In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
[(ia) "Collector" includes an Additional Collector and such other officer, not below the rank of Sub-Divisional Officer, as may be authorised by the Collector to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act;]
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(b)"food-crops" include crops of sugarcane;
(c) "notified order" means an order notified in the Official Gazette;
[(cc) "order" includes a direction issued thereunder;]
[(d) "State Government," in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;]
[(e) "sugar" means--
(i) any form of sugar containing more than ninety per cent, of sucrose, including sugar candy;
(ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered form; or
(iii) sugar in process in vacuum pan sugar factory or raw sugar produced therein.]
STATE AMENDMENT
Maharashtra
Amendment of section 2 of Act 10 of 1955.--In section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), in its application to the State of Maharashtra,--
(a) for clause (ia), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:--
"(ia) "Collector" in any Rationing Area means the Controller of Rationing designated for that area and includes the Deputy or Assistant Controller or Rationing; and elsewhere, the Collector of the District and includes Additional, Deputy or Assistant Collector, Sub-Divisional Officer and District Supply Officer within his respective jurisdiction;";
(b) clause (ai) shall be deleted.
[Vide Maharashtra Act 6 of 2003, s. 2].
STATE AMENDMENT
Uttar Pradesh.--
Amendment of section 2 of Act X of 1955.--In section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, hereinafter called the principal Act, before clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted namely:--
"(aa) ‘Collector’ includes such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first class as may be authorized by the Collector to exercise the powers conferred on him by or under the provisions of this Act;"
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 18 of 1975, s. 3]
Amendment of section 2 of Act 10 of 1955.--In section 2 of the Essential Commodities act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act). Clause (aa) as inserted by the Essential Commodities (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1975, hereinafter referred to as the Uttar Pradesh Amendment, shall stand omitted with effect from September 2, 1976, the date of the commencement of the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 1976, hereinafter referred to as the Central (Amendment).
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act XVI of 1978, s. 2]