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(j) ~ [~TO DE: rUBLCf·!ED I!~PNn' IV OF Dj"~LHj. GAZETTE EX'l'RAO!Wl[QI'Jty) DeLHI ADf-lINISTRATION: DELHI (FeOD AND ,~UFPLIE.s DEPART,'ENT) '0 R D E R .... , ..,' ,'. l'Jo.F.3(2)/77-F&S(P&c)- Where8s th2 Administrator of the Union Terri tory of Delhi is of opinic,l'. that for the main 'cCl1a:lce of supplies and lEoreliuitcib1e ci.:'slri'outicn and nvaiLJoility of certain essentiol C'~lr,Olocatlcs c.t fuir . pr ice's it, is' riGr.essary and ~xped.ien-c so to do: . Now', th~ref6re, in exercise of ,powers conferred by ScotiOll 3 of the ~ssential Commodities Act, 1955(10 of 1955) read h'ith the GOVErnment of India, f1inistr;: of A8ricultllre (Deptt. of Fe0 <;1.). Notification GSH 316(£) dat.ed tIle 20th JUJ;Ie, 19721".GSR 168(E) dated the 13th I'1arch 1·973 £Ind als 0 wi th the Government of india, Ministry of ~ J:nd.ustry & Civ1.l Supplies S.O.No. 6S'I(E) and S.O.No.682(E) dClted the 30t!1 November r 197(1 and with the prior concurrence of '[;]1e Central Gbvt. the Administrator j.s p:lei:lsed to Glake the following Order, namel)':- .'. .' . '1. Short title extent and co·Glr.1elJcem~nt .. · (1) Tllis. Order .'iTi8Y 1Je-caTITEhTIiei11'i(Display OI-Pricee; and Stoel,s of Scheduled Essential Commodities) Order, 1977.
(2) 'It sha·.ll exte:ndt to the \'I]lole of the Union Tel'ritor'y of De1hi ~.' It shall corne into force at once. I , " , , . 2 •. lli!.fU:ti_t_·i~o.E~: In this Order, unless the r.cqul.rGs: context otherwise.
(e) II. article" means an ~ss~ntial commodity i~cludp.d in the SClleUl.11e: . . " !JCO;'ilmi,3sJO;il2r" .me·ans tlH~ C'ol'ftmissioner .. Food and 3uppl.Les, u(!lhi, and includes the Deputy COfolfilissioller "Food &' Supplies, !Jell: i ; the Assistant Commissioner, Food & Supplies, ____---c ~D~e~llJbc;.j~o~p~(~)=-A~n~y=_o'bh-e-F--0-f-:H·cel' au thor i s ed by the Commissioner to exercise all or Bny of the powers or per form any of the, 'functions . of the CommissiC'ner under this Order; . "dealer" inr'elation to an artielemeans' a person who o~ a firm Which, 8~riies on, 'directly or otherwise, ~he busine5s of sellj.ng, supplying or distributing any article \·,hethel' for ce.sh or for deferreci---------- payment or for commission,remunerati::m or t . other valuable cOD3idcrction in a shop and does not IncltHl':' ...<1 manuf[,cturS!l~. CT producer' thereof;' eontd., ... 2/- '..,-<..- ;
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(i) illClusivc of local taxes incase t'f articles. fol' ;';;Ii<:h 10c:11 sr.:lcs t:)X is Ch;;.l";c.?blCf '<It . t!10 :Cij"s'~ ;~8int.of '521r:"; and (i1) 0xclu~.ivc of local s21GS t~x in all other cases,
(f) "Sc!'~';dull~;l !.:i.?Q.!;'S the SCh0·~,I.J:.I.r::-: ··.>:)c:~dcd to tIl.is Ordcr; C;.~) 11:'.;1)0)11 \\r:L th ['.11 its Gl"':li.E··::t.i.t.: .> "/'lri::ltionf. ;" :~d c i.J :-~n:~ t c ex:)r' G ~j ~j ion, T.:G .::n$ 1; '.;.':-;:. '-..-: ;.; s pre ;"li::; (; S \·/Ilorc nrtic}·:!,) ,:\"."('-0 l<:c:-~. for ~-;.::llc hut dons 11')'1.: ijH..:lu(h~. ::1 ~~~··ct;·.h'.'JI· 'or' 0" t;i~~r;.:.'h;;'usc u:-jcd' ~;(!p':}!'2.. t\;ly for' oul]( stcr2';:'2.·... :
3.' Dis~l~v of Pritcs of ~l~tj.cles:-Unlcss the price is ·i~rrl'·:~·:~T;~·-l:T;'::·~i·..;·.·: .;'-. 'o~'\- -l"L"l-··~ ··;,-r t 'c1c 't ~ c 1 f ',r l' .,. S c· Olot "J.' rlCl"_. I •••• J ~.~..•.....•. J •. u .. \,....._.. .J... .J... ..1 ..... L J u p::"cl':C'.t C.'r \.!':':;';Y~r' or r;:quircd to be .displ<lycd in :-: . [Jo.I"ti cl.'l:.·:r .i,.l'~;. 2nd ;',l;c"n{r unqer 2i,y Qth.:r law flir ·th e t'i;;:c' 0'~i::.l.f.'.in forc'(~, every dcaler shall display the· ;li."i.r.:c ':'.:" ;>jei'y' <)i"t.~.c).e included in SC11Gduh~-I in ·hj.s ella;) in an:!"· one cf the ·folloi·/"inp. r.J8l1r,crs:-. ~ (e,) by nffi;<i!lS or t.c.S,?,inC a l?bel to'(?Llch .8rti~le'; ( j-, \ .'\' ""'J"';- 1"-": j.'.:,,~ "")l~~ , :..., : 1·1' C'l r';'>'.'Ir 11 "") 1-'+ J.' <'If'''!'·',' c',; 1._ ..... I.f~ 1.·1 ..... 1'" •• 1 '_ .J.:I J..I \ _ ...-. ..;..1 ..... ,.,. lo • \,;.,
(c) l.>:; pl!·i·.·~i:l£, 0. pl;:\c2.rd at t!K place whcr;" on;; or 1;,(il':1 of the s.:mc o.rticlcs :<:11'12 kept; .
(d) in s~lch otJlcr Danner as ~ay b~ sp£cifi~d by the CO;;E.:i35icnc~~ fr:Ji-.l tiUG to time;' Provi(l,~'J th2.t u:11cs3 otherwise dirc:ctc·d-byi;!Te-.- COI:ll~issioJ1'~r ·i t shall .be .dcer.ocd su.ificicht· forpurpos,es of thj.0 cJ.auf3u 'if (,nc c:'.rd ~)r .;)l::Jcarcl, ,:'13 the C2.3C l.1'.ly he, is di,';::)l:l)';~d' .in front of each stocl~ ('f ~\I1 :')l'ticlc :1nd if nil artic lc is'::; torc,d ir., tlH! s!1o~~, the di:J ?lay of ~rice on on all ,such D.rticlc:J in st:>rc l"L(;·,~d not bc Dude if price on onc' or '1010re 0:[· ·tI"ic sooe ~rti.cle is Clisi>layed in thc shop,
Provided fUl'tl'tt.""r-t-'1"i::1;-in case of. fresh stock received bye danlcr, the ~rice in tcirJ1s of this clausE shall be displ<lycd by h.i:8 VIi thin 48 hours fro"Q the time of receipt of thc article i:l his ~ll(l:" or bcfcre any article fro,:' such ire:Jh .stock is Of:':",Jrcd for sale" ",h.ichev«r is c<'.rlicr·, .. .'. Contd, •• 3/- ·Ii .., i i I '. I : .', , 'j~ I, : ~ , . . ( I / /~. ; ,. i ._ 3 -' i'-r'. 1 foisplily of stocks of Articles. unlc"s. ,,\',ere' the stoQ's 0- ~ny artIcle Is requIred to be displilyed ill a particular f',LIn and manner under any ,other laH for'the tiOle being' inforc? every dealer shall. before commencement of business on any day, C'1.i.Sl)lay c..'Onspicously on a stock board as near to the entrance or his business premis8s as poss.Lbl~: in l,~gible and bolel letters, the stock pos.ition of each article incluclecl .in schedule -II by writing the'rein the Hords "available" against each article in stock and the words "not available" against ,~a'C:h of those not in stock.,
5. Addition ommission of articles from schcdule.- The OJmnuss oner may vn t e. pr~or apprOVa 0 the administrato:r: by order notified in the Official Ga'zett,e add to or omit from ,any schedule'any article and thereupon the schedule shall be de2me~ to be amended accordingly.
6. Prohibition o'f refusal to' sell and charging of higher prd.ce etc . • - NO dealer shall :- . (a) retuse to s'ell any ar,ticle to any, customer; . (b) charge price exceeding the price displayed or marked;
(c) req~ire any customer'ofany article to purchase at the 'same time any other article Hhether includec'l .in the schedule or not as condition of sale of that article; or (d'" refuse to issue cash memo for the sale 'of ,an article if '50 demanded by the customer. prOvided that the provision contained in para (a) shi'lll not apply to such arti~les whicD the dealers are required to sell/l1old for sale, in accordance \"ith the dh;ections issued under clause 7 of this order or a scheme of distribution approved in writing by the commissioner.
7. PO\"er to ISsue' 6ir~ct:i~n~:--'-E:Very~-cfe~ler shall comply ,,,nh any dir~ction that may begiy~~_ to him, from time to time by the commissioner H.it h r'lga rd to sale. storage for-sa-le-, ... ' displaying of price of ,stoc~s or issue of 'cash memo in respect of any article and it: regard to tile form and manner for the maintenalnce of accounts and submission of returns.
8. Power to call for information.- EVery d.,alel-' shall, \-Then so required by general Ql; sp.e,cij3J~_.j"rect:lonsby th'e OJmrnissi. oner furnish truthfUlly and ,to the bes't- of'-I1i's --'--, knowledge, such' particulars or information relating to any article or stocks or source qf purchase of 'any article as may be required of hi~. cont. •. 4. /- - - ."'- - 4 -
9. Po~er of entry, senrch,'seizure etc.(1) The Commissioner or 0 111Cl[,istr2.te ;:If any police offj.cer not below the rank of Inspect ~r Clny officer of the Food e, Supplies Department; not below the l'(lnk oJ Sub-Inspectoc or any other office, not he 10\'/ the ranI, 01 Inspector Guthoriscd b/ .'the Commissioner in wri tinr, in tilis behalf, mny 11i th such Hssistal1ce ris he thi~ks fit:- .
(a)require the olmei·, .occJJpier or :':ony other person in chare,e of any pIece, premises., vehlicle or . vassal where any article is stored or reported to be stored to make any statGment or furnish Ell,y information or produce emy uook of account or other documents showin~ transactiol] relating to that 3rticle 2.Dd. every person required shell comply with su~h requisition.
(b) inspect any stocks of any article, books of accounts or other documents pertaining to any 81'ticle and for that purpose enter· any premises uscd or believed to be used for sale or storage 0[· nnyarticlei
(e) clltei, inspect or break open ~nd search or to inspoct and search, scal nnd unseal, Clny place, premises, veh~cles.or Vessels in wchih he has reason ·to believe that any contravention of the provisions 6i this orGer has ~een. is being or is about to be committed; ·(d) seize any documents or books of account or take or cause to be taken extracts form or copies of· any documents showing tl'on500-:io:>::; ,relating t.e any. flrtic le ;
(e) see,rch, seize and remove stocks of all or any of the ·articles in respect of which ony contravention of this ordi?r·appears to be involved t03,ether 'Hi th packa~es, coverings, receptacles, vehicles or v2ssels in v/hlich· such· articles are found stoI'-e-d--'orcarrreed in contl":lVen tion of the provis ion ·of :the Order and ther-eafter take or authorise the taking of all measures necessory for secu~in~ the production of stocks of SUCll articles and the packa8es coverinGS; re .. eptacles, vehicles or vessels so seized in a court of la'," ,,1"1(; fOl' tileir suft, cust.Qdy pending ~Juch i)l"oductti..):1; i I r I i I ! ! • , ; I I,, I I : I I I 1 i I I Contd ••• 5-1~·,--.--------,---- t I \ : r! , I . : I ., , -5-
(f) Seize. Ql1Y article, bool,s of 2.CGounts '.:"ic! documents I'/hich in hi.s opir, ion ':!oll.J.d he U[jcful for, or' rc1:::v~nt to any j)roccf·d:inc.': u~(ler thj.s Or-de?:'. , / - .... . , ..'.A1" . I /, i • I I ; The provisions c.:[ Section .'100 of the Code of Cril~,in;J.l ProC'~dl'~e 1973(2 of 1'J7/4~ relating to SCi1Ci, and . seizureD 511311 so far as ma~ be, upplyto s~~rch and sei7..~·:"!'3 u:".\.tc:, this clause. 1o. E:~ "~('''I .-·~~.7,: ,_ l'ii~·i.~~·:;:::.:~::-:·~ioner may,with tIle prior approval of the 1\<' ·,;,L'-,..i C,T:::-::'-'l' by order in \'i!'i.t~ nr; exel;]pt any deoler 0':' ' ..>.'-8 .~:;' doalers, _ ;frol~l t)or~ (,:)cration of all-' 0:- '1'::\, '. :.' "-.h'~ provis ions of' t:'I'~ .':. Order, and may at a,lV ·I:::.,pc i::. 'o':IC lil,e Illanllel' )",',",,;,e or rescind SU'-:;!1 exemption. No. F .3(2)/77 -[·'':3 (P&C) /213 4 3 ,. By Order Sd./- (B •. PRASAD) DY. SECRi::TARY (FOOD &. S UP?LIES ) DElliI APi'lN:DELHI Datecl:22.9.77 Coev f~rwarded to the:-
1. Sec).'("C:.l::Y ·to C:o,-t. of Illdia,~linistry of Industry,New,Delhi.
2. S·p.c":~'".:-,~·y t.) Govt,' of India,Ministry of Civil Supplies' .&:C=0?sr~ticn, New Delhi • .3. .SCcI;at?;'Y to Govt, .of India, iVlinistry of Hoine Affairs -,N .Delhi II. SccrGt.'~!'y to I"G./E.C.(H)/ECs/P.S. toC.S~, Delhi,
5. P.A, to C:?S/DC.o:/ACs/FSOs/AIICircles/AlI· Branches of Head .6.
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18. P'li,<.'.f). P.e~.'.ltion DepF.lrtr;Jent(-2 -'Copes) --for pUblication in D'"ll1:_ G-.\.zctt·:: F:i<.traordinary. 100 copes of the Gazette' may !cbd~y .)" ~l!Pf':'..ied for official' usc. . '-- ... Ur:.c~el· .'3:' '~c,d:::-.:,:! (La.n~\l<lge )De Ihi Adm;.~~istrat ion, Delhi (2' Copy) '. Und.?r ~:'~c. rl.' tc.r:;': L2.\01 JDe lhi . Admn. , tiL ~"''.i. (2 copies).. i fHreG";"!,, lnforrnotion and PUblicity. JJelhi J\.drnn. ,Delhi. I.G.P~iice, Delhi (7 copies)/O,C,Delhi(25 copies), - . The P~·csic',e!1-t.iJclhi Grain f-lerchants Assn. ,156/41 ,Naya . Biz~r,Dclhi. . . . T':_ llelic ."11 [;p.Ol'e~'ar:', iCoOd.gr...:;lir.s_and ,Oilseeds: Deale~s,__~ _ ).\:':511, > 30TJ, l';'lyO D~~;~L':', Dclhi. . . Dp.lh~ P1'ovision !;!erchants Association; Exchange Building 13-l\liuU" Road. ,Delhi. . HonYMSecret:;':y,' S;:1l1ar Bazar ~'Ierchants J\.ssoci.c..tiol1, 11 ..N~lrai(lo HL,I';~et, Sadar' Bazar, Delhi-6. Diz,~c.t C'll of Prosecution, Delhi Administration ,Delhi. F. :\.. to .F.in>1nciol COI:lp.lis5ioner, Delhi Admn. ,Delhi. N~tio"31 Coop~rDtion COl1sumcirs Federation Limited,Decp ali. (';'.\:1., r·i.oCr) 92,,-Nehru Place, Ne\'! DeUji,. VYPEl~'W:-:~l:"':;" jO-C<jro"ation. BIde. Chandni Chow!t, Delhi. . . Sd/- . . (B •.FRI\SAD) . .DY.~EC;{ETARY:FOOD & SUPPLIES DELHl; ADMN:-DELHL . , . / /,
SCHEDULE I (See, CT'aus'e-3) Wheat, atta, ~aida andsuji IUce GrarJ "ond erari1 flour Pulses Salt & Spices Suear~ Khandsari and GUF Edible Oils and H.V.Oils ~ i"lilk includin::; Tinned i"lill<,Baby Bread and Biscuits J"1a..~cLes " foods and !"hlk !Joweler s ". . " " - 'Candles Dry cells and botte,ries for torches & rnnsistor" radios General' Li[';htinp';:service LOfiJps and Flourecent Tubes Toilet and washine soops Pa~)er of all \'arieties including exercise uou!,s Tyras and Tube,s of all vehicles includin:- animal 311d hond driven. All textiles whether of cotton,woollen,silken,synthetic fiures,or mixtures thereof.
19. Ice 20, Kerosene Oil " 21 , "Pertl'o 1 22, H,S,DieselOil
2.3. . Soda 1\sh 2Lf. CeI71ent(Levy and 'Non Levy) '. , ' '" I: I I • ~ I 'I. \'i!1c'ilt, ;l'tta, 1Jl;:Lida i'mQ SUji ? IUee
3. Gram on.] f,:rtu!I flour
4. pulGes
6. Edible Oils and H,V.Oils-
7. 'l'inned Milk, Baby Foods and Milk pOl',ders
8. Bt12i:l.d
9. Dry cells and batteries for torches <mel transistor radiios
10. l'yres and tubes of trucks, buses -and tractors 1'1, Paper of all varieties includine Exerc,ise Bool\s 12, Ice.
13. Kerosene Oil 'J 4,. ' _..Pe:tro,l -15, fl.S. Diesel Oil . 1· I I I
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17. Sod" Ash Cemcnt(Levy and NlLevy) ! -, ~---,--~---------- -