For office use only GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT COMPILATION OF Essential Commodities Act, 1955 And State Government’s Statutory Orders Made Thereunder FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. (As Amended upto 30° November, 1999.) For office use only GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT COMPILATION OF Essential Commodities Act, 1955 And State Government’s Statutory Orders Made Thereunder FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. (As Amended upto 30" November, 1/999.) Y-1727-{1) PRINTED AT THE CiOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, GANDHINACTAR. PREFACE The Central Government has issued various Orders from time to time under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, At the same time various Control Orders are issued by the State Government tinder section 3 of the Esser-1at Com-nodities Act, 1955. The two major Control Orders issued by the State Govermment’ are the Gujarat Essentiai Articles (Licensing, Control and stock Deglaration) Order. 1981 and the Crip. Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977. The scope of this booklet has been restricted to a compilation of the major orders made by the State Government under the Essential Commodities Act. 1955. Every sincere effort has been made to achieve correctness in compiling and publishing this booklet. However. in case of doubt and for the purpose of legal authority, a reference should-be made to the original Act or Orders. as published in the Government Gazette from time to time. It is hoped that this compilation would facilitate quick and correct access to statutory provisions and add to the convenience of the officers and staff of the State Government and of the public associated with the law relating to essential Commodities. We would appreciate if any error or omission in this compilation brought to the notice of the Department. Narendra Modi H. K. Dash Bharat Barot Chief minister Secretary to Minister of State Government of Gujarat. Government of Gujarat, Food. Civil Supplies and Sachivalava, Gandhinagar. Food. Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs. Consumer Affairs Department. (Independent Charge) Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. Government of Gujarat. Sachivalava, Gandhinagar - H.B. Varia Director of Civil Supplies & Addl. Secretary, / Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. 63
5. GUJARAT ESSENTIAL ARTICLES DEALERS, (REGULATION) ORDER—1977 65 FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT Order sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 21st September, 1977. (Amended upto 0-9-1999) ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955. No. GTH/?7/352/RSA/4177/1986/B —WHEREAS the Government of Gujarat is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient so to do for maintaining supplies of essential articles and for securing their equitable distribution and availability at fair price; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, |955 (1Oof 1955) read with the Order of Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Food) No.GSR- 316 (6), dated the 20th June, 1972 and the orders of the Government of India, Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplies (Department of Civil Supplies and Cooperation) Nos. S. 0. 681 (E) and 5. 0. 682 (E), dated 30th November, 1974, the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following order, namely :—
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—( |} This Order may be called the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977.
(2) ltextends to the whole of the State of Gujarat.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.—In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
(1) “agriculturist” means a person who cultivates land personally within the meaning of the Gujaral Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960, for the time being in force, whether as owner, tenant, morlgagee in possession or in any other capacity;
(2) “competent authority” means such officer as the State Government may, by general or special order, appoint to perform the functions of a competent authority under this Order, whether generaly or in any urea of the State;
(3) “consumer” means a person who obtains by purchase or otherwise any essential article for his consumption or, as the case may be, use and not for transfer by sale, distribution or otherwise;
(4) “dealer” means a person who whether for commission, remuneration or otherwise and whether OF net in conjunction with any other business, carries on the business of purchase, sale, storage for sale or manufacture, of any essential articles and includes his representative or agent, but does not include—
(a) for the purpose of all clauses except clauses 3 and 4 of this order, a person in relation to any essential commodity in.respect of which he holds or is required to hold a licence or, as the case may be, an authorisation under any order for the time being in force, issued by the State Government under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955;
(b) an agriculturist who stores and sells essential articles produced by him by personal cultivation and dose not engage in the business of purchase, sale or storage for sale of any essential articles not produced by him by personal cultivation. (c} a hawker or a peddler,
(3) “essential article” means any of the articles specified in Schedule-1. ¥-1727-17 66
(6) “Schedule” means a Schedule appended to this Order.
3. Opening stock and the price list to he displayed at the place of business.—Every dealer shill. daily display * at the entrance or at some other conspicuous part of the premises where he carries on his business—
(a) the availability or non-availability of such of the essential articles in which he carries on his wholesale or retail business and wholesale, or as the case may be retail prices of the articles which ure so available, not being a prepacked commodity governed by the Packaged Commodities (Regulation) Order, 1975, and
(b) opening stock of such of the essential articles specified in Schedule-Ll in which he carries on his wholesale or retail business * in the Gujarati Language and in the manner so as to be easily accessible for consultation by the consumer.
Provided that the retail price of any essential article so displyed shall not exceed the retail price, if any, fixed or recommended by the manufacturer or producer in respect of that article.
Provided futher that a manufacturer, who does not carry on retail trade at the futher premises where he cares on his business, shall not be required to display. details as required in sub-clauses (a) and (b). 4, Dealer not to sell essential article at a price higher than that fixed or displayed.—No dealer shall sell or offer to sell any essential article at a price higher than that, if any, fixed for such sale, by the Central Government or, as the case may be, by the State Government in pursuance of the powers conferred by any law for the time being in force or where no price is fixed by the Central Government or, as the case may be, State Government, a price higher than thal displayed by him under clause 3.
5. Margin of Profit Where the Central Government or the State Government has nol fixed any price af an essential article, a dealer shall not charge in respect of sales of such essential article made by him a margin of profit in excess of any margin fixed by a representative body of dealers in the locality consultation with the competent authority,
6. Dealer not to enter in speculative transactions.—No dealer shall enter into any transaction involving purchase, sale or storage for sale of any essential article in a speculative manner prejudicial to the maintenance and easy availability of supply of the essential article in the market.
7. Dealer not to withhold supplies of essential articles from sale — No dealer shall withhold from sale supplies of an essential article ordinarily kept for sale.
8. Issue of invoice or receipt.— No dealer shall sell any essential article without issuing a cash memo or a bill and no dealer shall issue a cash memo or a bill without keeping a duplicate copy of such memo or bill.
Provided that no such cash memo or bill shall be issued in respect of retail sale of an essential article costing not more than Rs. 13/-unless demanded by the purchaser.
Provided further that a cash mamo or a bill issued by a+ dealer shall indicate the name, address and the licence or authorisation number, if any, of the purchase.
9. Maintenance of Register of Accounts.— (1) The dealer shall maintain a register of daily stuck showing correctly the opening stock for the day, stock received during the day, the place from where and the source from which received and the stock delivered or otherwise removed and the closing stock, of such of the essential articles in which the dealer carries on his business.
(2) The dealer shall complete, as far as possible, his accounts for the day immediately after closing his business for the day and shall in any case complete the same before opening of the premises the next day. = Substiluled vide FP, & C.8.D. Order No. GTHTS/62/ECA/1079-42-B, dated 21-11-1979. + Substituted vide F. & C.5.D. Order No. GTH/79/SG/ECA/1179-11-B, dated 12-11-1979, 67 Note :- Vide Order No. GTH/09/25/PRC/1097/7610/B, Dated 7-5-1999 issued under sub-clause (2) af clause [2. the Government has exempted a dealer in whose possession the stock of essential articles at any time docs, not exceed the quantities specified against it in the “Table” below from the Provisions of clause 9. TABLE Sr. No, Essential Articles Stock limit 1, Edible oilseeds including groundnut in shell LO quintals Zi: Edible oils 1.5 quintals 4: Foodgrains (other than wheat é& rice)
(a) any one foodgrain 10 quintals
(b) all foodgrains taken together 25 quintals 4, Pulses § quintals for all pulses taken together. 3, Gut 10 quintals
10. Power to issue direction to dealers .-The State Government, Director of Civil Supplies, Director of Food, the competent authority or any officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf may by general or special order, issue to any dealer or class of dealers such directions regarding maintenance of Accounts and proeservation of Record thereof , submission of information in respect of the stock of essential articles or regarding maintenance of stocks, storage, sale, price, weighment, disposal, delivery or distribution of essential articles, us it or he, as the case may be, deem fit. 11, Power of entry, search, seizure ete. Any Civil Supply Officer not below the rank of a Supply Inspector, any Revenue Officer not below the rank of a Deputy Mamlatdar or any Police Officer not below the rank of a Police Sub-Inspector and any other officer authorised by the State Government in this Behalf may with a view to securing complience with this order and to satisfying himself that this Order has been compplied with,—
(i) enter and search any premises, vehicle, vessel or any other conveyance with such assistance as may be necessary,
(ii) ask of any person all necessary questions,
(ili) examine any books or documents,
(iv) search and, so far as may be necessary for the purpose, detain any person and scize—
(a) any stock of essential article in respect of which he has reason to belive that contravention af any of the provisions of this Order, has been, is being or is about to be committed;
(b) any package, covering or receptacle in which such essential article 1s found;
(c) any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance used in carrying such essential article if he has reason to belive that such animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance is liable to be forfeited under the provisions of the Act;
(d) any books of accounts and documents which in his opinion would be useful for, or relevant to, any proceedings under the Act,
(e) take, or cause to be taken, the weight or measure of all or any of the stocks of essential articles found in any placein any place: 68
(f) direct by an order in writing any person who owns or is in possession of any stock of any essential article in respect of which he has reson to suspect that a contravention of the provisions of this . Orderhas been, is being or is about to be committed not to remove or dispose of in any manner such stock of essential article and the package, covering or receptacle, in which such essential article is found and any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance used in carrying such essential article without further directions from the officer making such order.
Provided that the provisions of section 100 of the Code of Criminial Procedure Act, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) relating to search and seizure shall apply to search and seizure under this clause. 12, Exemption— (1) Nothing containing in this Order shall apply to the Food Corporation of India established under Food Corporation Act, 1964 (37 of 1964).
(2) The State Government may, if it is necessary in the public interest so to do, by general or special Order, exempt any person, class of persons or body of persons whether incorporated or not, from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Order for such period and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified, ancl may at any time suspend or rescind such exemption.
13. Power of the State Government to suspend all or any of the provisions._Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Order, the State Government may, from time to time, by notification in Official Gazette suspend, for such period as may be specified in such notification, application of all or any of the provisions of this Order in the whole State or any part thereof.
SCHEDULE-I THE GUJARAT ESSENTIAL ARTICLES DEALERS (REGULATION) ORDER, 1977. [See clause 2 (5)] A. Following articles of foodstuff, that 1s to say—
(1) Wheat
(2) Rice
(3) 9 Jower
(4) Bajra
(5) Maize
(6) Gram Ci) lor
(8) Moong
(9) Atta
(10) Maida
(11) Soji
(12) Tur Dal
(13) Moong Dal
(14) Gram Dal
(15) Sugar as defined in clause (e) of Section 2 of the Act.
(16) Gur
(17) * B. Prepared foodstuffs.
(18) Bread (double roti) ES} C. Oils and Oil-Seeds.
(20) Groundnut Oil (loose or in pack)
(21) Mustard Oil (loose or in pack)
(22) ~ Cottonseed Oil (loose or in pack)
(23) Hydrogenated vegetable Oil (loose or in pack) * Deleted vide Government Order No. GTHO/7/RSA/LISOS007/8, dated 11-2-1999.
(24)
(25)
(26) {23}
(30)
(31)
(32)
(33)
(34)
(36) G,
(37)
(41)
(42)
(43)
(44)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(3) 69 ae Maize (Corn) Oil oe at Pal m Onl Soyabean Oil Sunflower Oil ; ee Imported edible Oils Groundnut in pod and groundnut kernal (without further processing)
(35)"* Following articles of Petroleum Products, that 1s to say Petral and High Speed Diesel ex-pump, motor oils in sealed tins, Superior Kerosene Oil, Light Diesel Oil and Liquified Petroleum Gas. Other Essential Articles to (40) * Cloth, the price of which is controlled by Government, e Exercise note books He
SCHEDULE-IT THE GUJARAT ESSENTIAL ARTICLES DEALERS (REGULATION) ORDER, 1977. (See clause 3 (b)| Suger and Khandsari Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Groundnut Oil. * x By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, Secretary to Government. ** Deleted vide Govemment Order No. GrH/OO/ZEFPRCOALOOT/ LG LO'B, dated 7-5-199o. * Delerwed vide Government Orler Mo. GTHMOO/T/RSA/1 190/007, dated 11-2-1999, ¥-1727-18 7]
6. MAJOR ORDERS MADE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AFORESAID ORDER-(1977) WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN FORCE 73 FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT Order Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 21st September, 1977. THE GUJARAT ESSENTIAL ARTICLES DEALERS (REGULATION) ORDER, 1977. No. GOTH/77/S$3/RSA/4177/1986/(1) B.—In Pursuance of sub-clause (2) of clouse 2 of the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers’ (Regulation) Order, 1977, Government of Gujarat hereby appoints each of the officers specified in column 1 of the Schedule appended hereto as a competent authority in the areas specified against him in column 2 of the said Schedule for the purpose of the said Order.
SCHEDULE Officers Area
1. Director of Civil Supphes Whole of the State of Gujarat
2. Collectors of all Districts except the Areas under their respective jurisdiction. Collector of Ahmedabad District
3. Collector of District of Ahmedabad Area under his jurisdication except the City of Ahmedabad as constituted under the Bombay Provincial Corporations Act, 1949.
4. Food and Civil Supplies Controller City of Ahmedabad as constituted under the Bombay Provincial Corporations Act, 1949,
5. Additional Collector, Gandhinagar Area under his jurisdiction,
6. Mamlatdars ; Areas under their respective jurisdictions.
7. Mahalkaris Areas under their respective jurisdictions. By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, K. V. HARTHAR DAS, Secretary to Government. FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT Order Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 21st September, 1977. THE GUJARAT ESSENTIAL ARTICLES DEALERS (REGULATION) ORDER, 1977. No. GTH-77/55/RSA-4177-1986 (LID-B.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (2) of clouse 12 of the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977, the Government of Gujarat hereby exempts a person who whether for commission, remuneration or other wise and whether or not in conjunction with any other business, carries on the business of purchase, sale, storage for sale or manufacture of any of the under mentioned articles, from the provision of clause 9 of the said Order, ¥-1727-19
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(3)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(13)
(14) (LY)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
(25) 74 ARTICLES Atta Maida Soql Tur Dal Moong Dal Gram Dal Bread * ‘Groundnut in Pod and Groundnut Kernal to (12)* Gur to (L6)}* Maize Oil (loose or m pack) Eo Palm oil (loose or in pack) Rapeseed Oil (loose or in pack) Ea Soyabean Oil (loose or in pack) Sunflower Oil (loose or in pack) x Imported edible Oils (loose or in pack) By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, K. V. HARIHAR DAS, Secretary to Government. FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT Order Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 7th May, 1999. GUJARAT ESSENTIAL ARTICLES DEALERS(REGULATION) ORDER, 1977. No. GTH-99-25-PRC-1097-1610-B.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-slause (2) of clause 12 of the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977, (hereinafter referred to as “ the said Order”) the Government of Gujarat hereby exempts a dealer in whose possession the stock of essential articles at any time does not exceed the quantities specified against il in the table below from the provisions of clause 9 of the said Order. TABLE Sr. No. Essential Articles l. 2,
3. Edible Oilseeds including groundnut in shell Edible Oils Foodgrains (others than wheat & rice) :- * deleted Stock limit 10 quintals
1.5 quintals 75 Sr. No.° Essential Articles Stock limit
(a) any one foodgrain 10 quintals
(b) all foodgrains taken together 25 quintals
4. Pulses 5 quintals for all pulses taken together
3. Gur 10 quintals By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, P.L. ZALA, Under Secretary to Government. FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT Order Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 11th February, 1999. ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955. No. GTH-99-7-RS4-1190-3007-B.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1935 (10 of 1953), the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following order further to amend the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977 namely :- I, (i) This Order may be called the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) (2nd amendment) Order, 1999.
(ii) It shall come into force at once, x a Tn the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977 followmg entries shall be deleted; St No. in the Schedule-I to the Order A(17) — Baby Food (in tins) B(19) = Biscuits (in loose and tins) DS) Shaving Blades-Prince, Erasmic, Panama, Bharat, Ashok, 6 Morning, Topaz, Ucar, Swis. G(37) Cement.
(38) Following Soaps, that is to say
(a) Toilet Soaps, - Lifebuoy, Lux, Rexona, Hamam, Jai.
(b) Washing Soaps Sunlight, 501, 777.
(c) Detergents Surf, Det, Magic, Lux.
(d) Shaving Soap Cakes - Erasmic, Godrej.
(39) ‘Fyres and Tubes of Cycles, Scooters including scooter-rickshaws and auto rickshaws, auto-mobiles of any category, tractor, trollies and animal drawn vehicles.
(40) Dry Cells for torches ad transistor radios. 76
(42) Soft coal and charenal.
(43) Papers including newsprints, paper board, straw board. Sr. No. in the Schedule-II to the Order
(4) Baby food. | . By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, PLL. ZALA, Under Secretary to Government. FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT Order Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 7th May, 1999. ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955. No. GTH/99/28/PRC/1097/1610/B,.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), read with the Order of the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Department of Food) No. GSR-800, dated the 9th June, 1978, the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following order further to amend the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977 namely :- i, (i) This Order may be called the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) (Third amendment) Order, 1999, fii) It shall come into force at once. - In Schedule -1 to the Gujarat Essential Articles Dealers (Regulation) Order, 1977, the following entries shall be deleted ;— Sr No. C3 24) Mahua Oil
(26) WNigerseed Oil
(2) Rice bran Oil
(32) Watermelonseed Oil (34-A) Kharsani seed (34-B) Kharsaniseed O11 By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, P,L. ZALA, Under Secretary to Government. 77 FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT Order © Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 31st July, 1930. THE GUJARAT ESSENTIAL ARTICLES DEALERS (REGULATION) ORDER, 1977. an ecu dt GREER ir EMAL Reding Ih Vighified Petroleum Gas (Known as cooking gas) (hereinafter referred to as distributors), namely -—
1. _No distributor shall give connection for cooking gas except in accordance with the directions contained in this Order.
2. (a) Every distributor shall, in relation to applications received by him after the 31st July, 1980 and before the 7th September, 1980 for enrolment of names of persons desiring to be consumers of cooking gas by obtaining new connections, maintain a Waiting List prescribed for the purpose by the State Government or the Collector of the District or the Food and Civil Supplies Controller, Ahmedabad City (hereinafter referred to as “the concerned authority”) in such manner (including drawal of lots) as may be specified from time to time by the concerned authonty,
(b) An application referred to in sub-clause (a) shall-—
(i) be sent in the form appended to this Order,
(ii) be sent by registered post with acknowledgement due, during the period commencing on the Ist August, 1980 and ending on the 31st August, 1980; and
(iii) contain true and complete information necessary for the purpose.
3. The distributor shall give connection for cooking gas to the persons whase name appears in the Waiting List | in the order in which they so appear :
Provided that where there existed immediately before the issue of this Order a priority list maintained by a distributor in accordance with the instructions of a petroleum oil distributing company (hereinafter reterred to as the oil company) or the directions given by the concerned authority, the persons whose names appear in such list shall have priority over the persons whose names appear in such Waiting List-I, in the order in which they appear in the priority list :
Provided futher that no connection for cooking gas shall be given by the distributor to any person or a member of his family namely husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister residing with him, if such person or any such member of his family already prossesses a connection for cooking gas from any Munisipal Corporation or from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission or any connection for Liquified Petroleum Gas - cooking gas from a distributor of any oil company. 4, (a) Every distributor shall, in relation to application received by him after the 7th September, 1980 for enrolment of persons desiring to be consumers of cooking gas by obtaining new connections, maintain Waiting List-1] prescribed for the purpose by the concerned authority.
(b) An Application referred to in Sub-clause (a) shall—
(i) be sent in the form prescribed, and duly made available through the distributor cgncerned, by an Oil company;
(ii) contain true and complete information necessary for the purpose.
Explanation : For the purpose of item (i) of sub-clause (b) of this clause, the term “oil company means any company dealing in any of the petroleum products and includes the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), Indo-Burma Petroleum Company Limited (IBP), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPC) and the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPC), ¥-1727-20 ———— — 78 (¢) There shall be entered in the Waiting List-I] the names of the applicants, in the chronological order. -
3. The distributor shall give connection for cooking gas to the persons whose names appear in the Waiting List-Ll in the order in which they appear <,
Provided that no connection for cooking gas shall be given by a distributor in accordance with the Waiting List-] unless and until the entries in the Waiting List-I are exhausted.
Provided further that no connection for cooking gas shall be given by the distributor to any person or a member of his family namely husband, wife, son, daughter, father, monther brother or sister residing with him, if such person or any such member of his family already possesses a connection for cooking gas from Municipal Corporation or from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission or any connection for Liquified Petroleum Gascooking gas from a distributor of any oil company.
6. The distributor shall maintain such record and registers as may be directed by the concerned authority {rom time to lime.
7. Every distributor shall intimate in writing to the concerned authority the number of new connection for cooking gas allotted thim by the oil company.
8. (a) Every distributor shall inform the consumer by post under certificate of posting of the allotment of gas connection to him in the order in which his name appears cither in the Waiting List I or, as the case may be, the Waiting List-H,
(6) While informing a consumer under sub-clause (a), the distributor shall require such consumer to furnish original documents referred to in his application and the amount of security-deposit as may be fixed by the oil company, within ten days from the cate of receipt of the intimation. (¢) If a consumer fails to furnish the original documents and the amount of security deposit within the period sepcified in sub-clause (b) his name shall be deleted from the relevant Wailing List. 9, Where for any reason the recognition of a distributor of any area is cancelled by the oil company such distributor shall deliver the waiting List maintained by him to the Collector of the District and in Ahmedabad City to the Food and Civil Supplies Controller, who in turn shall transfer and hand over such Waiting List to a new distributor appointed by the Oil Company for such area, and the waiting list so transferred shall be considered as valid waiting list for the purpose of enrolment for applications or, as the case may be, allotment of connection for cooking gas lo a consumer for new connection by him.
10. Where the oil company appoints any additional distributor in any area, the additional distributor so appointed shall obtain from the existing distributor of the area, extracts of the Waiting List relevant to the area assigned to him by the oil company and such extracts of the Waiting List shall be deemed to be the Waiting List for the purpose of the Order.
11. Where in any area distributor is not likely to be allotted new gas connections by an oil company for any reason whatsoever the concerned District Supply Officer or the Deputy Food and Civil Supplies Controller for the city of Ahmedabad, on being informed by the oil company of that fact, shall undertake the functions of a distributor in so far as (hey relate to the preparation and maintenance of the Waiting List tll a distributor is appointed for such area. In the event of appointment of such distributor the Waiting List so maintained by the aforesaid officer shall be transferred to the distributor for the purpose of this Order. 79 Appendix (See clause 2 (b)) Application form for Cooking Gas Connection
1. Appilicant’s full name (To write surname first) Z: Complete Residential Address House number, Street
3. Authentic copy of receipt from Municipal Corporation/Municipality/ Panchayat in respect of the payment of last/current year’s house Tax provided the applicant is a landlord for residential purpose. If he is a tenant, the authentic copy of the last month's rent receipt. If he possesses the residence on hire purchase basis or with reference to his service, the Authentic copy of the allotment letter should be appointed.
4. Whether the applicant possesses food grains/sugar ration card ? If yes, than card No, and Zone/Area.
5. Whether a reply-card with complete address has been appended for the purpose of informing about the serial number in the waiting list for the cooking gas connection. AFFIDAVIT |. hereby declare on oath that myself or any member of my family namely husband, wite, son, father, mother, brother or sister residing with me or other person dependent on me and residing with me do not possess any gas Connection from any Municipal Corporation or from Oil & Natural Gas Commission or any connection of Liquified Petroleum Gas-cooking gas from a distributor of any oil company. None of the member of my family except myself, have applied for gas connection to any other distributor.
2. The facts mentioned in the application as above are ture and correct. In the event of my obtaining new cooking gas connection, | shall make use of it for my own domestic purposes and I shall not transfer it in any Manner. 3, Consequent upon this application and before obtaining the new cooking gas connection, if there is any change in the place of my residence. | shall inform in wrinting, the concerned distributor of the cooking gas 15 days from the date such change of place. Signature of the Applicant Place : (Full Name) Date : By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, _ V.P. MALVANIA, Deputy Secretary to Government.