the expiry of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which the said notification was pub- lished, were made available to the public.
And whereas, the copies of the said Gazette were available
to the public on the 15th Muy, 1982 ;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules have faoen considered by the Central Government.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-seotion (1) of section 23 of the said Act, the Centra"! Government after consultation with the Central Committee for Food Standards, hereby makes the following rules further (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their pub-
lication in the Official Gazette.
2. In rule 8 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules,
1955 :—
(a) in the first proviso, for the words, brackets and figures ''Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amend- ment) Rules, 1977", the following shall be substi- tuted, namely:—
"Rule 3 of the PFevention of Food Adulteration (Fourth
Amendment) Rules, 1976;"
(b) for the second proviso, the following shall be subs-
tituted, namely ;—
"Provided further that a person who is a qualified Sanitary Inspector having experience as such for a minimum period of one year and has received at least three months training in whole or in parts in food inspection and sampling work, may be eligible for appointment as food inspector, upto the period ending on the 31st March, 1985 and m'ay. continue as such if so appointed even though he does not fulfill the qualifications laid down in clauses (a) to (c)."
[No. P. 15014/15/82-P.H,(FAW) Vol. 11] S. K. SUDHAKAR, Jr. Secy.